Childminder in Rotherham

Inspection date 15 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 Children form secure attachments with the childminder. They are confident and happily greet visitors. The childminder praises children's efforts to help build their self-esteem and support them to keep trying. n The childminder knows children well. She makes accurate assessments of their development to find out what they need to learn next. Learning experiences are carefully planned to interest and challenge children. n Children delight in learning through their play and are eager to join in. The childminder gives them time to think as they explore and experiment. She supports them effectively to investigate and try using tools. n The childminder makes good use of her interactions with children to promote their learning. She uses their play to develop their speech, introduce simple mathematical ideas and encourage them to practise their physical skills. n Parents are involved in their children's learning with the childminder from the start.

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This provision is good

They provide detailed information about what children can already do and the childminder discusses with them their children's next steps in learning. n The childminder makes good use of a variety of professional development activities to improve her practice. She has used training to strengthen her knowledge of how to plan for children's learning and shares ideas with other childminders. n Children do not consistently have access to a rich variety of resources that can be used and combined in many different ways to independently extend their own play.

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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 wider range of fascinating resources that children can consistently use in lots of different ways to extend their own play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during the childminder's interactions with children and assessed the impact it has on their learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector took account of the views of parents. She spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons living in the home. She also discussed the childminder's safeguarding procedure. n The inspector viewed the areas of the house that the childminder uses when caring for children.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder continually evaluates her practice. She has developed how she assesses children's development to make sure that she can quickly review their progress over time. The childminder works closely with parents to promote good outcomes for children. She shares detailed information about what children have been doing. The childminder discusses any gaps in children's development with parents and takes advice from other professionals. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to recognise and respond to concerns about children's welfare. She uses training to deepen her knowledge of wider safeguarding issues. The childminder has a close relationship with the local nursery and school. She shares information with teachers to help them get to know children quickly when they start.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has high expectations of what children can do and challenges them to try something new. She makes good use of children's interests in diggers and trucks to entice them to touch new textures. Children become increasingly confident to scoop, fill and tip dry cereals using their favourite toys. The childminder skilfully watches and waits for the right moment to join in with their explorations. She suggests other ways of filling the containers and shows them how to use different tools. Children delight in learning to blow, and experiment with tweezers. The childminder provides good support for children's language development. She listens carefully to younger children and gives meanings to the different sounds they make. Children benefit from learning lots of songs and attending singing groups during the week.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children thrive in the warm and welcoming environment. They enjoy laughing with the childminder during enjoyable games they make up. Children are comforted and reassured by the childminder's calm manner and sensitive interactions if they get upset. She explains why they must have their nappy changed and supports them to develop good hygiene routines. Children are confident to express their preferences and respond to simple boundaries. The childminder gently reminds children to sit still on the chairs while they eat their lunch. She works with parents to make sure that children's lunch boxes are healthy and balanced. The childminder has an age-appropriate approach to help younger children learn about different cultures beyond their own family. Parents share their family's celebrations and children regularly attend playgroups within the wider community.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their development. Younger children copy new words and experiment with their own emerging language. They hear lots of mathematical language as they play and begin to understand about the concepts of 'empty' and 'full'. Children learn to take turns and share resources with the childminder as they play. They have opportunities to play with older children and in larger groups to help them develop the social skills they will need when they start nursery and school. Children are determined and show they are prepared to keep trying even when something is difficult.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541616 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10090160 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 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Swinton, near Mexborough. She operates all year round from 6.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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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Registers

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