Hall, Rachel

Inspection date 27 March 2019 Previous inspection date 22 December 2015

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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 and her assistant work well together. They provide a well-organised setting where children can make choices about what they play with. Children enjoy finding different resources and are confident to ask for toys if they cannot reach. n Children form close relationships with the childminder and assistant. Young children readily seek and receive comfort when needed. Older children happily become involved in a variety of activities as soon as they arrive. n Children receive care that is consistent and builds on experiences from home and other settings. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported.The childminder is good at building relationships with parents and others involved in their care. n Children make good links between what they have been doing in the setting with what they have seen and places they have visited. The childminder and assistant encourage

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This provision is good

this in different ways, such as with displays and further activities. n The childminder and her assistant provide less challenge for older children, particularly in mathematics to solve simple problems. n The childminder's focus on improving teaching skills is less sharp when evaluating her own practice and that of her assistant.

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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 challenge for older children to help them solve simple problems, particularly in mathematics n evaluate teaching skills more sharply when deciding on ways to improve practice.

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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 indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder manages her setting well. Safeguarding is effective. Both the assistant and childminder clearly understand their responsibilities in protecting children. They are well aware of who to report to should they be concerned that a child is being harmed. They also know what to do should a child be exposed to radical or extreme ideas or behaviour. The childminder helps her assistant to improve her practice with the children through regular evaluation. They use information from the children and parents to identify strengths in practice and decide on areas to improve. The childminder and assistant make good use of different resources, such as eLearning, to help them keep their practice up to date. They have formed effective partnerships with local pre-schools, to ensure that children's learning needs are consistently met.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder regularly observes what children do and uses this to accurately assess where they are at developmentally. She uses this information to plan interesting activities, based on what the children are interested in and need to learn next. For example, following a visit to a local farm, the children are really interested in the different animals. They learn about life cycles through waiting for the eggs they collected at the farm to hatch in the incubator. The childminder and assistant effectively model new words and short sentences to help young children increase their vocabulary. They encourage the older children's interest in counting and learning about numbers. The childminder effectively promotes a love of books and reading. Children really enjoy looking at books with adults, young children can point to familiar animals, while older children suggest what might happen next.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy in this setting. They join in with activities with enthusiasm and confidently help themselves to resources to support what they want to do. Young children sleep safely and comfortably when they need to. Children learn about healthy food through different activities and through discussion with the childminder. For example,they talk about the contents of their packed lunches with her. Children play outside daily and are also developing good physical skills. For example, when they visit the park they climb,balance and run with coordination. Children behave well. The childminder and her assistant patiently support and praise children, helping them to learn about taking turns and sharing. Children respect each other. They learn about differences in cultures and backgrounds through different activities, such as celebrating different festivals and eating different foods.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder and her assistant sensitively support children who may have SEND. They work closely with parents and other professionals to help children achieve. Older children can count confidently well beyond 10. They can easily recall their trip to the farm and the colours of the eggs they collected. The younger children like to hide and then find the toy farm animals and are starting to name the most familiar ones.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427144 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10101028 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 11 Date of previous inspection 22 December 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant childcare 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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