Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date 4 February 2019 Previous inspection date 20 November 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 Parents provide very complimentary feedback about the good-quality service the childminder and her assistant provide for their children. The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's care and learning. She regularly shares summaries of children's progress and her daily dairies that detail the care children receive. n The childminder supports children's communication skills well. She comments on children's play and she encourages their developing conversational skills. The childminder reads to children and they sing songs each day. Children who have slower speech development quickly catch up. n All children make good progress relative to their starting points. n The childminder attends regular training sessions to refresh her knowledge and to develop areas of her practice. She has strengthened support for older children's literacy. The assistant is currently undertaking an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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This provision is good

This has supported her understanding of child development. n The childminder and her assistant help children develop secure relationships. Children play happily in the warm and welcoming environment and are confident to make choices. n The childminder does not consistently plan precisely enough to help children make the best possible progress in their learning. n The childminder does not consistently adapt her teaching to fully match the different capabilities of children who are involved in the same activity together at the same time.

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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 use assessment more sharply to plan precisely how to help support children to make the best possible progress n adapt teaching more fully to consider children's differing learning needs, particularly when the same activity includes children who are at different stages of development.

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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 and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation with the childminder of the assistant's practice during an activity. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living at the premises. n The inspector spoke with the children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant demonstrate a clear understanding of their role in keeping children safe. They know the procedures to follow and who they should contact if they have any child protection concerns. The childminder uses her well-considered policies to underpin effective procedures to help keep children safe. The childminder reflects on the effectiveness of the provision and has put in place improvements. She has enhanced her playroom to encourage children to help themselves easily. She considers the views of parents in her self-evaluation. The childminder monitors children's progress to identify any gaps in their development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works in partnership with other settings that children attend to provide continuity for children's learning. She provides a range of opportunities that help children gain early literacy and mathematical skills. Older children benefit from activities that help them learn to read and write their name. Children enjoy their daily 'colouring' time where they use pencils and crayons to make marks. The childminder helps children to identify shapes and colours. She teaches children to count. Younger children enjoy opportunities to explore a wide range of materials using their senses. This includes activities that they enjoy when they visit stay-and-play groups.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's healthy lifestyles well. She ensures children play energetically outside each day. Children learn how to stay safe. The childminder and her assistant take children to many places of interest and visits out into the local community. The childminder uses such opportunities to support children's understanding of the world and their social skills. The childminder helps children behave well and gain confidence. She encourages children to care for their environment and toys. For example, children help to tidy up when activities are finished.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children who speak English as an additional language learn to speak English well. Older children confidently talk and express their own interests. Older children learn about letters and the sounds they represent. They learn to recognise shapes, numbers and their names. Two-year-old children are interested in the play of others and they use simple sentences. Younger children develop their walking skills and learn to use single words. All children develop the necessary skills for the next stage in their learning and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 221104 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 10065153 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 1 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 20 November 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and has been childminding since 1995. She lives in Grange Park, Northampton. The childminder works regularly with an assistant. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, 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 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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