Childminder 104483

Inspection date 22 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 provides high levels of support and encouragement for children's developing communication and mathematical skills. n The childminder is skilled at adapting activities to ensure that they meet the needs of all children, whatever their age or stage of development. n Children are confident and settled. They move around independently, make choices about their play and enthusiastically take part in a wide range of activities. n The childminder knows children well and uses a range of good teaching methods to extend their learning and help them make good progress. n Children have a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. They talk about the dangers of hot kettles and ovens and why sharp knives are dangerous. n The childminder does not consistently give children enough time to think, reflect and solve problems themselves. n Children are not learning all the practical skills they need for moving on to school.

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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 more opportunities for children to think and work out problems for themselves n give children more support to develop the practical skills they need for moving on to school.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The inspector carried out a shared observation with the childminder. n The inspector took account of written feedback from parents. n The inspector sampled documentation. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of the various signs that children may be at risk of harm and knows what procedures to follow if she is worried about a child. She takes positive steps to review her practice to ensure that children are kept safe at all times. The childminder works closely with parents and other settings to ensure a shared approach to meeting children's care and learning needs. She shares information with parents about their child's progress and the steps that they need to take next in their learning. She seeks parental feedback to help her reflect on her practice and responds to their suggestions, such as taking children to a rhyme session at the local library. The childminder keeps her skills up to date and is keen to complete a refresher course in safeguarding to enhance her understanding of how to protect children. She understands the importance of notifying Ofsted of significant events.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's development and uses this information to create individual learning plans to help each child to make good progress. She has a good understanding of how to support children's learning through both planned activities and free play. She talks with the children about what they are doing and extends their ideas. For example, when they bring the childminder a flower, she talks to them about the different parts, such as the stem and the petals, and asks them to identify the colours. The childminder introduces new vocabulary throughout children's play. When they talk about butterflies she introduces the word 'hover' and teaches children that another word for juicy is 'succulent'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have a warm relationship with the childminder and snuggle up with her on the sofa to look at books. They confidently ask her if they can make a cake and she responds to them immediately. Children are well behaved. They use good manners and take turns during activities, such as stirring the cake mix. Children learn about healthy eating. They explain that they can only eat two spoonfuls of cake because it is sweet and too much sugar is bad for you. They enjoy developing their physical skills as they play with skittles and ride-on toys. The childminder widens children's experiences, such as encouraging them to smell mixed spice and discussing the country it might come from.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages are motivated learners who are generally well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including the move on to school. They enthusiastically take part in activities and focus well on them. They develop good social skills, learning to respect one another and playing happily together. Older children are articulate communicators who confidently talk about their ideas with the childminder. Younger children learn new vocabulary and enjoy looking at books and listening to stories and rhymes. Children have many opportunities to match items, count, and identify numerals and shapes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104483 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10100728 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 - 4 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 1994. She provides care from Tuesday to Friday, from 8.15am to 5.45pm throughout the year.

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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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