Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date 21 February 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 reflects well on her provision and practice. She uses information from professional development and training effectively to provide new and exciting activities for the children. For example, after recent training on using natural materials she has added these to her resources for children. Children eagerly explore them and use their imagination well as they play. n The childminder has strong relationships with parents. She shares details with them about what their children do daily and seeks information from them about what children do at home. This helps her to plan with them what children need to learn next. Children benefit from highly consistent experiences and make good progress in their learning. n The childminder makes comprehensive and accurate assessments of children's skills and tracks their achievements carefully. She uses her assessments to plan challenging activities that meet children's needs and interests and enhance their learning and

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This provision is good

development. n The childminder provides highly stimulating environments indoors and outdoors with readily accessible toys. Children make confident choices and show high levels of curiosity as they decide how they want to play. n Sometimes, the childminder does not allow children sufficient to time to think and express their ideas as they engage in the different activities. n The childminder misses chances to encourage the children to play together or support her in caring for the play spaces, including helping to put the toys away.

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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 provide sufficient time for children to think and respond when asking questions or encouraging them to express their ideas n improve the support for children to play cooperatively and to join in with taking responsibility for caring for the play spaces.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of the teaching indoors and outdoors. n The inspector took into account the views of parents through written questionnaires read at the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of paperwork, including copies of children's learning and development online files, policies and procedures and the childminder's evaluation of her practice.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder has worked hard to make sure that she provides good-quality activities and experiences for the children. She has made excellent use of opportunities to develop her skills and build good relationships with others involved in the children's care. For example, she talks with other settings, with parents' permission, and shares her checks of children's development with them to make sure they work together to plan well for children's further learning. She acts on concerns about the welfare of children and knows how to refer concerns to keep them safe. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder encourages children's early reading skills well. For example, using a book as her basis, she sets up a tray with puppets, fruit and name cards for the children to explore. She sets the scene well, asking the children to find the different animal puppets. Then, as she reads the story, she asks the children to use the puppet to find the fruit and then match it with the correct name card. Older children help younger ones to find the correct card. The childminder supports children's mathematical skills successfully. For instance, as children count objects she reminds them to touch each one to make sure they get the right number. The childminder provides good support for children to develop their hand-eye coordination and their imagination well. For example, she provides resources such as straws that allow them to design and create structures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children learn about diversity and other cultures well. For example, using a popular storybook, she talks to the children about the characters, what the country in the book looks like and how it is similar or different to where they live. She also links snack time to the book and talks with the children about where the fruit has come from. The childminder encourages children to develop their physical and social skills as they cut the fruit and share it with each other. She gives children the opportunity to try different fruit and express their preferences. Children say they need to wash their hands to get rid of germs and the stickiness from the fruit and talk about other healthy practices, including brushing their teeth to keep them clean and stop them falling out.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen to join in with the different activities. For example, they explore the different bear and dinosaur figures, use tweezers to pick them up and place them in the correct pattern on laminated cards. Children exclaim in delight as they receive praise for counting the right number of mummy, daddy and baby bears. They show their developing self-care skills as they put coats and shoes on to go outdoors and competently use knives to cut their fruit for snack. The childminder prepares children for their move into pre-school and school well. Younger children join in taking older ones to school and visit local pre-school groups, helping them become familiar with the different places.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545106 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10094864 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 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in April 2017. She lives in Bristol. The childminder offers care from 6am to 6pm on Monday to Friday all year round.

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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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Registers

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