Childminder in Darlington

Inspection date 11 September 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 and her assistant work well together to provide a caring, stimulating environment for children. Children are clearly happy, relaxed and settled in their care. n The childminder is experienced in childcare and has a good understanding of how to help children learn. She focuses strongly on their social, emotional, communication and language skills and their physical development to ensure they have the skills they need to support their future learning. n The childminder promotes children's good health effectively. She teaches children about the importance of good hygiene routines and provides them with nutritious, healthy snacks and meals. n Parents speak very highly of the care their children receive. They describe the childminder and her assistant as very caring people who are passionate about their work, and they say that their children have made great progress since starting.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Children do not have a wide variety of opportunities to learn more about people's differences. n The childminder has not fully considered how she can best support the training and development of her assistant.

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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 help children to start to gain a greater awareness of people's differences n focus the professional development plans for assistants more sharply to help raise practice to the highest possible standard.

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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 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 a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant attend training to keep up to date with changes to child protection procedures. Robust policies and procedures are in place to keep children safe, and the childminder ensures that her assistant is fully informed of these. Children are supervised well and the environment is safe. The childminder works well with parents. She regularly shares information about children's learning and respects their views and wishes. Overall, the childminder evaluates her provision well. She seeks feedback from parents and liaises with her assistant about ways to improve the provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Observations of children's play and assessments of their development are undertaken to enable the childminder to identify the next steps for their learning. The childminder provides activities that children enjoy, which means that they are keen to take part. For example, a music and movement session when children enthusiastically 'hop like bunnies' promotes their listening skills and physical development. Props, such as puppets and scarves, are used to engage children fully as they play. Children's language development is promoted well throughout all activities as the childminder and her assistant give children their full attention and encourage conversations.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistant meet children's emotional needs really well. For example, they provide lots of reassurance, praise and encouragement so that young children soon gain confidence and feel secure. All parents speak highly of the relationships their children have with both of the adults who care for them. Behaviour is managed in a way which is appropriate to children's development stage. Consequently children start to learn right from wrong. The childminder and her assistant support and encourage children to be kind to each other and to share and take turns. Children respond well and play well alongside, and occasionally with, each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are acquiring the skills that prepare them effectively for the next stage in learning. They are becoming confident communicators and express themselves well. They show good listening and attention skills relative to their age as the childminder reads their favourite stories to them. Children's independence is increasing. This is demonstrated as they make decisions about what they want to play with, and when they feed themselves at lunchtime. Children move around with self-assurance and have good control of their physical movements.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537754 Local authority Darlington Inspection number 10077080 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 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Darlington. She operates from 7.45am to 6pm from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She works with an assistant.

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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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