Childminder in Central Bedfordshire

Inspection date 26 November 2018 Previous inspection date 9 July 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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This provision is good

n The experienced childminder is proactive in refreshing her knowledge and practice. For example, she undertakes training and takes out memberships with professional bodies. This helps her to have good knowledge on current issues and initiatives. n Children develop secure attachments to the childminder. She gains detailed information from parents when they register their children with her. This helps her to understand children's starting points in learning and their individual care needs. n The childminder provides a good range of resources for children to choose from. This helps them to develop their own learning and play. For example, children explore space and shape as they spend time working out where to place animals of different sizes into a toy train. n The childminder provides children with many opportunities to develop skills they need for starting school. For example, she teaches them to use scissors correctly and safely.

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This provision is good

She also introduces them to letter sounds and numbers through play and activities. n The childminder does not routinely seek the views of parents to help her reflect more precisely on her practice.

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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 assessments and tracking of the progress children make to help them achieve even greater outcomes in learning n seek and act on the views of parents to help enhance the evaluations of practice even more.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the childminder joining in play with children and observed an adult-planned activity and discussed the learning that was taking place with her. n The inspector looked at the areas of the premises used for childminding. n The inspector discussed children's development with the childminder and looked at records of their learning and development. n The childminder viewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members, and looked at a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy. n The inspector took into account the written views of parents and discussed with the childminder her reflections of her practice.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to recognise swiftly signs that children's welfare and safety may be at risk, such as in the event of a child protection concern. She takes appropriates measures to keep children safe in her home and on outings, such as assessing risk based on each child's individual needs. The childminder reflects on her practice and looks for ways to make effective improvements. For example, she has considered what methods of communication work best with parents and has introduced more sharing of information electronically. The childminder is well known in the local area and has built up effective relationships with staff at other early years settings and schools. She understands the benefits to children when she shares development information with staff at other settings they attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans activities that children enjoy, and they engage well in learning. For example, she provides bobbins for children to thread onto cords. The childminder teaches children how to use their fingers to thread the cord through holes and use a pincer grip to pull it through the other side. She gives them time to persevere, as she understands this is good for their hand-to-eye coordination. The childminder sensitively introduces children to mathematics, such as by modelling counting and talking about length. She observes children's development as they engage in activities and this helps her to identify their individual interests and their general next steps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder effectively supports children's good health. She provides lots of opportunities for physical play outdoors. For example, the childminder takes children to visit parks where children use large equipment for climbing. At other times, they enjoy walks in the local community and look at wildlife, such as ducks on a nearby river. Children are keen to do things for themselves and happily help the childminder to tidy away toys. The childminder's support for children who speak additional languages is good. She respects parents' requests on words and greetings to use. The childminder has plans to help children to recognise text in both their spoken languages, such as by using dual-language books. Parents speak positively about the childminder and state their children are happy and make good progress under her consistent care and education.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress and gaining effective skills in preparation for their future learning. They demonstrate their developing understanding of technology as they explore what happens when they press buttons to make toys work. Children are learning how to use books for pleasure and to gain information from, and enjoy sitting quietly looking at picture books and sharing stores with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 219643 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 10071556 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 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15 Date of previous inspection 9 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1988. She lives in Sandy, Bedfordshire. The childminder operates all year round from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays and bank holidays.

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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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