Childminder in North Yorkshire

Childminder report 27 Beecher Stowe Drive, Brough With St Giles, Catterick Garrison DL9 4XP

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Inspection date 2 October 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 develops strong emotional bonds with children from the start. Children are happy, settled and the childminder is caring and attentive to their needs. Children thoroughly enjoy the childminder's company and are eager for her to join in their play. They show confidence and high levels of self-esteem. n The childminder knows the children well and understands how they learn and develop. She makes regular assessments of what children know and can do and she recognises any gaps in their development. The childminder swiftly acts to tailor play experiences to further support these areas. Children make good progress in their learning. n Children are very well behaved and demonstrate good manners. They play well together and show good social skills towards each other, for instance they share resources during a modelling activity. n Partnerships with parents are very good, for example, she encourages parents to share

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The provision is good

developmental achievements with her to include them in their children's ongoing learning. Parents comment on ' the excellent progress their children make'

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Occasionally, the childminder does not give children time to think about how to respond to questions and share their ideas when extending their learning further. n Self-evaluation does not have the exceptional detail that helps identify ongoing priorities and plans to raise the provision to an even higher standard.

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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 teaching skills further and provide children with enough time to think, respond and share their ideas when challenging them in their learning n enhance the way in which self-evaluation is used to help shape ongoing plans to raise the quality of the provision even further.

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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 had on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the 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 understands her role and responsibilities in keeping children safe from harm. She has attended safeguarding training and keeps her good knowledge of child protection issues and procedures up to date. She completes regular checks in all areas of her setting for any hazards and takes effective action to minimise these. Children play and learn in a safe environment. The childminder continues to enhance her professional development. She attends regular training and exchanges ideas for good practice with other childminders and has accessed training on schemas to support young children's learning styles and preferences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a well-resourced learning environment with age-appropriate resources that match children's interests. The childminder motivates children to learn. Her positive interactions help develop good mathematical understanding. Children make accurate comparisons as they sort and categorise conkers as she supports them to skilfully use tweezers. She helps develop children's literacy skills by reading stories engagingly with them and encouraging the children to explore with props and understand that print has meaning. They use various tools, such as rollers, cutters and scissors during modelling activities. This provides children with good opportunities to strengthen their small muscles, supporting them to develop early writing skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is warm, caring and friendly. She spends time getting to know the children and their families during a settling-in period. Information gathered about children's routines and care enable the childminder to support children's physical and emotional well-being from the very beginning. The childminder is responsive to children's individual needs. She instinctively understands babies' signs for sleep or food and ensures their needs are promptly met. At meal times, the childminder interacts with all children, talking to them, which helps develop their social interaction. Children have regular opportunities to enjoy fresh air on walks to interesting places in the community, such as local parks. These places help to promote children's growing knowledge and understanding of the world. The childminder takes children to local toddler groups where they learn to develop their social skills and confidence in a larger group.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They are motivated to learn and concentrate well during activities. Children develop good social skills and they are forming firm friendships. They are becoming increasingly confident as they, for instance, choose what they want to play with. Children develop the key skills that help support their progress towards the next stage in their learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537522 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10077306 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder was registered in 2016 and lives in the Brough with St Giles area of Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a level 3 childcare qualification.

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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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