Childminder 134194

Inspection date 9 April 2019 Previous inspection date 21 October 2015

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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 Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n Children show good levels of emotional well-being. They show that they like and trust the childminder. They enjoy her company very much. n The childminder plans and delivers a wide range of interesting learning experiences, both in her home and further afield. Children develop into inquisitive learners. They make good progress from their starting points. n The childminder builds warm and beneficial partnerships with parents. Parents appreciate the help and advice she offers to enable them to support further their child's development at home. n The childminder is very effective at helping children learn to enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, young children thoroughly enjoy long walks because the childminder plans them well and makes them exciting so that children have fun. n The childminder knows children well. She accurately monitors their progress. She clearly identifies what each child needs to learn next. She adapts her teaching well to

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This provision is good

meet their individual needs. n The childminder does not plan a wide range of learning experiences that encourage older children to develop their emerging writing skills. n The childminder does not make the most of some opportunities to help children learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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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 opportunities for older children to begin to recognise and write letters and familiar words, to build further on their developing literacy skills n plan an even broader range of experiences to help children learn about different cultures and ways of living, to support further their understanding of diversity.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder and children in the childminder's home. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and discussed the learning that was taking place. n The inspector took account of the views of parents. n The inspector discussed the childminder's understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and first aid. n The inspector looked at documentation, including the children's records and the childminder's qualifications.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her role in safeguarding children. She knows how to share any concerns to protect a child's welfare. She ensures that her home is safe, secure and welcoming. She ensures that parents are well-informed about their child's progress and have a clear understanding of the learning experiences she provides. She reviews her provision in order to maintain good standards of care and education. She seeks out useful professional development opportunities. She uses what she learns effectively to improve what she does. For example, she is now monitoring and assessing children's learning even more thoroughly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans thoroughly so that children enjoy their learning and build on their developing skills and knowledge. For example, children learn about different sorts of transport. They make boats and cars out of boxes. They sing songs about both. They walk to the nearby canal to look at different boats. Back at the childminder's home, they watch a video clip of families living on boats. Next, they use their creative skills to make pictures, representing the bright colours they remember seeing on this outing. As children play and learn, the childminder supports their learning well. She helps very young children to develop their hand-to-eye coordination. For example, she passes toys back and forth and provides them with baskets and bags to fill. She extends older children's physical skills, including by helping them to draw and to use scissors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder visits children in their own homes before they start in her care and finds out about their likes, interests and routines. All children, including those who have not been in her care for long, are very settled and happy. Children approach their play and learning enthusiastically and confidently. They enjoy the company of the other children. The childminder builds their sense of self-esteem well. For example, older children are proud of their role in helping to teach younger children new skills such as how to clap and wave. The childminder promotes all children's good health well, including through healthy meals and regular rests and sleep.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop lots of useful skills in preparation for their future learning. They become independent in meeting many of their own needs. For example, very young children learn to feed themselves, and older children learn to change their clothes and put on socks and shoes. Children learn to share, take turns and consider the needs of each other. Children enjoy learning about their local community. For example, they make regular visits to farms, libraries and museums. They learn to count accurately and to recognise numbers and shapes. Older children manage the move to nursery or school well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 134194 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10065439 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 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 21 October 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1998. She works in the Old Marston area of Oxford. The childminder operates her service daily between 8am and 6pm all year.

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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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