Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date 26 February 2019 Previous inspection date 23 February 2016

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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 is proactive in establishing relationships with other settings that children attend. This supports her in successfully complementing children's learning. n The childminder shares photographs and updates with parents to help inform them about their children's activities. n The childminder helps children to learn about mathematics. During cooking activities, the childminder talks about size, shape and position. This extends children's understanding and helps them to solve simple mathematical problems. n Children are imaginative and use their ideas as they play. They use their developing mathematical knowledge as they role-play shops and use a cash register to charge the childminder for buying food. n The childminder encourages children to play outdoors and enjoy being active. Children ride in push-along cars and strengthen the muscles in their legs as they enjoy running and moving in different ways.

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This provision is good

n Children are making good progress in their learning. n There are occasional lapses when the childminder is not highly vigilant in following every aspect of her risk assessment when she has visitors to her home. n The progress check that the childminder completes for children between the age of two and three years is brief. It does not provide specific detail to encourage parents and other settings that children attend to build on children's good knowledge and skills.

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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 vigilance, ensuring that all aspects of risk assessments are consistently put into practice, specifically in relation to when visitors come to the home n increase the detail of the progress check for children between the age of two and three years, providing parents and other settings that children attend with more information to enable them to continue to build on children's good learning.

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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 outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector discussed planned activities with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at suitable times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends regular training with her Local Safeguarding Children Board to ensure that her knowledge and skills about child protection are up to date. She understands about her responsibility to identify and report any concerns about children's welfare to them. The childminder is highly qualified and extends her good knowledge through attending regular training events and working with her local authority. The childminder reviews her work regularly and makes improvements. Since the last inspection, the childminder has introduced technology to share photographs of children's activities with their parents. The childminder has successfully addressed the recommendations raised at the previous inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

When making biscuits, children follow a recipe book to see what ingredients they will need. This enables them to learn that print carries meaning, promoting their early literacy skills well. Children observe the changing texture as they mix the ingredients together. They show their very good knowledge, talking about where eggs come from and how they will need to cook the biscuits before they can eat them. Children have a vast vocabulary. When engaging in activities, they talk continually, giving a commentary to their actions and asking questions. The childminder effectively supports children's communication and language skills. She pauses, listens and asks them questions that make them think and ponder on their response. The childminder accurately assesses children's starting points in learning. She tracks their progress over time and uses the information to determine challenging next steps to promote children's development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides diverse resources and toys that reflect children's ethnicity. This helps children to learn about the differences and similarities between themselves and others. The childminder has a calm nature and provides children with a caring and nurturing environment to play and learn in. Children form close attachments to her. Parents state how the childminder teaches children to be polite and have good manners, helping them to develop positive social skills. Children learn about being healthy and staying fit. The childminder promotes good hygiene routines, which she explains to children, helping them to understand about ways they can prevent the risk of spreading germs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make excellent progress in their communication and language skills and are competent talkers. They take the lead in their play, making multiple choices about where they play and what they do. Children have high self-esteem. They can sustain attention at activities and play independently as their interests change. Children are beginning to recognise letters and numerals and are gaining skills they require to be successful in their future learning and when they move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY251501 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10073162 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 23 February 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Lacey Green in Princes Risborough. The childminder provides care daily between 7am and 6pm, all year around. The childminder holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 4.

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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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