Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date 5 April 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 provides children with a warm, welcoming environment where they feel safe and are confident and happy learners. Children are engrossed in their play and can concentrate for long periods of time on the task at hand. n Children talk to and engage with the childminder continuously. She is attentive and constantly supports their language development, helping them to extend their vocabulary, through their play and daily routines. n The childminder is committed to fostering a love of reading. For instance, she asks children, from a very young age, open-ended questions that test their understanding of their chosen story. Children happily complete the sentences in this well-loved book and ask the childminder to read the story repeatedly. She skilfully adds new learning each time she reads it to them. Children have a thirst for knowledge and soak up all the teaching that the childminder gives them with great enthusiasm.

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This provision is good

n The childminder has strong relationships with parents, who are very impressed with the way that she looks after their children, the quality of care and the activities she provides. She assesses children's development together with information provided by parents when children first start, to ensure that they are making progress immediately. n The childminder does not always make resources easily available in the outside area, to extend children's imaginative skills and independent learning even further. n The childminder has not focused her professional development on developing an expert knowledge of teaching to help children make the best possible progress.

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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 reflect on and develop ways to make resources more accessible to children in the outdoor area, to improve their imaginative and independent play even further n investigate further ways to enhance professional development opportunities that focus more precisely on developing an expert knowledge of teaching and learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. She viewed all areas of the childminder's home that are used for childminding. n The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation, including the childminder's first-aid certificate, safeguarding procedures and children's assessment records. n The inspector took account of the views of parents shared through written letters and feedback.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her responsibility to protect the children in her care. She knows the signs to look for and procedures to follow if a child is at possible risk of harm. The childminder works together with a local childminding network. She obtains information and shares good practice and ideas to help improve the quality of her provision. The childminder keeps up to date with developments, such as by reading online childcare publications and websites. She regularly assesses children's progress. The childminder is diligent in making sure that if there are any gaps in children's learning, they are quickly closed through activities to address them. She consults with parents on a daily basis so that children have continuity in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is skilled at teaching children early literacy and numeracy skills and uses a wide range of techniques to introduce new concepts to the children. For example, children eagerly follow instructions in an exciting Easter egg hunt. They identify different coloured eggs and correctly count out how many they have collected. The childminder extends children's learning further. For instance, she encourages the children to hide the eggs for her to find. They explore the ideas of position, shape and trajectory as they roll the eggs down a small slide in the garden. Children are captivated by their play and explore new problem-solving techniques as they learn new skills. The childminder guides and facilitates children's individual learning so that they make strong progress through their play and activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are rewarded with very specific praise so that they know what they are doing well. The childminder is consistent in teaching children to share and take turns and children display excellent manners. She is a wonderful role model and children follow her example. They play cooperatively and are kind and affectionate towards one another. Children are highly motivated to learn and eager to do what the childminder asks of them. They are able to make their own choices and decisions in a wide range of activities and resources provided throughout the day. Children are fiercely independent and the childminder is highly perceptive to their unique needs and interests, which promotes their emotional well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder has high expectations of the children in her care and they are thriving and making good progress from their starting points. The childminder takes the children to local playgroups, parks and farms where they socialise and learn about the world around them. They are developing the key skills that will allow them to confidently move on to their next stages in their learning and to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545917 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10100256 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 2 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Croxley Green. She operates all year round from 6am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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