Childminder EY499714

Inspection date 18 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 is proactive in keeping herself up to date on new initiatives and changes in legislation that affect her work, especially with regard to safeguarding children. She undertakes extensive training and research, which widens her understanding and helps her to keep children safe. n Children are making good progress. They are learning how to use speech to communicate their needs to the childminder. Children copy the childminders good use of manners as they use 'please', 'thank you' and 'sorry' appropriately. n The childminder has an effective settling-in procedure for children when they first start. Parents provide detailed information about their children's development and interests. The childminder establishes children's learning needs right from the start. This helps children to settle quickly and contributes to their good engagement in learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not always provide parents with the best possible information of the progress their children are making to help them to support their learning at home. n The childminder does not consistently provide opportunities for children to learn about and celebrate their similarities and differences, or to help them to develop the best understanding of people in the wider world.

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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 share more detailed information with parents about how their children are developing to help them to support their learning at home n provide more opportunities for children to learn about and celebrate the differences in each other and develop an understanding of people in the wider world.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector looked at the areas of the premises used for childminding. n The inspector observed the childminder's and children's interactions through play and routine activities. n The inspector observed the childminder teaching the children through planned activities and discussed the learning that was taking place with her. n The inspector looked at children's development and assessment records and a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy. n The inspector took into account the written views of parents and discussed the childminder's reflections on her practice with her.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her responsibility to protect the children in her care. She knows the signs to look for and procedures to follow if she has any concerns about them. The childminder is committed to continuously developing her knowledge and teaching skills. Through her use of self- evaluation, she identifies training and successfully implements her learning into practice. For example, the childminder has recently enhanced her learning environment by adding a tent, so that children can have a quiet space to relax or look at books. The childminder regularly meets with other childminders, she benefits from their sharing of ideas and professional support.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is aware of children's interests and uses these well to engage them in learning. For example, she uses children's interests in trains to teach them mathematics. The childminder encourages children to match up numbered trains to corresponding numbers on cups that she pretends are tunnels. Children demonstrate their developing understanding and recognition of numbers as they happily complete this activity. At other times, the childminder sensitively introduces children to shapes, such as she points out what shape play food is as they pretend to cook meals. The childminder observes children's development as they play, and this helps her to identify their next steps in learning. She uses this knowledge to plan further activities that build on children's skills and to support their overall good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have rich opportunities to make choices in their play and activities throughout the day. This encourages high levels of engagement and independence. The childminder effectively supports children's good health, such as providing nutritious meals and snacks. She uses play opportunities to help children to learn about healthy diets. For example, children play with pretend food and the childminder talks to them about, which food is the healthiest and why lots of salty or sweet food is not good for them. Children benefit from regular physical exercise, such as playing in the garden or visiting local parks. Overall, the childminder builds strong partnerships with parents. They state that their children settle well, are happy and thrive under the care of the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are becoming aware of what they can do and what they still need help with. For example, they try to fix train track pieces together by themselves. If they cannot succeed they know when to ask the childminder for help. Children engage well in imaginative play and are confident in approaching visitors to the setting with pretend cups of tea and meals. Children are making good progress and are developing effective skills that they need to aid their future learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499714 Local authority Bedford Inspection number 10067353 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder was registered in 2016 and lives in Kempston, Bedfordshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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