Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date 4 December 2018 Previous inspection date 8 September 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Met 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 shares information daily with parents. She talks to them about their children's achievements and encourages parents to continue to support children's learning at home. n The childminder helps older children to be well prepared for their move on to school. She encourages them to be independent. For example, she asks them to put on their own shoes and coats. Children go with the childminder when she collects older children from school. This helps children to become familiar with the environment. n Children demonstrate that they are emotionally secure. They are keen to share their ideas with the childminder and talk very confidently about their interests. Children make good progress in their development. n The childminder has a good working relationship with other settings children attend. She shares and gathers information about children's learning and development to promote consistency in the experiences that children receive. The childminder passes

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This provision is good

information from other settings to parents regarding children's health needs. n Parents compliment the childminder for being helpful and caring towards their children. They appreciate how their children try different foods when they are in her care. n Occasionally, the childminder does not use her assessments to focus precisely enough on planning for children's learning, to help them make the best possible progress in all aspects of development. n The childminder's training and professional development is not sufficiently focused on raising the quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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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 strengthen the use of assessments to more precisely identify children's individual next steps in learning and to help them to make the best possible progress in their development n extend the programme of professional development to raise standards of teaching even higher and to provide further opportunities for children to learn at the highest level.

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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 completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. 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 undertakes regular professional development to refresh her knowledge. She is aware of wider safeguarding issues, such as how to identify if a child it being drawn into situations that put them at significant risk of harm. The childminder finds out about children's medical and dietary needs when they first start. This helps her to promote children's good health. The childminder completes risk assessments in her home and when she takes children on outings. This helps her to identify and remove any hazards. The childminder helps children to learn about how they can keep themselves safe. She practises fire evacuation drills with children in her home and talks to them about how to cross the road safely when walking in the street. Her self-evaluation is effective. The childminder gathers the views of parents and has a good understanding of children's current interests. This helps her to identify and make

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

improvements that benefit the children in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children and has a good understanding of how they like to learn. She offers them a good range of resources that motivates children to try new experiences. The childminder promotes children's literacy skills well. She reads them stories. Children remember and say repeated phrases in favourite stories. The childminder uses different tones in her voice and this helps to maintain children's interest and involvement in the story. Younger children squeal in excitement. The childminder takes children to local parks. She walks with children in the street daily to ensure they get exercise. The childminder helps children to learn about other cultures as well as their own and to respect others views and opinions. The childminder encourages children to develop their imaginary play. When younger children give her a play telephone, the childminder pretends to talk to parents. Children then copy this, helping to develop their

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. The childminder is a good role model and is caring and polite to children. She praises children for using good manners. Children display high levels of self-esteem and confidence and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the childminders care. The childminder finds out about special events children attend with family members. She uses this information to plan activities that complement children's experiences at home. This provides her with opportunities to talk to children about family life and to help children to recall events from memory.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and develop skills for future learning. They develop their senses, for example, when they pick and smell lavender from the childminder's garden. Children learn how technology works. They press buttons on toys and jump up and down to the sound of music that is played, showing their physical ability.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY250861 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10083360 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 8 September 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Birstall. She operates all year round from 7.15am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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