Childminder EY263747

Inspection date 30 August 2018 Previous inspection date 1 September 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 works well alongside her assistants. She shares information with them about children's progress and identifies ways to support them with their professional development. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents access children's observations and photographs on an electronic program. This helps them to know their children's levels of learning and how they can continue to support their children's progress at home. n Children make good progress in their mathematical skills. For example, the childminder and her assistants ask children to count to five before they sing a song. Children use their fingers to represent the numbers. n Children are keen to explore the childminder's home indoors and outdoors to support their interests. Toys and resources are easily accessible, giving them independent choices in their play. n The childminder and her assistants promote children's dietary and allergy needs well.

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The provision is good

They speak to children about others' needs, helping them to learn about diversity. n Children have a good relationship with the childminder and her assistants. They demonstrate that they are emotionally secure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not provide enough opportunities for children to learn about growth and decay over time. n The childminder does not always provide enough opportunities for children to develop a very good understanding of how they can keep themselves safe from risks in the childminder's home.

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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 strengthen opportunities for children to develop an exceptional understanding of growth and decay over time n provide opportunities for children to develop a very good understanding of how to keep themselves safe in the childminder's home.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and one of her assistants. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children. n The inspector took account of the views of several parents during the inspection through discussion and reading the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants have a good understanding of the signs of abuse and where to report concerns about children's welfare and safety. They work well with schools that children move on to. The childminder shares information about children's learning and talks to teachers about children's individual qualities. Self-evaluation is effective. The childminder continually monitors her practice to identify improvements to benefit the children. Recent changes in the play room offer children various role-play experiences to extend their imaginative skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants observe children when they play alongside them and assess their progress. They use this information to plan for children's learning, to help them to make good progress. The childminder and her assistants encourage children to choose songs they would like to sing and model doing the actions. Children confidently sing on their own and copy movements. This helps children to learn rhyming words. The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. For example, she takes children to a park where she times how fast children go around an obstacle course. The childminder helps younger children to explore their environment. When they pick up a paint brush in the garden, the childminder provides them with water. She demonstrates how to use the brush in water to make marks. The quality of teaching is consistently good.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. One of the childminder's assistants attends training to help her to manage children's behaviour. Children are encouraged to manage their feelings. They are shown pictures of different facial expressions and learn about how they feel. The childminder provides plenty of opportunities for children to share and take turns. She helps children to learn about their local community. The childminder takes them for walks in woodland to look for characters from a favourite story book. Children say that they heard a fox. The childminder and her assistant encourage children to be independent. For example, they provide them with food to make their own sandwiches for lunch. Children talk about the texture of the egg shell saying, 'It's hard'. Younger children explore the textures of food in their mouth. This helps children to learn about different foods.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn skills for their move on to school. They demonstrate good listening and attention skills. Children develop their early writing skills. They get paper and a pencil to write a menu for a restaurant, demonstrating their imagination. Children tell the childminder that they have written pizza and fish pie. Children demonstrate good social skills. Older children help younger children to learn parts of their bodies, for example, they ask them to find their eyes and arms. Children are at expected levels of development for their age and make good progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY263747 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10064646 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 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 1 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Gainsborough. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with two assistants. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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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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