Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date 14 March 2019 Previous inspection date 2 October 2015

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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 effectively promotes individual learning while she supports children's play. She uses what she knows about children to challenge them effectively in their learning. The childminder observes and assesses children's progress and plans for their future learning using her good knowledge of each child. n Children's personal, social and emotional development is good. They are settled and happy in the childminder's care and relationships are very good. n Children make good progress in their physical development. The childminder provides a variety of resources so that they can practise their good handling skills in different ways. n The childminder supports the development of young children's emerging speaking skills. She uses effective teaching strategies to help young children progress from saying single words to putting words together in simple sentences. n The childminder encourages children's creativity. She provides opportunities for them to

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This provision is good

explore textures and make marks in different ways. n The childminder is aware of her responsibilities to protect children from harm. She keeps her knowledge of the signs of child abuse and neglect up to date, and she is clear of the referral procedures to follow if she has a concern. n The well-qualified childminder keeps her knowledge about early years issues up to date, for example, through proactive research and training. n Information gathered from parents when children start does not wholly identify what their children know and can already do in order to fully support initial assessment and planning for their learning. n The childminder has not fully considered ways of raising children's awareness of similarities and differences, for example, with regard to different families, communities and traditions.

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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 enhance the arrangements for gathering information from parents about children's development when they first start and use this to help plan for children's future learning n extend children's learning about similarities and differences between themselves and others and about families, traditions and communities beyond their own experience.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities in the indoor play area. She discussed teaching methods with the childminder. n The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's qualification and training and checked evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household. n The inspector looked at a selection of records, including children's assessments and planning, policies and procedures and other documentation. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times through the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder assesses and minimises risks in her home successfully. She attends child protection training and is aware of the duty to prevent children being drawn into situations that may put them at risk of harm. The childminder uses information obtained through her membership of an association for early years workers and information provided by representatives of the local authority to reflect on her practice. Information on the childminder's service is provided for parents in a full range of policies and procedures. She displays clear information about the local safeguarding board and about the areas of learning on a notice board.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good progress. The childminder uses her observations and assessment of children's learning to plan activities that challenge them successfully. She provides a good variety of toys and books in a designated playroom, and children confidently choose what they want to play with. The childminder invites young children to play with dough. She offers both home-made and coloured dough that she has purchased. Children explore the different textures. They press their fingers into the dough and notice the marks that they make. The childminder introduces new vocabulary, such as 'squeeze' and 'squish' as children handle the dough. Young children repeat what she says and also use gestures to express themselves, which the childminder interprets well. She provides small plastic facial features and challenges them to find a mouth and eyes to press into their dough. Young children happily respond when she asks them to touch

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

their own mouth and nose. Children use their good handling skills to remove lids for themselves from the pots containing the coloured dough.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy their learning in a welcoming environment. The bond between the childminder and the children is strong. She boosts children's self-esteem through praising their efforts and achievements. Children behave in ways that are safe for themselves and others around them. They develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe in different situations. For example, the childminder teaches them how to cross roads safely and helps them gain an awareness of strangers who are safe to approach if the need arises. Children learn to adopt good hygiene practices and how to manage their self-care needs independently.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are safe, secure and happy. They are developing good skills that help them to prepare for the move on to pre-school and school. They interact with other adults and children at groups, which helps them socially and emotionally for moving on. Children are physically active and eat healthy food. They gain confidence and physical skills while playing on equipment at the park and at soft-play centres. Children have access to a good variety of books and choose favourite ones for the childminder to read. Young children can operate toys with buttons and flaps. Some of these play music and children 'bop' when they hear the tunes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY389537 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10072199 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 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 2 October 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Rugby. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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