Childminder in Coventry

Inspection date 14 November 2018 Previous inspection date 25 May 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 The childminder continually improves the service she provides. Through written questionnaires, the childminder requests the views of parents and children to help her identify areas for development. n The childminder ensures she keeps her knowledge of current legislation and good childcare practice up to date and she guides her assistant's practice. She regularly accesses training and shares good practice with other childcare professionals. n The childminder has a very warm and caring approach towards the children in her care. She affectionately supports babies as they wake from sleeping and in less familiar situations, such as the arrival of the inspector. n The childminder has a good understanding about the overall levels of development of the children in her care. The childminder regularly observes the children as they play and makes an assessment about what children know and can do. She successfully

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The provision is good

plans and guides their learning to help them make as much progress as they can. n Partnership working with parents is well established. The childminder has developed a range of effective methods to ensure regular communication with parents about their children's care and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not make the most of all opportunities to fully support young children with their self-care skills. n The childminder does not always seize all opportunities to fully support young children as they begin to understand how to keep themselves safe.

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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 make the most of all opportunities to fully support young children with their self-care skills n seize all opportunities to fully support young children as they begin to understand how to keep themselves safe.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates and evidence of the suitability of all adults living in her home. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents and children.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms of abuse. She is fully aware of her responsibilities to keep children safe from harm and neglect. The childminder identifies potential hazards to children in her home and takes effective action to minimise these risks. The childminder monitors the work of her assistant effectively. Parents and their children express positive views about the service they receive. Children share that they like to play on the motorbike and use the tambourine. Parents says that their children develop amazingly well and that they receive very detailed, written information about their children's development from the childminder.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides the children with a good variety of learning experiences indoors and outside. The children have lots of fun and relish the range of experiences they access in the childminder's garden. Children choose to play outdoor for long periods. They move between filling watering cans, playing football and basketball and climbing up and down a small climbing wall. Overall, the childminder successfully utilises many opportunities to support the children's development. She asks them questions to make them think. For example, when children make ice creams from play dough she asks them what toppings they have on them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports the children's self-esteem and they are confident in their surroundings. The childminder values the ways children show care and kindness to their peers. For example, she praises the children for being kind and gentle when they greet the baby who wakes from sleeping. The childminder supports young children to manage their own behaviour well and to begin to understand the difference between right from wrong. The childminder supports children effectively to understand the importance of healthy eating. She actively encourages them to eat fresh fruits, such as strawberries and blueberries. The childminder limits the amount of foods children can have that contain added salt and sugars. The childminder encourages the children to be physically active and praises them for running up and down the garden and scoring goals with a football.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills for their future learning and in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. Children happily explore resources that ignite their interests and make many decisions for themselves about what they want to play with. They begin to learn to communicate with adults and children at groups they attend with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY421898 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10062307 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 25 May 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Coventry and works alongside her assistant. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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