Childminder in Oxfordshire

Inspection date 8 November 2018 Previous inspection date 9 June 2016

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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 Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They have developed secure attachments to the childminder. The childminder offers settling-in sessions when children first start. This helps her to get to know children and their parents well. n The childminder has established good partnerships with other settings children also attend. She gathers information from them to support her planning and to help children to make good progress in their learning. n The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about different animals and how to care for them. For example, children smile and babble as they watch sheep, chickens and a goat being fed. n The childminder provides a wide range of resources which children access easily. They are supported in becoming independent learners. n Babies enjoy playing simple games with the childminder. For example, the childminder supports them to work a pop-up toy. Children show their understanding as they

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The provision is good

successfully operate the toy after watching the childminder.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder's systems of self-evaluation do not successfully allow her to make full use of opportunities to evaluate key strengths in her practice more effectively and to enhance children's learning and development even further.

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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 enhance the processes for self-evaluation to reflect better on key strengths and identify more opportunities to improve outcomes for children even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching during her interactions with children and assessed the impact this has on their learning. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including evidence of suitability of persons living in the childminder's home, policies and procedures, and children's learning records. n The inspector took account of parents' views through written feedback provided. n The inspector interacted with children and spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder knows how to recognise the signs and symptoms of possible abuse and knows what to do should she have concerns regarding a child's welfare. The childminder has developed effective partnerships with parents. Parents speak highly of the childminder and the care she provides. They comment that she is part of their family and they would not hesitate to recommend her to other families. The childminder makes use of training available to her, and reads and researches online to keep her knowledge up to date. She shares this information with her assistant. The childminder supports her assistant well and monitors her practice. The childminder maintains a safe environment for children, using effective risk assessments to help her to minimise potential hazards.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The experienced childminder effectively supports children in their learning and development. She has a good understanding of how children learn through play. For example, children learn to count as the childminder supports them to count the number of steps they take when out on a walk. The childminder regularly observes children and monitors the progress they make. She plans activities using this information to support them to move forward in their development. The childminder supports children's early language skills as she talks with them during play and care routines.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming and stimulating environment for children. She promotes children's health well. The childminder provides healthy homemade meals and ensures that children spend plenty of time outside in the fresh air. Children benefit from attending playgroups with the childminder to help them develop their confidence and social skills. The childminder offers children lots of praise and encouragement as they play, which helps children to develop a sense of belonging and their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development. Younger children confidently pull themselves up and practise standing, developing strength in their legs, ready to learn to walk. Babies watch closely as the childminder stacks resources, and they enjoy knocking them down. Children are developing the necessary skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 133377 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10065497 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 6 Number of children on roll 15 Date of previous inspection 9 June 2016

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The childminder registered in 1997. She lives in Steventon, Oxfordshire. The childminder offers care Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, all year round. She works with an assistant.

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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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