Childminder in Bath and North East Somerset

Inspection date 26 February 2019 Previous inspection date 25 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 encourages children to be increasingly independent. She gives them choices and responsibilities, such as tidying up and cutting up their food. She effectively supports their attempts to do things themselves. For example, she positively highlights the actions and achievements of other children, to encourage them to persevere when they encounter difficulties. n The childminder is kind, caring and responsive to children's personal needs. Children develop secure bonds with her, they are happy and thrive in the nurturing, homely environment. The childminder instinctively reacts to babies' and children's needs, giving them lots of reassurance and cuddles and supporting their well-being really well. n The childminder is knowledgeable about how children learn. She offers a good balance of activities that she introduces and those that children choose or create themselves. Children are motivated to explore. They develop positive attitudes towards learning and

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This provision is good

make good progress. n The childminder focuses well on supporting the changing needs of the children that attend, to help enhance their well-being further. For instance, she has undertaken training to help her offer enhanced and more nutritious meals for children. She has then worked closely and effectively with parents to inspire and extend the range of food in children's repertoire. n The childminder does not promptly outline new children's development to help her see any gaps in their learning and support them to make the best progress possible. n The childminder does not consistently target the challenges in her activities as effectively as she could to fully extend older children's ideas as they explore.

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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 more quickly evaluate what children know and can do when they first start at the provision and outline any gaps in their learning, to help them to make the best possible progress n follow and extend children's ideas fully as they explore, to develop their skills and understanding as much as possible.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children and childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector sampled documentation, including the suitability and qualifications of the childminder, policies and procedures, children's development records and planning. n The inspector observed the children and the childminder. She evaluated the effectiveness of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector took account the views of parents by reading their comments in questionnaires and messages. n The inspector discussed the childminder's risk assessments and her self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is familiar with procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child and she takes effective steps to keep her knowledge up to date. The childminder remains vigilant and continually assesses her home as children, and particularly babies, explore. For instance, she ensures internal doors are closed or secure and moves toys and resources to ensure they can move around and explore safely. The childminder regularly exchanges information with parents and liaises with staff at other settings that children attend, to help provide a collaborative approach for children. The childminder involves parents in her effective self-evaluation and has clear development plans. She networks with other childminders to gain good practice ideas, to help her develop the outcomes for children further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children as they play, assessing their achievements and using this information to help her plan for children's individual learning needs. She organises her activities so that children of all ages can play together. Babies' confidence grows alongside the childminder's close support and reassurance. They, and older children, concentrate and develop control and coordination of their movements well in relation to their age and stage of development. For instance, they eagerly experiment during exploratory play with sensory food items. They copy the childminder, lifting up their arms, and have great fun sprinkling dry rice back into the tray or pouring the rice out of a bottle. Older children are careful and purposeful as they use spoons to scoop up the rice and pour them into pots or learn to use funnels to pour into smaller openings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children play together, sharing toys and learning to enjoy each other's company. She encourages them to recognise hazards and children begin to take responsibility for their own and other's safety. For example, older children pass smaller plastic items to the childminder, so that babies do not put the smaller items into their mouths. The childminder supports children's healthy lifestyles and teaches them good hygiene practices. She offers timely support and patient discussion to help them learn about their bodies and to recognise and communicate their needs. Children are offered a good range of opportunities to explore their local community. For example, the childminder takes them to local groups, to play with other children of their own age. They go for daily walks and visit parks nearby.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children's language and literacy skills develop well. They enjoy story time with the childminder. They listen attentively and label some words as 'tricky', as they successfully copy the childminder's clear pronunciation. Older children confidently recognise letters of their names and develop their coordination skills well. They spend time exploring different methods, such as moulding dough, and readily make purposeful marks with pens, colouring and tracing lines and drawing pictures. Babies and children gain confidence in their abilities. They are prepared well for the next stages in their development and their future learning in other settings or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478378 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10067691 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 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 25 February 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Saltford, Bath and North East Somerset. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time only. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged three years.

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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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