Childminder EY274092

Inspection date 18 September 2018 Previous inspection date 13 July 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder lets children lead their own learning. She gets involved in their play and extends their learning well through introducing wider opportunities and activities linked to their individual interests. n Partnerships with parents are extremely strong. The childminder keeps parents regularly informed of children's progress. She has in-depth daily discussions with them, as well as sharing their children's learning journals. This helps parents to know what their child is working on and how to support their learning at home. Parents comment that they 'trust her implicitly and are extremely well informed'. n This caring and nurturing childminder establishes excellent relationships with children and their families. Children settle quickly and develop a sense of belonging. They are extremely confident, independent and motivated learners, who are eager to learn. n The childminder monitors children's progress, to identify any gaps in learning. She uses

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The provision is good

information from ongoing assessments to plan exciting activities that, overall, encourage and support children's next areas of learning. She supports children to make good progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n At times, the childminder misses opportunities to develop older children's understanding of shapes, space and measurement during everyday activities. n The childminder has not found successful ways to engage parents consistently in her self-evaluation, to help identify further areas for improvement.

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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 enhance opportunities that help further increase older children's understanding of space, shapes and measurement during everyday activities n enhance the self-evaluation process and involve parents more fully in identifying where aspects of the provision can be improved.

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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 a number of discussions with the childminder. 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 has sound knowledge of how to identify children who are at risk. She is knowledgeable about the procedure to follow and how to protect the children in her care. The childminder has a wide range of well-organised policies and procedures which she implements well to support her practice. She values and works well with other early years professionals to support continuity and cohesion in children's learning. She has identified further training, linked to forest schools, to extend children's learning outdoors.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a strong understanding of how children learn and how to promote enjoyment in learning. She uses her own observations of children to inform her assessments and planning to support children's progress. Overall, the childminder monitors children's learning for potential gaps and acts swiftly to provide interesting activities to support children's continued achievement. The childminder provides plenty of opportunities for children to read and re-tell stories, and make connections between their art displays and the story. This helps to support children's early literacy skills. The childminder is a supportive communicator, often repeating key words for younger children. This helps to support their pronunciation and grammar.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly focused on supporting children's emotional well-being. She listens carefully to their views and offers them plenty of opportunities to make choices and decisions for themselves. For example, children express great excitement and anticipation when the childminder supports them to self-register as they put their names into a house. The childminder exploits every opportunity to model positive interactions and compliment children on their excellent manners. This motivates children to behave extremely well and to act with great kindness and respect. The childminder actively helps children learn about keeping themselves healthy and safe from harm. They have superb opportunities to talk about the benefits of keeping safe as they use knives to cut fruit.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children effectively develop the skills they need in readiness for future learning and the eventual move on to nursery or school. They are confident, learn good social skills and receive support to develop a positive attitude to others. Children learn about print in the environment through everyday activities. They show an eagerness to explore, make marks and start to write the letters of their name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY274092 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 10064812 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 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection 13 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Marton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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