Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date 28 March 2019 Previous inspection date 14 August 2014

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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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The experienced childminder is committed to making continual improvements to her provision. She carries out self-evaluation effectively and makes ambitious plans to further develop the quality of her provision. For example, she has reviewed her staffing arrangements to increase the individualised care that children receive. n The childminder has developed rigorous systems to monitor children's progress. She consistently makes accurate observations and assessments as children play. She uses this information to identify and act on any gaps in their learning and development. As a result, children make at least typical, and often better, progress for their ages. n The childminder and her assistant provide strong support to develop children's language and communication skills. They skilfully focus on individual children's interests and use these to promote children's speaking and listening skills. Very young children

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This provision is good

make rapid progress in their language and communication skills and confidently express their needs and views. n The childminder has created a rich and stimulating learning environment with a wide range of interesting activities and resources. She is passionate about helping children to lead their play and learning and to freely choose to play indoors or outside. n Children show exceptional levels of independence and self-care skills. They confidently follow toilet and handwashing routines and show considerable determination to do things for themselves. For example, very young children attempt to dress themselves and are able to fasten their shoes before they play outside. n At times, the childminder and her assistant do not recognise opportunities to provide further challenge and increase children's mathematical understanding of shape and space. n The childminder is in the process of further developing the outdoor learning

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This provision is good

environment. She has still to complete the exciting plans to provide resources and activities to help children learn more about the natural world.

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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 extend the opportunities for children to develop their understanding of shape and space, to enable them to make the highest levels of progress in their mathematical skills n continue with planned outdoor improvements, to provide increased opportunities for children to learn more about the natural world.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and the suitability of the childminder and her assistant. n The inspector took into account the views of parents. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder works professionally with her assistant and apprentice. She ensures that they receive professional development opportunities and are aware of their roles and responsibilities. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a strong knowledge of local child protection procedures and wider safeguarding issues, such as how to protect children from extreme views and behaviours. The childminder continually reviews the safety of her premises. For example, she immediately made safe an area of floor covering which had become damaged. The childminder works in partnership with parents and other professionals. She has established effective two-way communication with parents to share information about children's care and learning. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the care that their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant have a secure understanding of the different age groups they work with and plan purposeful activities to engage all children's interest. There is a strong emphasis on supporting children's imaginative and creative skills. Older children play imaginatively with medical kits. They share their experience of visits to the doctor and talk about their health and how their bodies work. Children of all ages enjoy taking part in games. They listen attentively to instructions and wait patiently to take their turn. Very young children are beginning to match and name colours as they play. The childminder enthusiastically seeks out new and innovative educational resources, such as art materials. These have proved so successful in developing children's interest in drawing and mark making that parents have also purchased them to continue their children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive and share exceptionally warm and caring relationships with the childminder and her assistant. They confidently ask for help and readily approach them for cuddles. The childminder and her assistant provide a superb level of support to develop children's physical skills. They consistently challenge children to exceed typical developmental expectations for their age. For example, very young children confidently pull themselves up onto climbing equipment. They use their small-hand muscles to successfully hold mark-making tools and squeeze glue as they make models from empty cartons. Children gain an excellent understanding of their local community on their many visits to shops and places of interest. They take part in community projects, such as 'beat box', where they thoroughly enjoy the challenge of collecting points for taking physical exercise and learning about their local surroundings. Children's behaviour is

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing key skills, which prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, including their eventual move to school. Children are outgoing and enthusiastically approach new learning experiences. Children's social skills are developing as they urge friends to join in their play. Children show excellent levels of concentration and use their knowledge of numbers and letters to complete puzzles and play games.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341639 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10069548 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 12 Number of children on roll 16 Date of previous inspection 14 August 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Narborough, Leicestershire. She works with an assistant and an apprentice. The childminder and the assistant both hold a level 3 childcare qualification. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except 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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