Childminder in Lancashire

Inspection date 30 November 2018 Previous inspection date 14 April 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 childminder is kind and caring towards the children. She is attentive to their needs and firmly fosters warm and nurturing relationships. This supports children's physical and emotional well-being and widely promotes their confidence to explore and learn. n The childminder's use of self-evaluation is effective. She recognises the strengths in her practice and accurately identifies areas she wants to improve. She is highly pro-active and seeks and acts on advice from others, such as her childminding coordinator, to help strengthen her good practice. The childminder has recently made improvements to her partnership working with parents, creating further ways for parents to share information. n The childminder carries out ongoing observations of children as they play, paying close attention to how they approach their learning and any new skills they demonstrate. She uses this information well to identify their next steps and to plan interesting and

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This provision is good

challenging activities. n The childminder has a firm understanding of how to support children's learning through purposeful interactions and planned experiences. Activities and resources are well matched to children's interests and learning needs. Children are highly motivated to learn, very well engaged during play and make good progress in their learning. n At times, the childminder does not maximise opportunities to help further promote children's already good literacy skills.

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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 build on children's already good literacy skills and extend opportunities for them to explore meaningful print during their play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried a joint observation with the childminder and assessed the accuracy of her evaluation. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including required assessments of children's learning, training certificates and children's records. n The inspector checked evidence of suitability of household members.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is well versed in the procedures to follow in the event of a concern about a child in her care. She regularly updates her knowledge of safeguarding practice and keeps well informed of all legislative changes and local authority updates. The childminder closely monitors the progress that children make and is able to swiftly identify any emerging gaps in their development. The childminder uses various methods of professional development opportunities to help her to continually improve her skills and practice. For example, the childminder completes online research, makes good use of early years publications and uses networking opportunities to discuss best practice with other early years providers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

There is an effective balance of adult-led and child-initiated play and the childminder is an excellent play companion for the children. She joins in enthusiastically with their play, steering and re-shaping activities while sensitively fitting in with their ideas. For example, children expertly recall and recreate the story of 'The Gingerbread Man' using the themed set and characters pre-planned by the childminder, following children's keen interest in the story. The childminder joins in, modelling language very well and asking lots of well-posed questions about the story and other endings they can think of. As children's interest moves on to the dough, the childminder maintains their learning well, suggesting they make their own gingerbread men using the themed cutters. The childminder's flexible approach and strong teaching skills greatly impacts on children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's good health. She encourages children to take part in good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before snacks and meals. They have many opportunities to engage in outdoor play and be physically active. For example, children enjoy trips to soft-play settings, local parks and the beach. Children are confident in new and social situations. They mix with their older and younger peers at toddler groups and other child-friendly settings. Children learn important social skills as well as opportunities to meet people from the local and wider community. The childminder supports children to celebrate and respect their differences. They learn about different disabilities and how people might use a different approach to reach the same goal.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children demonstrate excellent levels of engagement during play and concentrate well. They are persistent learners and are confident to try different approaches. Children demonstrate good mathematical thinking as they use magnetic shapes to build an aeroplane and then draw upon their imaginative skills as they talk about where it might fly to. Children are confident communicators and enjoy using new vocabulary. Children gain the skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY283461 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10070882 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 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1 Date of previous inspection 14 April 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Broughton, Preston. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

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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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