Childminder in Reading

Inspection date 9 November 2018 Previous inspection date 16 December 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 The childminder provides children with a homely and welcoming environment. Her calm and caring approach helps them to settle happily, and children say that they enjoy the time they spend at the setting. n The childminder works effectively with the local schools that children attend. For instance, she finds out what children are going to learn about during each term and provides activities to complement their learning. Children make good progress and gain skills that support their ongoing learning. n The childminder is very well organised. She effectively implements a comprehensive range of policies and procedures to underpin her good practice. n Partnerships with parents are good and parents share positive views about the quality of care the childminder provides. Parents say that the childminder has helped children to develop good social skills, to help them build strong friendships with their peers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n At times, the childminder does not make the best use of opportunities to maximise children's independence. n The childminder's self-evaluation does not provide clear focus to help her identify her ongoing progress 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 extend the opportunities for children to build on their independent skills, even further n enhance the way in which self-evaluation is used to help shape ongoing plans to raise the quality of the provision.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the children playing and interacting. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including policies, risk assessments and children's development records. n The inspector took account of the views of children and their parents, on the day of the inspection. n The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she plans for children's individual learning needs.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder makes good use of training to keep her child protection knowledge up to date. She has a good understanding of her roles and responsibilities to keep children safe, including from extreme views or behaviours. The childminder knows how to report any concerns she has about children, to keep them safe. The childminder monitors children's progress and identifies areas where she can provide further support. This has a positive impact on outcomes for all children. The childminder gains the views of children to make changes to her setting that benefit them. For instance, she asks children about additional toys and resources that they would like, to help promote their choices. Children speak positively about the childminder, they say that she is kind and loving and they enjoy spending time with her.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is qualified and has a good understanding of how children learn. She encourages children to choose from a wide variety of toys and resources that motivates their play. For instance, children enjoy using coloured beads as they talk about different patterns they can make. Older children experiment with making poppies and talk about how they create these as they share ideas. Younger children eagerly join in and the childminder helps them think about what colours they might need to use to create a rainbow. The childminder provides activities which build on children's literacy skills well. For example, she provides written letters as children excitedly match these and the childminder skilfully builds on this learning opportunity to help children recognise letters and the sounds they represent.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. They are polite and courteous when playing together, and develop strong friendships with each other. The childminder provides good opportunities for children to learn about healthy lifestyles. For instance, children enjoy walking to and from school, and enjoy sharing their experiences of their day at school. The childminder provides children with healthy snacks and uses these opportunities to introduce new foods, to promote children's understanding of healthy choices. For instance, children excitedly try purple carrots and talk about how these taste.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain good social skills that help support them in developing good transitions to their next stage in learning. They learn to count confidently, recognise and name colours, and develop good communication and language skills. Children make good levels of progress and are confident in making decisions about their play and can express themselves well. The childminder uses well-thought-out opportunities to help children identify letters that are familiar to them. Children gain good levels of concentration and persevere in activities that interest them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 116911 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10060477 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 4 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15 Date of previous inspection 16 December 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1997 and lives in Reading, Berkshire. She has an appropriate childcare qualification. The childminder operates from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday during term time.

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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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