Lear, Helen Margaret

Inspection date 3 April 2019 Previous inspection date 14 June 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder is very caring and skilled at building highly nurturing and beneficial relationships with the children. They quickly develop a strong sense of belonging. They are eager to seek her out to play their favourite games and share their achievements. Babies' confidence grows excellently alongside the highly responsive reassurance, gentle guidance and praise the childminder offers. n The childminder assesses children's progress accurately. She carefully monitors their development through frequent observations. She identifies any gaps in children's learning, making plans for each child to help them to achieve their next steps. All children make good progress, and their personal, social and emotional development are very good. n The childminder supports children's communication and language very closely. She sensitively role models speech sounds and new words to children, to help them develop

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This provision is good

their pronunciation and repertoire of words. She values and flexibly supports children's varied communication, particularly those who need extra help and encouragement. For example, she uses pictures and early signs to help children gain in confidence and begin to communicate their needs. n Partnerships with parents are very strong. The childminder seeks lots of information from them about what children know and can do when they start. Her daily chats, frequent messages and the regular sharing of children's assessments promote a highly collaborative approach to children's individual needs. n Occasionally, the childminder does not promptly adapt her support and the areas set out within her home to challenge and extend older children's skills as much as possible. n The childminder does not make full use of opportunities to evaluate her own progress in order to enhance children's learning and development even further.

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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 and more promptly adapt support as children play in order to consistently challenge their learning and skills as much as possible n enhance the processes for self-evaluation to identify opportunities to extend the outcomes for children even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children and childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector sampled documentation, including evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder, policies and procedures, children's development records and planning. n The inspector observed the children and the childminder. She evaluated the effectiveness of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector took account the views of parents spoken to on the day and their written views by reading their comments in letters. n The inspector discussed the childminder's risk assessments and her self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure awareness of child protection issues and is clear on the steps to take if she has concerns about children in her care. She has updated her knowledge of safeguarding recently by undertaking a range of training. The childminder supervises children well. She carries out thorough risk assessments of her home and uses equipment, such as safety gates, to restrict children's access to higher-risk areas. The childminder evaluates the effectiveness of the activities that she provides. She seeks parents' views of her provision and works with childminding advisers to gain good practice ideas.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children develop a love of books and their literacy skills well. For instance, babies confidently crawl over to select board books. They persevere very well to turn the pages and babble excitedly at the things they find. Older children have great fun acting out their favourite stories. The childminder asks them carefully worded questions to help them think and recall details. Children count items in the books or show their knowledge as they name things, such as a cocoon. Children enjoy making marks. For example, younger children use large movements and marvel at the marks they create as they use chunky crayons. Older children work in a purposeful way to create dots, lines and circles as they experiment making patterns and decorating items.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely attentive. She has a very encouraging and positive manner which cultivates a wonderful environment in which children's self-esteem and confidence visibly flourish. She takes a genuine interest in children, very carefully considering their specific needs, and values them highly as individuals. She very positively engages children in discussion, teaching children to appreciate their own individuality and confidently discuss their families and differences. Children's self-awareness is developing excellently. They very quickly learn to do things for themselves and develop a strong sense of responsibility. For example, older children eagerly sort their recycling items and follow good hygiene and self-care routines. Babies begin to learn to recognise their own needs and eagerly take on challenges. For instance, they start to feed themselves and use beakers for their drinks. They persevere very well to coordinate their movements,

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

developing their physical skills excellently, and show great pride in their achievements as they successfully climb and balance.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are inquisitive and motivated in their play and remain engaged in activities for considerable periods of time. Children behave very well, listening respectfully to what the childminder has to say, and learn to appreciate the needs of others. For example, babies successfully learn to share toys and resources. Older children take great care when playing with small items, and conscientiously collect these to keep them out of the way when babies are near. Children gain very positive attitudes towards learning and successfully develop skills for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY368631 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10061494 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 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 14 June 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Radstock, North East Somerset. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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