Childminder EY448600

Inspection date 5 March 2019 Previous inspection date 1 November 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 skilfully observes and assesses children's learning. This helps her to quickly identify where children are making progress towards the targets she has set for them. The childminder's assessments of children's development are accurate and precise. n The childminder works well with other settings that children attend to ensure there is continuity of support for their learning and care. She has made strong progress in this aspect of her practice since the last inspection. Her systems are so effective that she is now sharing her knowledge with other childcare practitioners. n The childminder provides very good support to help children develop their independence and confidence, especially when they are new to the setting. Children make very good progress in this aspect of learning. n The childminder focuses well on older children's school readiness. She lists the skills children need to learn and shares these with parents, carers and other settings children

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This provision is good

attend. She regularly gathers their contributions so that together they can identify exactly where they need to focus their support. n The childminder is a reflective practitioner. She continually evaluates the activities she provides and uses this information to better support children's learning. For example, she observed that children had very high levels of engagement when they took a planned activity in a different direction. As a result, she is more flexible in her planning and provides more opportunities for children's exploration and investigation. n On occasions, the childminder does not give children enough support to join in with conversations and fully express themselves, in order to make the best possible progress in their speaking skills. n Although the childminder is sensitive and calm when speaking to children about unwanted behaviour, she does not consistently help them to understand what her

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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 a greater variety of opportunities for children to develop their speaking skills and make even faster rates of progress n maximise every opportunity to help children understand behavioural expectations.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of training. n The inspector discussed the procedures for evaluation and the priorities for improvement with the childminder. n The inspector considered the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day, and their written views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection. She makes good use of her own research and reading to develop her knowledge of child protection issues and how this might affect her own practice. The childminder is very keen to gather feedback from others, receptive to ideas and committed to continually improving the quality of her provision. She has recently implemented a new system to gather feedback from parents and carers. She reviews the feedback, has a discussion where appropriate so that she makes sure she knows exactly what the suggestion is, and then uses the idea to develop her practice, for example her planning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides good support for learning. For example, she observes children trying to flip a pancake. She gives verbal instructions to help them in their attempts and then demonstrates how they can control the pan. Children listen and then follow her instructions and improve as they try again. As the childminder reads a story, she encourages the children to find resources that reflect the storyline. When they cannot find a matching item, she encourages them to think about what they could use instead. This helps to support children's thinking skills. The childminder has very good partnerships with parents and carers. She has improved this aspect of her practice significantly since the last inspection. The childminder constantly shares and gathers very useful information and ensures parents and carers have the information they need to support learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder organises the indoor environment well. She makes good use of the space in the playroom so that children can access a broad range of resources to initiate and extend their own play. The childminder provides appropriate support to help children understand why certain things may be unsafe. For example, when children get overexcited with the toys and start waving them around, she explains the possible consequences of their actions. Children behave well. They have lovely relationships with each other and strong attachments to the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress, and in some aspects very good progress from their starting points. Children have high levels of confidence. For example, they explore and investigate the environment and select their own resources. Children show good imagination as they initiate and extend their own play independently. Children demonstrate that their understanding skills are well developed. They listen to and follow instructions, and demonstrate that they understand what is being asked of them. Children are developing the skills they need for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448600 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10094505 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 3 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 1 November 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Swadlincote. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, 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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