Childminder EY431019

Inspection date 12 December 2018 Previous inspection date 26 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 Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. There are warm bonds and plenty of smiles and cuddles between them. Children show good levels of well-being. n The childminder makes accurate and ongoing assessments about each child's progress. She clearly identifies what each child needs to learn next. Children make good progress from their starting points. n The childminder supports children's early speaking and language skills well. Children learn to make their needs known and to use an increasingly wide range of words to do so. n Children are confident and independent in meeting many of their own needs. For example, they learn to find and put on their own coats before going to play in the garden. n The childminder builds strong partnerships with parents. She works well with them to provide continuity to children between her home and theirs. She builds well on new skills that parents are teaching to their children at home.

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This provision is good

n The childminder does not provide children with a wide range of experiences to help them learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others in the wider world. n The childminder misses opportunities to build further on children's developing interest in numbers, counting and other mathematical concepts.

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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 plan a wider range of experiences that helps children learn about cultures and beliefs beyond their own, to support their developing understanding of diversity n encourage children to explore numbers, size and shapes further in order to extend their developing mathematical skills still further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the children and the childminder in the childminder's home and garden. n The inspector discussed the learning that was taking place with the childminder. n The inspector discussed with the childminder her understanding of first aid and safeguarding. n The inspector took account of the views of parents. n The inspector looked at documentation, including children's records and the childminder's policies.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder takes effective steps to keep her knowledge up to date. She knows what to do if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She ensures that her home is safe and welcoming and supervises children closely throughout the day. She makes suitable use of opportunities to update her skills and has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. She monitors children's progress closely in order to identify any gaps in learning to help children catch up with their peers. She knows how to seek extra help for children if it is needed to enable them to make the progress of which they are capable.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are engaged and inquisitive learners. They play and learn purposefully and happily. The childminder supports their learning well. For example, as children paint, she shows them how to hold the brushes so that they can control their movements. She places her hands against the easels and children enjoy painting around these. She reads books to children, who enjoy turning the pages and sharing their thoughts about the characters in the stories. Throughout the day she models clear language, building well on the words that children already know.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children make meaningful choices about what to do. For example, they tell the childminder when they would like to go outside, where the childminder has set up interesting activities that capture their interest well. They enjoy helping with everyday routines, such as preparing the table for mealtimes or tidying away toys. The childminder organises her day well to meet children's care needs. For example, she plans in times for more energetic play and times when children can rest quietly. Children behave well for their age and are polite and welcoming to visitors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn a wide range of skills in preparation for their future learning and starting school. They learn to share and take turns. They learn to socialise and play with other groups of children, such as during trips to local toddler groups. They learn to use technology in a meaningful way, such as to play favourite songs. They learn to draw and write with purpose. For example, they enjoy making shopping lists with the childminder and then going to the shops to buy what they need.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431019 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10083426 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 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 26 September 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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