Garner Teri Lesley

Inspection date 17 December 2018 Previous inspection date 19 June 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 Not Applicable

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This provision is good

n The childminder promotes children's safety well. She provides them with high-visibility jackets when they walk from school to her home. The childminder helps children to learn about how to keep themselves safe. She talks to them about road safety when they walk in the street. n The childminder evaluates her provision well. She gathers the views of parents and values their opinions and views. The childminder makes changes, such as purchasing art and craft resources regularly. She knows children enjoy developing their creative skills. n Children demonstrate a good imagination. They ask the childminder to be 'fire' so they can use a toy fire engine and pretend to put the fire out. Children are happy and engaged in play. n The childminder shares information daily with parents about what children have achieved in her provision. She passes on information to parents, for example, regarding any incidents that have happened at school or pre-school.

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This provision is good

n The childminder finds out about children's interests when they first start. This helps her to ensure that children have toys and resources that they like, when they first start. The childminder spends time playing alongside children and talks to them about their interests. She builds strong bonds with children. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and are emotionally secure. n The childminder has not yet achieved highly effective partnerships with schools and pre-schools that children attend.

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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 already good links with schools and pre-schools that the children attend to achieve the best consistency in complementing the learning experiences children receive.

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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 has attended child protection training. She knows the signs of abuse and where to report concerns she may have regarding children's welfare. The childminder promotes the safe use of mobile phones and cameras in her home. She talks to children about why some electronic games are appropriate and some are not when they access these on the internet. This helps children to learn about e-safety. The childminder completes risk assessments in her home and when she takes children on outings. She removes identified hazards. The childminder provides children with a clean environment. She provides information for children to help them to learn about the importance of when to wash their hands. This helps children to care for their own personal hygiene. The childminder attends training courses. She accesses information on the internet to gather new ideas and activities to promote children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children as they play and shares her findings with parents. This helps to keep them informed about activities children have enjoyed. The childminder provides children with a good range of toys and resources that they access independently, giving them plenty of choices in their play. The childminder provides children with opportunities to access fresh air and exercise daily. Children play in her garden with hoops and balls. The childminder takes children to the park to help develop muscles in their upper body. She helps children to develop confidence in their speaking skills. The childminder gives children plenty of time to respond to the good questions she asks them. The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop their hand and eye coordination. Children make paper chains with the childminder. The childminder shows and explains how to stick the paper together and to put pieces of paper through

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

each other to make a chain. Children say it looks like a 'jet plane', showing their imagination. The childminder asks them to count how many chains they have. Children count to six, showing their counting abilities. They tell the childminder where they are going to hang them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children attend taster sessions when they first start. This helps the childminder to get to know children and for children to become familiar with her. She encourages them to bring comforters from home. Children settle well. They have a space for their own belongings, that shown by their name and picture. This helps children to have a sense of belonging. They childminder encourages children to tidy away toys before they access others. Children learn to care for the environment. The childminder has rules and boundaries in her home and provides a firm but fair approach to managing children's behaviour. Children know what is expected of them and behave well. The childminder offers children healthy snacks. She sits with children during mealtimes and reminds them to use good manners. Children are sociable and enjoy sitting and eating with their friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY291872 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10070992 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 19 June 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Glenfield, Leicester. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3 and occasionally works with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am until 9am and from 3.15pm until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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