Childminder EY381761

Inspection date 2 October 2018 Previous inspection date 18 June 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 knows the children exceptionally well and she plans an interesting and varied range of play activities and practical experiences that link with children's individual interests. As a result, all children make good progress overall and their personal, social and emotional development progress are outstanding. n Children develop exceedingly secure and trusting relationships with the caring childminder and other adults in the home. This means, children are remarkably confident in social situations. For example, they welcome visitors into their environment and they recite a visitor's name in their 'hello' song. n The childminder applies a very strong emphasis on teaching all children about letters and sounds during planned activities. This encourages children's speech and supports their early understanding of literacy. n Partnership working is effective. The childminder fully engages with parents and other

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The provision is good

professionals to support the children's learning and development. She regularly shares her detailed assessments of children's progress with them to swiftly close any gaps in children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not use self-evaluation well enough to monitor her practice and identify areas to extend her already good teaching skills to the highest level.

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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 strengthen the self-evaluation process so that plans for professional development help to raise the quality of good teaching to a higher level

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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 took account of the views of parents from written comments and questionnaires. n The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including required assessments of children's learning, training certificates and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder updates her knowledge of safeguarding and wider child protection issues to ensure she can quickly identify and address any concerns relating to children's welfare. The childminder has an extremely positive attitude to developing her practice. She welcomes feedback from parents and children which helps to ensure she maintains the good levels of care that she offers. She undertakes regular training to extend and develop her professional skills and expertise. For example, she describes how covering the underneath of a table with paper makes it fun for boys to draw and write. Children's health and safety are a high priority through the childminder's thorough checks on all areas of the home and during outings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes and assesses children's development and uses photographic evidence to share the very varied range of activities and experiences they take part in. The childminder gathers essential information from parents when children first attend. This helps her to understand their development needs from the beginning. The childminder promotes children's understanding of number as she incorporates counting and mathematical language into activities. For example, children count as they play with numbered corks and are supported to match quantities to written numbers. The childminder further challenges their learning as she encourages them to think about 'more' or 'less'. Parents say that their child 'now shares' is 'more confident' and parents say that they 'struggle to suggest any improvements'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have fun. Their play is freely chosen and under their control. They decide for how long to sustain their play, what it is about and with whom to play. The childminder has excellent strategies in place to promote children's positive behaviour linked to their good health. For example, when children run around indoors, she prompts them to think about where they can run freely. This sparks children to play in the garden where they exercise and get fresh air. The childminder enables the children to do as much as possible for themselves and always offers support and guidance, when needed. For example, she allows young children to manage risk by reminding them how to go down steps, safely. Children learn about the wider world, different cultures, beliefs and traditions, for example, through first-hand experiences in the community and play activities in the home.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, such as transfer to nursery or school. Young children become toilet trained and they use cutlery with rapidly-developing competence. All children are lively, enthusiastic and motivated learners. All children develop very good communication and language skills. Children enjoy weekly visits by a Spanish teacher. This enriches their knowledge of language. Older children are learning to write their name. They have good counting skills and knowledge of shapes. Younger children competently describe a sequence of events as they turn the pages of their favourite story book.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY381761 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10071274 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 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 18 June 2015

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Registers

The childminder was registered in 2008. She lives in Silverdale, Staffordshire. The childminder operates Monday to Wednesday from 7.00am to 6pm, all year round with the exception of family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder provides funded early education places for two-, three- and four-year old children. The childminder holds a childcare 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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