Childminder EY423874

Inspection date 4 March 2019 Previous inspection date 22 June 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 caring and kind. Children are very settled and happy in her care. The childminder has formed secure and trusting relationships with children. n The quality of teaching is consistently good. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the individual children in her care. She completes accurate assessments of children's progress to identify their strengths and areas for development. n Children receive lots of praise and encouragement as they learn to take turns and share. This helps to support their emotional well-being. Children behave very well and understand the childminder's expectations. Children achieve good outcomes. n The childminder has organised her home to develop a stimulating and inviting playroom where children confidently make choices about their play. The premises are welcoming and she encourages children to engage in activities and explore. The childminder ensures resources and activities are easily accessible and supportive of

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This provision is good

children's learning and interests. n The childminder regularly meets and networks with other childminders. This enables her to hold professional discussions with them and she benefits from their peer support. The childminder also takes children to meet and play with other children and this helps them to develop good social skills. n The childminder does not always give children enough time to consider and answer questions, in order to enhance their thinking and reasoning skills. n The childminder does not fully encourage parents to contribute to self-evaluation and support improvement targets further.

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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 make better use of opportunities to further support children's thinking and reasoning skills n extend self-evaluation to include the views of parents to help target areas for improvement even more precisely.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector looked at the areas of the premises that are used for childminding, including the outdoor area. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector sampled children's learning records and other relevant documentation. n The inspector discussed self-evaluation, risk assessments and the childminder's policies and procedures. She checked evidence of the childminder's suitability and training certificates.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to protect children from harm or abuse. She knows the procedures to follow should a concern arise. She ensures all required documentation is in place, including policies, procedures and written permissions from parents. The childminder completes risk assessments and supervises children well, to help keep them safe. The childminder undertakes training opportunities to develop her knowledge and understanding further. She keeps parents well-informed of their children's emerging interests and achievements. Parents also share achievements of their children's learning and development with the childminder. This supports the childminder in her assessment of children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her observations of children's learning to close any gaps in their learning and plan suitable activities. The childminder supports children's language development and vocabulary well. She joins in with their play, introducing new words and short phrases for them to copy. For example, during a doctors role-play activity, the childminder encourages children to ask to take dolls' temperatures and check for reflexes. When completing puzzles, children learn new words, such as 'avocado'. The childminder supports children's mathematical development and encourages them to count objects during play. Children show delight as they sort different sized boxes to build towers, selecting larger boxes for the bottom tiers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children's confidence and self-esteem well. She reassures and praises them meaningfully to persevere at activities. This supports children's resilience. For example, children enjoy the success of threading pictures of fruit onto a pipe-cleaners as they recreate a story about a caterpillar. This also develops children's fine-motor skills. The childminder provides children with a healthy, balanced diet and encourages them to have regular drinks of water. Children develop effective levels of independence. For instance, they are keen to wash their hands before eating snack and learn the importance of this. Children enjoy the responsibility of small tasks, such as clearing away after activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are independent, confident, secure and happy. They respond positively to challenges and enjoy their learning experiences. For example, they show confidence when singing and performing actions to a nursery rhyme, as they rock their 'poorly' dolly. They develop good literacy skills as they make marks in the writing area. They select their favourite books independently and repeat some of the words. They also join in as the childminder reads to them. Children are making good progress. They are developing effective skills that they need to aid their future learning and eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423874 Local authority Sefton Inspection number 10074724 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 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 22 June 2016

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The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Formby. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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