Childminder in Oxfordshire

Inspection date 7 August 2018 Previous inspection date 29 April 2015

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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 offers a good range of resources for children to play with and to help support their learning and development. She regularly takes them out to experience many different places and people, such as parks, woodlands and the local community. This helps to support children's understanding of the wider world. n Children enjoy their time with the childminder. They enjoy interacting with her and their friends. They seek out the childminder for comfort when they need reassurance and she supports their emotional development well. n The childminder provides good levels of support to children who have complex health needs. She works in close partnership with parents and the various professionals involved with children, to ensure she provides consistent support. n Self-evaluation is accurate and the childminder is committed to ongoing improvements that help her to maintain good standards of provision.

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The provision is good

n Children gain a wealth of skills across all areas of learning. They make good progress in their learning and are particularly well prepared for their move on to school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n At times, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's learning fully and help them make even greater progress.

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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 learning and help them to achieve even greater outcomes.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home and the garden. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed and evaluated an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at children's records and planning and discussed the childminder's policies and procedures. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to recognise signs that a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder is experienced and places a good focus on building on her skills and knowledge to benefit the children. For example, she uses her knowledge gained from training about sensory play for young children well, to support children's physical and emotional development further. The childminder monitors children's progress closely and quickly identifies any differences in learning. The childminder successfully reflects on her practice and seeks the views of parents and children to support her to improve her provision continually.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder completes regular observations of children and uses these to make accurate assessments of their learning. The childminder knows children well and provides a wide range of opportunities to meet their needs. For example, children enjoy dancing to different genres of music and 'fishing' for letters and numbers from the water tray. This supports them to develop their sense of rhythm and their letter and number knowledge. Children form close relationships and learn to take turns, such as when they share pipe cleaners to create spiders, during a craft activity. The childminder skilfully develops children's communication and language development, for example, with meaningful conversations, modelling language and skilful questioning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder builds strong emotional attachments with children. She successfully teaches children to be kind and considerate towards each other. They are confident, polite and develop good manners. The childminder ensures she keeps parents fully informed about their children's time in the setting and parents highlight how helpful they find her advice. Children are encouraged by the childminder well to manage their own personal care, for example, with toileting and putting on their own shoes. The childminder provides opportunities that encourage children to lead a healthy lifestyle. She supports children's physical health effectively, such as by providing daily outdoor play in her garden, on outings or to the local nature reserve.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop well in the skills they need to secure future learning. They enjoy learning and are well motivated. Children choose resources independently and become absorbed in activities. Children are confident speakers who readily engage in conversation with adults. For example, they talk about a pirate's telescope made from play dough and pretend what they can see through it. They express their ideas confidently, for instance, when playing with the pretend picnic food.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY406650 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10060705 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 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 29 April 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year, except for public holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a level 3 qualification in childcare.

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Registers

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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