Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date 25 March 2019 Previous inspection date 11 December 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Met 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 makes effective use of her self-evaluation process to identify relevant training opportunities for herself and her assistants. This helps to improve teaching practice and children's overall learning experiences. n Children make good progress in their learning and development. The childminder promotes children's home language effectively during play. For example, she works with parents to obtain key words in French to aid their communication skills. n Children benefit from a range of exciting outdoor opportunities to explore and be physically active, such as visits to the local zoo, parks and woodlands. n The childminder builds strong partnerships with parents. She shares regular feedback about their child's day, including ideas on how to extend learning at home. Parents are complimentary about the service they receive and comment positively on how their children enjoy attending. n Children demonstrate a good understanding of behaviour expectations and show they

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This provision is good

are emotionally secure. They receive consistent praise and encouragement from the childminder and her assistant. This helps to raise their self-esteem and confidence. n Although the childminder is currently reviewing her current approach to planning, she has not identified fully how to incorporate children's next steps in learning into her plans. n At times, children are not given sufficient time to express their creative ideas freely and to gather their thoughts before responding to questions.

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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 continue to embed the new planning system, with a particular focus on promoting children's next steps in learning, to help them make more-rapid progress n allow children sufficient opportunities to express their creative ideas freely and have more time to consider their responses to questions.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of the premises. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector held a meeting with the childminder, and spoke to her assistant and minded children. She reviewed written feedback from parents. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the setting's behaviour management policy and accident records, and she reviewed evidence relating to suitability checks for household members.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is familiar with the procedures to follow for reporting any concerns about a child in her care. All household members have had required suitability checks, including the assistants. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to deal with any accidents and/or injuries to children, including informing parents. She supports her assistants effectively and provides regular supervisory meetings. She monitors their performance and gives constructive feedback to enhance their practice. She ensures they access training to improve their teaching practice. For example, the childminder and one of her assistants have recently attended a course to help support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They have been able to apply this knowledge to help identify children who may be at risk of falling behind in their learning and know how to seek early intervention.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder assesses children's learning effectively and uses this information to provide age-appropriate activities. The childminder works with other providers that children attend, to support their learning needs. For example, she helps older children to recognise numbers and identify shapes. Young children develop good hand control and learn to hold a paintbrush correctly. They enjoy making marks from a young age, such as painting circular shapes and lines. This helps to develop their early writing skills. The childminder and her assistant encourage children to recognise the names of colours and they introduce some basic words to younger children, such as 'car' and 'girl'. This helps children to build their vocabulary and learn the correct pronunciation of words. Parents receive regular updates about their children's daily activities, such as through children's individual communication diaries, to support learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is attentive to children's individual needs, and children build secure bonds with her and her assistants. The childminder provides a welcoming environment and children settle in with ease. They are confident to explore the toys available and learn to play alongside others. Children's behaviour is good, and the childminder uses age-appropriate ways to help children understand expectations. The childminder encourages children well to adopt healthy lifestyles. She works closely with parents to ensure they provide healthy lunch boxes for their children. The childminder ensures children have daily access to outdoors to promote their good health. For example, she takes children on outings to her allotment, where she teaches them how to care for plants and grow vegetables, such as tomatoes and strawberries. Children develop a good understanding of the wider community and show respect towards others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their initial starting points. They gain many new skills to support their next stage of learning. For example, young children learn to use cutlery at mealtimes and drink water from a cup independently. Older children learn to recognise letters, numbers and shapes, and have opportunities to practise holding a pencil correctly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439273 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10099795 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 7 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 11 December 2012

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Registers

The childminder registered in January 2012. She lives in Bristol. The childminder provides care Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. She works with two assistants. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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