Childminder, Out-of school day care in Leicestershire

Inspection date 19 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 Not Applicable

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The provision is good

n Children have a good relationship with the childminder. They talk to her confidently about their needs. The childminder shows children respect and values their comments. She is a good role model. n The childminder encourages children to be independent. She offers them plenty of toys and resources. Children are offered choices and make decisions for themselves. n The childminder passes information from teachers to parents when they collect their children at the end of the day. She talks to parents about children's achievements in her care. This helps to keep parents informed about their children's day. n The childminder helps children to learn about their local community and the wider world. She takes children to the park after school to help them to develop their physical skills on larger play equipment. Children learn about other cultures as well as their own. n The childminder places a high priority on keeping children safe. She has measures to

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The provision is good

identify and remove hazards in her home. n The childminder helps children to learn about how they can keep themselves safe. She talks to them about road safety when walking in the street and completes fire evacuation drills in her home. Children learn procedures to follow in an emergency. They tell the childminder when the road is 'clear'.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Systems to enable parents to contribute to self-evaluation are not fully embedded. n The childminder does not consistently collect information about all children's interests and preferences.

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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 develop a wider range of ways for parents to provide their views of the setting to further enhance self-evaluation and secure continuous improvement n seek more detailed information to help further consider children's preferences and interests when planning experiences for them.

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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 outdoors and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and looked at relevant documentation. n The inspector spoke to children. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good awareness of wider safeguarding issues. She knows children well and talks confidently about how she will identify if a child is at risk of harm. The childminder has policies and procedures to support her practice that include telephone numbers to ring if she has concerns about a child in her care. The childminder extends her professional development. She reads childcare publications and meets with other childminders to help extend her knowledge of childcare and changes in legislation. The childminder finds out what children are learning in school and complements this in her setting. For example, she helps children to recognise sounds represented by letters of the alphabet. Parents comment positively about the childminder. They say that she is friendly, welcoming and professional.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children demonstrate good social skills. Older children hold the hands of younger children when they walk back from school. The childminder provides children with opportunities to develop their creative skills, such as offering them paper, glitter, sequins and glue. Children make their own creations and are keen to show the childminder what they have done. The childminder praises children for their achievements, helping to raise their self-esteem and confidence. The childminder challenges stereotypical comments children make, helping them to learn to respect all people and their unique qualities. The childminder encourages children to develop their early writing skills. For example, she asks them to write their name on the pictures they create. Children say that they like playing with glitter and teddy bears.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are physically active. They confidently move around the childminder's home and select resources to play with. Children enjoy playing on the trampoline in the childminder's garden. They demonstrate that they feel safe and are emotionally secure. The childminder offers children healthy snacks. She provides children with opportunities to learn about how food is grown. Children help the childminder to bake cakes and learn how food is made. Children behave well. The childminder has rules and boundaries in the home and she gives children clear explanations about expectations of behaviour. She gives children an allocated length of time to help them to know when it is their turn to share with others. The childminder encourages children to be independent. She reminds them to wash their hands after using the toilet and to put on their coats and shoes prior to going to school. The childminder allows children to take risks in their play. When she

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

takes them to the park, she offers suggestions to enable children to think carefully about what they are doing. This allows children to manage risks when they access larger climbing equipment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY538936 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10079303 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 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Syston, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 9am and from 3pm until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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Registers

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