Childminder in Luton

Inspection date 5 December 2018 Previous inspection date 3 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 childminder works closely with other settings that children attend. They share information about children's progress so that the childminder can effectively support children's next steps in learning. n The childminder uses spontaneous opportunities to promote children's mathematical development. At snack time, children count the pieces of food and the childminder asks children to recall three different types of food. Children do this successfully, using their fingers to help them to count. n The childminder observes children and accurately assesses the good development that they make. n Children get ample opportunities to be fit and active and to increase their strength and coordination. They talk about getting out of breath at indoor play areas where they race, climb and run. This helps to contribute towards children's understanding about how exercise affects their bodies. n Occasionally, the childminder does not seize on opportunities to extend children's

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This provision is good

literacy skills to the optimum, such as introducing them to letter sounds. n The childminder does not plan highly challenging activities to extend on older children's understanding of the world through using technology. n Occasionally, the childminder does not seize on opportunities to extend children's literacy skills to the optimum, such as introducing them to letter sounds. n The childminder does not plan highly challenging activities to extend on older children's understanding of the world through using technology.

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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 expand on the teaching of literacy skills, introducing older children to letter sounds n develop teaching to support older children's developing interest and skill in using technology.

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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 assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector discussed a planned activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members. n The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder reviews her work and recognises areas of teaching that she wants to develop. She has successfully addressed the recommendations from the previous inspection and shows a good capacity to improve her provision continually. Parents praise the childminder and her caring approach. The childminder establishes professional relationships with parents that enable them to support children's good progress at home. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder undertakes training through her Local Safeguarding Children Board to enable her to understand about child protection issues, including within her local community. The childminder carries out risk assessments and takes effective action to help keep children safe in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of children and their individual needs. She adapts her activities to ensure that all children have equal opportunities to be successful and make good progress. The childminder plans creative activities for children. Children enjoy matching letters to envelopes and posting the letters into a post box, developing their problem-solving skills. The childminder talks about her plans to expand on this interest by helping children to write and post letters into a real post box. The childminder talks to children and supports their language development well. She carefully repeats back sentences with correct pronunciation to help children to develop their language and communication skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder intuitively and sensitively supports children's personal needs. She encourages them to become independent in dressing and using the bathroom and praises them. The childminder promotes children's understanding about the benefits of drinking water and explains how it helps their bodies. This is one of the many ways that the childminder encourages children to be healthy. Children are calm and settled in the childminder's company. They quickly develop close relationships with her and parents say how happy children are in her care. In turn, the childminder shows children genuine affection, which helps to increase their sense of well-being. Children explore the activities on offer and can make choices about what and how they play. The childminder encourages children to be polite and aware of the feelings of others, and their behaviour is excellent.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are highly sociable and benefit from the wide range of additional activities they enjoy outside of the home. They make good progress in their learning and are gaining good skills in readiness for starting school. When playing shopkeepers, children weigh and compare quantities of food. They say how much the fruit and vegetables will cost and enjoy engaging with the childminder in highly imaginative play. Children have high self-esteem and confidence. They are eager and excited by their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 105092 Local authority Luton Inspection number 10071655 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 3 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 3 July 2015

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The childminder registered in 1987 and lives in Luton. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family 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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