Childminder EY235502

Inspection date 16 January 2019 Previous inspection date 19 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 frequently completes a variety of training courses to further enhance her existing professional knowledge and skills, in order to help improve the quality of her already good teaching. n The childminder successfully evaluates her practice, which helps her to identify areas for ongoing improvement. n The childminder regularly assesses the children's learning and closely monitors their progress. This helps all children to make good or better progress in their learning in relation to their starting points. n The childminder creates a very welcoming, home-from-home environment for children. She demonstrates kindness and warmth to the children in her care and is very attentive to their needs. n Children are developing the skills they need for their future learning. They enjoy learning and are well motivated and confident to try new activities and experiences. For example, children explore and sample the different colours and textures of new fruits.

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This provision is good

n The childminder has not fully maximised different ways in which to further develop younger children's mathematical knowledge and skills during daily routines. n Sometimes, the childminder does not consistently plan children's next steps in their development to extend their progress to the next 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 increase daily opportunities to enhance younger children's existing mathematical knowledge and skills n enhance and further develop children's next steps in learning so that they continue to make higher levels of progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector sampled a selection of the childminder's policies and procedures, first-aid and safeguarding certificates, risk assessment documents and children's learning files. n The inspector spoke to parents and listened to their views, and further reviewed a selection of written feedback from parents. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector viewed the learning areas that the childminder uses for her business.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection procedures and frequently updates her safeguarding knowledge and skills. She is aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and knows the procedures to follow to report any concerns. The childminder thoroughly risk assesses the learning environment to help ensure children are kept safe and secure. She helps children to learn about road safety, such as how to safely cross roads and how to operate traffic light systems. The childminder works well with other settings the children attend. This helps to ensure continuity of care. Partnerships with parents are very good. This is evident in the consistently positive and complimentary feedback that parents have written.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a robust understanding of the learning and development requirements. She gathers comprehensive and detailed information from parents about their children's abilities upon starting with her. The childminder uses these details to help her plan and organise activities the children will enjoy. For example, babies play with a variety of sensory resources, excitedly rustling and exploring bags filled with musical instruments, fruits and natural objects. Older children enjoy supervised woodworking experiences and make small wooden models.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children eagerly approach the childminder for cuddles and nestle in her arms as she gently rocks them to sleep. This effectively promotes their personal and emotional well- being and helps ensure their individual care needs are well supported. The childminder encourages children to eat healthily, such as a whole grain cereal for breakfast, along with milk drinks. Children benefit from daily walks and a variety of different outings. For example, trips to local museums, the beach and parks. This positively helps them learn about the world around them as they explore their local community. This further contributes to the children learning to value and respect the differences between themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enthusiastically explore their environment, concentrating well with their chosen activities. Younger children's emerging speech development is promoted very well. This is demonstrated as they babble and use body gestures to respond to the childminder's interactions with them. They excitedly wave and clap their hands. Children happily revisit activities that they find interesting and exciting, such as the musical instruments. They enjoy making the small bells jingle and use a drumstick to make drum sounds on the tambourine. Children display a positive attitude to their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY235502 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 10060136 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 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 19 March 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Ashington, Northumberland. She operates all year round, from 6.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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