Macpherson Nina Louise

Inspection date 1 April 2019 Previous inspection date 2 October 2018

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Inadequate 4 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 has taken positive steps to improve the quality of her provision. She has worked closely with her assistant and local authority adviser to successfully address all actions raised at the previous inspection. n The childminder ensures that the environment is safe, secure and welcoming to children. She carries out effective risk assessments of her home and outings in the local community, to promote children's safety and welfare. n Children learn about positive behaviour. They respond well to simple rules and boundaries and start to recognise the impact of their actions on others. The childminder offers lots of encouragement and praises children's achievements. This helps to support their confidence and self-esteem. n The childminder and her assistant are friendly and welcoming. Children develop close and secure relationships with them and are settled and comfortable in their care. n The childminder has established good relationships with parents. She knows the

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This provision is good

families well and regularly maintains a daily exchange of information regarding children's care and developmental needs. This helps to ensure a consistent approach. n At times, the childminder's observations and planning are not as precise as possible to help her to support children as well as she can so they make even better progress. n Sometimes children are not able to explore and investigate activities in their own time before the childminder offers alternatives.

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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 enhance the use of observations to identify and plan more precisely for children's next steps in learning, to help them make the best possible progress n help children to further develop their concentration skills and allow them enough time to explore and investigate activities before offering alternatives.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children during the inspection. She observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation with the childminder, including policies and evidence of suitability of adults living and working on the premises. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She looked at children's learning records and discussed their development and the progress they make. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistant have completed safeguarding training to ensure they have an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of their responsibilities. They are clear about the signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and the procedure to follow should they have any concerns. The childminder ensures that all the required policies, procedures and records are in place. The childminder reviews these with her assistant to make sure they are understood, fit for purpose and implemented at all times to support children's safety and good health. Registers show children's hours of attendance and details are recorded should a child arrive with an existing injury. The childminder and her assistant work together to identify areas for improvement. They act upon guidance from outside agencies and complete online training on topics, such as behaviour management. They use this to help improve

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

their practice and inform a realistic action plan to help them continue to build on the quality of the provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant work closely together. They are qualified and experienced and understand how children learn and develop. The childminder gathers information from parents about children's current stage of development when they first start. She uses this information to contribute to children's initial assessments and to plan activities. The childminder effectively supports children's mathematical development through play and activities. For example, together they count how many cups of flour are needed to make 'cloud dough'. The childminder uses language, such as 'more, less, full' and 'empty'. Children demonstrate their knowledge as they use mathematical language to describe objects, such as big spoon and small spoon. They watch carefully as the childminder demonstrates how they can handle and use the dough to create 'dough castles'. Children show good physical skills as they use spoons to successfully

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

scoop and fill pots. They show a strong sense of pride and achievement with the end result.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and assistant are positive role models. They promote children's good health and encourage children to be independent. Children are keen to do things for themselves. They enjoy choosing from a selection of fresh fruit at snack time and learn how to use knives safely as they cut it into bite size pieces. The childminder makes good use of the local environment, such as daily trips to the local park. Children benefit from playing outdoors and develop their physical skills. They enjoy looking at photograph albums of past trips and talk fondly about their friends in the pictures.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress and gaining the necessary skills to be ready for school or the next stage of learning. They are eager to participate in activities with their friends and the childminder, sharing a sense of fun. Children enjoy singing songs and enthusiastically join in with the words and actions of their favourites. They look at books and listen carefully to stories. This contributes to children's literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY216760 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 10083955 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 - 13 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 32 Date of previous inspection 2 October 2018

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Earls Barton, near Northampton. She works with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round, from 7am to 7.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for the bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder and her assistant both hold appropriate qualifications at level 3. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free 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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