Childminder in Kent

Inspection date 14 August 2018 Previous inspection date 8 April 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder gets to know children well. She establishes positive relationships with them. Children are confident and happy. They have a good sense of belonging. n The childminder establishes positive partnerships with parents and keeps them fully involved in their children's learning. For example, parents add to learning records and share children's achievements from home regularly. n Children have good opportunities to develop their early mathematical skills to support their future learning. For instance, children enjoy number songs. n The childminder uses the local environment well to extend children's learning. They visit a wide range of places of interest, such as castles and the beach. n The childminder supports children's communication skills well. For example, she provides good running commentary alongside children as they play. n The childminder is keen to keep her knowledge and skills up to date and build on them

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The provision is good

further. She attends training beneficial to her practice and she has learnt about the different ways to motivate children to enjoy more varied play outdoors.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not make the most of opportunities to extend children's interest to explore and investigate the natural world further. n The childminder does not always provide enough opportunities to enhance children's respect and understanding for other people's similarities and differences even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n extend children's opportunities to explore and investigate the natural world and learn how things work even further n build on children's opportunities to gain even more respect for other people's similarities and differences outside of their own communities and beliefs.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children and assessed the impact this has on their progress. n The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder effectively evaluates her practice to help to keep children engaged and interested to learn. For example, she evaluates the day's events and uses the findings to support her future activity plans. The childminder liaises with other early years professionals, and regularly shares ideas with other childminders. The childminder welcomes feedback from other childminders who observe her interaction with children regularly. She uses their helpful advice to support her future performance. This helps her to ensure she provides good consistent care and learning experiences for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the safeguarding and child protection procedures to follow, to help to protect children's safety and welfare. This includes knowing who to contact to raise concerns and seek additional advice. The childminder helps children learn how to keep safe in the event of an

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

emergency. For instance, they participate in regular fire evacuation practises.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder closely monitors children's individual progress. This helps her to promptly highlight any gaps in their learning. She provides good support to help children to catch up in their learning. The childminder effectively helps prepare children for their eventual move on to school. For instance, children are independent and confident to choose their own toys. The childminder skilfully builds on children's ideas. For example, children who were keen to read a story about a jungle, go on to visit an animal museum. Children enjoy bringing their favourite stories alive. For instance, they pick raspberries and blackberries to make a crumble like those made by the characters in the book.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a positive role model and children behave well and are polite. They play happily together and develop good social skills. Children develop good physical skills. For example, they negotiate equipment to explore different ways that they can move, like crawling through tunnels. Children gain a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they are able to choose if they wish to exercise and be active or participate in quieter activities and rest.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who speak English as an additional language make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. Children gain good skills to support their future learning. They have good early reading skills. For example, children have an interest in books and use puppets to tell the story with confidence. Children learn good early writing skills. They use a range of materials to explore marks in different ways, such as making patterns with conkers in paint and they draw pictures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 125302 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10063846 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 8 April 2016

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The childminder registered in 1994. She lives in St Nicolas at wade, Birchington, Kent. She operates from 7am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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