Childminder EY433543

Inspection date 17 October 2018 Previous inspection date 17 April 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 Since the last inspection, the childminder has continued to reflect and evaluate her service. She is interested in extending children's experiences in innovative ways and she keeps her knowledge up to date through completing training courses. n Children benefit because the childminder gets to know them very well. She plans activities that they are eager to join in with and that provide suitable challenges. She is skilled in adapting her interaction during play to ensure the individual needs of each child are met. This contributes to children showing good behaviour. n The childminder supervises children well. She allows them to take appropriate risks while maintaining safety. She checks sleeping children regularly and takes steps to ensure children are safe in her home, garden and during outings. n Children thoroughly enjoy positive and encouraging involvement from the childminder. She enables them to be confident to try new things and to lead the play. She

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The provision is good

understands when to become involved, in order to extend children's learning and when to let them explore freely, finding their own ways of doing things.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n On occasion during activities, the childminder does not give children enough time to think about what they want to say before moving on with further questions. n The childminder has recently employed a new assistant and is yet to implement plans for monitoring their practice and ongoing professional development.

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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 focus more precisely on giving children time to consider what they want to say in response to questions before moving on with the conversation n implement plans to extend the supervision and monitoring of the new assistant to ensure the good standard of practice remains consistently strong.

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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

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to keep children safe and protect their welfare. She completes regular refresher training in child protection. The childminder understands the importance of making suitability checks for assistants when they are employed. The childminder continually strives for improvement to her service and recognises the benefits to her confidence through the extra understanding she gains from the research she carries out. For example, finding out about how natural resources are beneficial to children's curiosity and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is effective in her teaching. She successfully differentiates her involvement with them according to their individual stages of development. For example, she uses descriptive words to extend children's vocabulary and she allows other children to move away from the activity and then return to it as they explore playdough outside. Children are encouraged to take activities in their own direction. They enjoy feeling the texture of playdough and use sticks and pine cones to make holes and indentations. Later, she provides a small bucket of water and the children fill this with the pine cones, watching as the water overflows. The childminder is very aware of how each child prefers to learn and accommodates this very well. She makes good use of observations and assessments. She works closely with parents to find out children's starting points and uses all the information to inform the planning of activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are able to quickly settle in when they start attending because the childminder works very closely with their parents. She finds out about babies care routines at home and accommodates this whenever she can. Children clearly demonstrate that they feel safe and a sense of well-being in her home. For example, babies enjoy cuddles as they are bottle fed. They readily fall asleep and wake happily with broad smiles when they see the childminder. Older children are confident to choose toys they want to play with and books from the shelf. Children learn about healthy lifestyles. They play outside in the fresh air, they enjoy healthy foods and have access to drinking water at all times.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn skills that help them be well prepared for starting school when the time comes and they make good progress. They develop independence as they find their shoes and jackets. Children begin to show care and respect for one another.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433543 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 10071109 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 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 19 Date of previous inspection 17 April 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Isham, near Kettering. She operates all year round from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday and from 8am until 5.30pm on 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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