Childminder in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Inspection date 12 March 2019 Previous inspection date 3 May 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 works very effectively with her co-childminder to reflect on and evaluate the impact of their practices. Self-evaluation is thorough and focuses on changes that will benefit the children the most. n The childminder works very well to support children learning English as an additional language. She makes good use of technology to help the children hear new and familiar words in their home languages, for example when eating mango at snack time. n Children thoroughly enjoy the range of interesting learning experiences. They move around the playroom confidently, selecting their own resources. They receive good support from the childminder to follow their ideas and learn new ways of doing things, such as when playing with blocks. n Children from a young age learn to take care of their own needs. They have a positive attitude and persevere to achieve. They know when to ask for help and receive lots of

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This provision is good

praise for their attempts, for example at snack time and when getting ready to go outdoors. Children gain good skills for their future learning, including going to school. n Although the childminder knows the children well, assessment and planning processes are not as robust as they could be, to ensure teaching focuses more closely on children's achievements and next steps, to ensure the children excel and make the best possible progress.

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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 develop the assessment and planning processes to ensure teaching focuses more closely on children's achievements and next steps, to ensure they excel and make the best possible progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the childminder, her co-childminder and the assistant engage with children in their play and learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder at convenient times during the inspection. n The inspector sampled the range of documents and records that the childminder uses to help her meet the children's needs. n The inspector held a discussion with the childminder about an activity and how this and the teaching met the children's needs. n The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very secure knowledge of what to do should she have a safeguarding concern. She has a detailed policy to support her and inform parents of her responsibilities. The childminder completes daily risk assessments of the home and garden. Following effective self-evaluation, she has introduced the children to completing simple assessments of the play environment to help them recognise potential risks and take the necessary action to make it safe. For example, using their clipboards and pens, children noted that a toy on the floor could be a tripping hazard and put it away. The childminder reflects on her practices well to make changes. This has led her to target funding to provide children with more opportunities to learn in the local community. She has amended the routines and how she engages with children, to allow for more group times for children to speak and listen to others. The childminder

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

has improved her partnerships with parents to engage them more in sharing what they know about their children and what they learn at home. This has been especially helpful in supporting those children learning English as an additional language.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is an effective communicator. She focuses well on ensuring children listen, understand and learn to speak. She gives children lots of praise at their attempts, especially those learning English as an additional language, when they recognise that the fish need feeding and that the mango for their snack starts with 'mmmm'. During a singing and dancing activity, the childminder supports children well to explore their ribbons and make 'big arches, likes the rainbow' they sing about. The children enjoy marching and singing to familiar nursery rhymes. The childminder skilfully interacts in the children's play without disrupting their ideas. For example, she sits next to them and starts to match and sort the blocks. The children notice and adapt their own ideas to copy, learning the words to what they are doing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very confident, independent, and active learners, knowing they will receive positive support and encouragement from the childminder. Children learn very well about their differences. For example, at snack time, they ask to see the countries where others come from on the globe. The childminder supports children very well to explore feelings and emotions. She encourages them to use the mirrors and picture cards to talk about how the pigs and wolf were feeling in their story and what these look like. Children recognised the pigs might be scared and made the relevant face. The childminder's very sensitive and caring approach means children are very emotionally secure and have very good relationships with each other and her.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. From a young age, children know when to wash their hands, and do so unaided. They confidently seek help and let their needs be known. Children are highly respectful and behave extremely well. They learn to express and vocalise their needs. They gain good control of their movements, learning to hold pens correctly and move around the playroom safely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492734 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 10076543 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 4 Number of children on roll 14 Date of previous inspection 3 May 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Bournemouth, Dorset. She works alongside another registered childminder from their home, although she is also registered to work from her own home. The co-childminder employs an assistant. The childminder operates from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, throughout the year. She receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children age two, three and four 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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