Childminder in North East Lincolnshire

Inspection date 4 January 2019 Previous inspection date 12 March 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 has effective strategies to promote children's emotional well-being when they first start. Children are relaxed in their surroundings and talk confidently to the childminder about their needs and wishes. n Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder observes children as they play and provides activities that help them to achieve. n The childminder encourages children to manage risks in their play. She shows children where to put their fingers when they begin to use scissors. The childminder asks them to cut string and reminds them to keep the scissors facing downwards. Children learn new skills. n The childminder helps older children to develop their literacy skills. She encourages them to recognise the letters of the alphabet in their name. n Overall, the childminder works well in partnership with parents. She keeps them informed about their children's achievements and care routines. The childminder shares

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This provision is good

information with other early years settings that the children attend. This helps to promote consistency in the experiences they receive. n The childminder shows children respect. She listens carefully to what they say and responds appropriately, showing children how to take turns in conversations. This helps to promote children's good communication and language skills. n Occasionally, the childminder does not use her assessments of children's abilities precisely enough. She does not consistently help children to make the best possible progress in all aspects of learning. n The childminder does not consistently use the information she obtains from parents about children's prior achievements when they first start.

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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 plan more precisely for children's learning and to help them to achieve at the highest levels n make best use of information gathered from parents about their children's prior achievements when they first start, in order to consistently plan for children's learning from the outset.

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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 throughout the inspection. 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 knows the signs that may suggest a child is at risk of harm. She has a good understanding about where to report concerns about children's safety. The childminder uses safety equipment in her home and when she takes children for walks in the community. She meets with other childminders to discuss good practice. The childminder reads information about childcare on the internet to help extend her professional development. This enables her to keep up to date with changes and to provide good-quality teaching and care for children. The childminder is reflective and regularly makes changes to her equipment and resources. This provides further opportunities for children to develop their imagination.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans activities that children enjoy and also allows them time to explore and investigate on their own. She offers children plenty of opportunities to develop their creative skills. Children make choices about what they would like to make. The childminder provides them with a wide selection of craft resources. She encourages children to be independent and to complete tasks for themselves. The childminder encourages children to count as they play. She asks them to count to five when they place a leaf on glue, giving it time to stick. Children demonstrate good listening and attention skills. They follow instructions and persevere with activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder takes children into the community to play in the park. Children use large apparatus that helps them to develop their physical skills. The childminder takes children for walks in the woods to collect leaves and sticks, which helps them to learn about nature. She checks the environment and removes identified hazards. This helps to keep children safe. The childminder talks to children about road safety and how to 'stop, look and listen' before they cross the road. This provides opportunities for children to learn about how they can keep themselves safe. Children behave well. The childminder is a good role model and gives children plenty of praise and encouragement for their achievements. This helps to raise their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They learn key skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school. Children show determination and have a 'can-do' attitude to learning. They solve problems in their play. For example, they learn how to peel the back off stickers. Children develop their imagination. They play with a toy kitchen and pretend to cut up toy food. Older children have a good understanding of colour and they talk about the colour of the objects they play with.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY347088 Local authority North East Lincolnshire Inspection number 10071061 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 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 12 March 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Cleethorpes. She operates all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She 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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