Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date 5 November 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 reflects on her practice and provision well. She listens to her assistant, parents and children to help her identify improvements. n The childminder monitors her assistant well. She seeks out professional development opportunities to improve their skills. For example, recent training on managing behaviour has helped them support children to share with others and manage their feelings better. n The childminder and her assistant are excellent role models for the children. They encourage older children to share well with the younger ones and teach children to be kind to each other. Children behave extremely well. n The childminder builds good relationships with parents. She makes sure she and her assistant share information about children's achievements and what children need to learn next. Children make good progress in their development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder sometimes overlooks the fact that the play space has become crowded with toys or resources that restrict the way children can move around, play, explore and experiment. n The childminder and assistant do not consistently organise group times in ways that let children know what is expected at the beginning, to help them learn well from the outset.

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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 ensure the play spaces remain clear and well organised, to allow children the best possible opportunities to explore and experiment in ways that support their learning and development n organise group times better, so that children are ready to learn well from the outset.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of experiences and activities for children indoors and outdoors. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector took into account the views of parents through written comments. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at samples of paperwork, including risk assessments, complaints, policies and procedures, and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder is keen to provide the best care she can and looks at ways she can improve. She seeks continuing professional development opportunities for herself and her assistant to enhance all children's learning and development. For example, she is looking to start a national qualification to broaden her knowledge and skills. She has made changes to her home and garden, including extending the play spaces and adding a mud kitchen, and sand and water play to the garden, to encourage children's interest in outdoor play. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has children's welfare and safety at the heart of all she does. She and her assistant have updated their training for safeguarding children and have a good understanding of how to keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant make accurate assessments of children's learning and development. They monitor children's progress well and adapt activities to enable children to explore and follow their interests. For example, they provide dough, sticks and coloured paper for children to create a pretend bonfire. They let children change the activity as they go along, to create spiders and helicopters as well as the pretend fire. Children develop their physical skills as they carefully wind the red and yellow paper through the sticks they have pushed into the dough. Children start to make recognisable drawings. For example, they use coloured chalks to create a rainbow on the chalkboard.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to learn about the past. For example, she plays them an animated film about Guy Fawkes, which explains why this is remembered with fireworks and bonfires. Children demonstrate good independence skills. For instance, older children find their own shoes and coats to go outdoors and try to put them on themselves. They use knives competently to cut their fruit at snack time and they pour their drinks. Older children show care and concern for the younger ones, such as when they share the cut fruit with them. The childminder and her assistant support children's developing confidence and understanding about nature, such as when they visit the local bird sanctuary to see how the birds live and where they come from. They support children to move on to playgroup well. For example, children become familiar with staff at the local toddler/playgroup when the childminder takes them there on visits.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are eager to show others what they can do. They confidently choose the toys they want to play with and use their imaginations well. For example, older children find the toy tool box, select the saw to 'cut the wood' then use the hammer to 'bang in nails' and the screwdriver to 'put in the screws' when they 'fix the sofa'. Younger children show their developing physical skills well. For example, they pull themselves up on the furniture or hold the childminder's hands as they learn to walk. Children are becoming confident talkers. The childminder and her assistant help them by providing new words, offering ideas and encouraging them to talk about what they are doing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501214 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10067341 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 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 0 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Gloucestershire. She offers care from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder always works with an assistant.

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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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Registers

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