Childminder in Nottinghamshire

Inspection date 7 March 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 is experienced, well qualified and passionate about her role as a childminder. Her knowledge of early years and commitment to deliver high-quality childcare ensures that children play in an environment that enhances their all-round development. The childminder is a reflective practitioner who evaluates herself and her setting regularly. This helps her drive for continual improvement. n The childminder is committed to her professional development. She has built up an excellent network of other early years professionals and regularly attends training to help her to keep up to date with changes in best practice and legislation. This helps to ensure that good outcomes for children are maintained. n The childminder has made good links with the local community and regularly explores the local area with the children. They attend different groups, such as a weekly forest school session and toddler group. Children start to find out about the world through

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This provision is good

first-hand opportunities. They start to gain an understanding and awareness of the different people and places that are in their community. n Children are incredibly independent and enjoy developing their self-help skills. They are given a great deal of choice in what they do. Children are encouraged to offer ideas and suggestions throughout the day and the childminder responds to them in a wonderfully warm and respectful manner. n Teaching is strong with some aspects of this outstanding. The childminder is skilled at following children's lead. She uses opportunities during children's self-chosen play to extend their learning. Children show good levels of engagement and enthusiasm in experiences. They make consistently good progress. n The childminder does not always use her knowledge of children or that gained from parents at the start of what children need to learn next. This would help her to plan

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This provision is good

more challenging experiences that help to accelerate children's learning even more.

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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 sharpen the focus on planning for children's next steps in learning and use what is known about children to plan challenging experiences that will help children to make rapid progress in their learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed all areas of the home and garden that are used for childminding. n The inspector observed children engaged in a variety of activities inside and outside. n The inspector looked at the childminder's documentation, including safeguarding records and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and people living at the premises. n The inspector carried out observations of the childminder's interactions with children and evaluated these with her. She also discussed the childminder's self-evaluation methods. n The inspector took account of views written by parents on the childminder's own survey.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a robust understanding of her role and responsibility in relation to keeping children safe. She knows about wider issues, such as indicators that a child might be experiencing exposure to extremist views. The childminder is aware of the procedure to follow should she have a concern about a child's welfare. This helps to promote children's safety and welfare. The childminder works in close partnership with parents, other early years professionals and settings that children attend. She is proactive in sharing information about what children are learning and what they need to learn next. Parents speak highly of the childminder. Children receive a consistent approach to their care and learning from all involved in their care that helps them to make good progress and promotes continuity in their ongoing development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder carefully plans activities according to children's interests and stages of development. This means children play in an environment that offers appropriate challenge and stimulating resources. The childminder promotes children's language and thinking skills and differentiates her teaching outstandingly well. For example, during a game called 'what's in the box', the childminder enhances younger children's spoken skills. She introduces new words, uses lots of repetition and asks appropriate questions. Older children are challenged as the childminder asks more complex questions. She introduces basic addition sums, such as, 'Now we have one more, how many does that make?' Children of different ages remain excited and focused for a significant amount of time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle quickly and feel secure in their environment. The childminder meets individual children's needs well and quickly picks up on their cues for support. For example, she is aware when younger children start to become frustrated and provides some extra attention to support them. The childminder helps children to be kind, respectful and to manage their feelings appropriately. She weaves in opportunities for children to learn about different emotions throughout their day. Consequently, children behave well. The childminder promotes children's good health and hygiene. Children have daily access to fresh air and exercise and understand the importance of handwashing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. Older children have good levels of independence and are developing key skills that will help them with their move on to school. For example, they develop early literacy skills as they enjoy looking at books and making purposeful marks. They write down names and times in the hairdressers' role-play appointment book. This demonstrates children's growing control of their movements, in readiness for beginning to write letters and numbers. Younger children are confident and develop good speech and language skills. They show increasing ability to use resources independently and persevere to learn new skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541203 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10080083 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 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Calverton, Nottingham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a degree in early childhood studies. 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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