Anthony, Charlene

Inspection date 15 August 2018 Previous inspection date 4 December 2013

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The quality of teaching is of a consistently high standard. The childminder demonstrates an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. n Children's developmental progress is accurately accessed on a regular basis and effective planning helps children to learn, develop and flourish. n The childminder has an ambitious vision and undertakes regular reviews of her provision, always striving for excellence. This ambition helps to constantly improve the service and outcomes for children. n The childminder respects parents as partners in their children's learning. Extensive information is shared about children's progress and the childminder guides parents exceptionally well in how to support children's learning at home. n The childminder effectively identifies her professional developmental needs, accessing appropriate and current training to build on her knowledge, which results in continual

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The provision is good

improvement of the service provided. n The childminder has well developed emotional bonds with the children, which results in children who are happy and settled in her care

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Although risk assessments of the premises are mostly effective in keeping children safe, they are not reviewed regularly enough throughout the day to make sure the premises remain safe for children. n The safeguarding policy is detailed and provides relevant information. However it does not cover the use of mobile phones and cameras, this information is available as a separate policy. This makes information about safeguarding fragmented.

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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 Continually review and risk assess the premises throughout the day to make sure they remain safe for children. n Amend the safeguarding policy to cover the use of mobile phones and cameras.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed the parts of the premises used for the purposes of childminding including outdoors. n The inspector observed activities in the childminders home. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and how she reflects on practice to help her to continually improve. n The inspector spoke to children present and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation including children's progress files, policies and procedures and training records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder inspires children to learn through challenging play experiences. She reviews her practice carefully, which brings about continual improvements to the provision and to outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of safeguarding and how to keep children safe from harm. However, the safeguarding policy does not include all of the required information. Children's developmental progress is robustly monitored to ensure they are making the best possible progress in their learning and development. Detailed risk assessments of the premises help to keep children safe. However risk assessments are not regularly reviewed throughout the day to ensure that the premises remain safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder obtains detailed information from parents about what children know and can do from the onset. This information is used extremely effectively to plan for children's individual needs. The childminder engages and expertly challenges children as they play. For example, she encourages the children to build toy houses from different materials, linking to the 'Three Little Pig's' story. The children delight in trying to blow down the houses, joining in as the childminder 'huffs and puffs' throughout the story. Children's early literacy skills are promoted as they make good use of mark making resources both indoors and out. Labels, which include text and pictures, are evident throughout the premises promoting children's understanding that text has meaning. The childminder is skilled at introducing mathematical concepts, as children build their own obstacle course in the garden. They learn about heavy and light, long and short as they

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

arrange the wooden planks and crates along their course. Developing these skills helps children's transition to the next stage in their education.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has developed strong emotional bonds with the children, who are happy and settled in her care. Children's independence is consistently promoted as they butter their own bread and make their own sandwiches for lunch. Children are learning about healthy lifestyles as they discuss the fruit available at snack time. The childminder is effective in helping to develop children's understanding about sharing, respect for others and being kind. When children disagree over resources she explains in detail about how their actions affect others. Parent's comment positively about the setting, and of being consistently involved and informed about their children's learning and development. The 'travelling dog' encourages parents to become further involved in their children's learning taking the toy dog on outings and holidays, which is discussed on their return.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress in all areas of learning. They show the characteristics that help to promote effective learning as they choose activities and resources which interest them. They display good levels of self-confidence, entering into regular conversation with the inspector and demonstrate increasing levels of independence. This results in children acquiring key life skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY463650 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10067901 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 - 11 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 4 December 2013

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Registers

The childminder was registered in 2013 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband and their two- year-old child in a house in Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley. The whole of the ground floor is used for childminding. There is an enclosed garden available for outside play. The family has a dog as a pet.

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Registers

The childminder operates from 07.30 am to 18.00, Monday to Friday. She is able to take and collect children from local schools and pre-schools. There are currently a total of nine children on roll, four of whom are in the early year's age group, who attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder holds an Early Years Professional Status.

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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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