Childminder EY540724

Inspection date 18 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 is well organised and displays a very professional approach to her work. She accurately evaluates the quality of her practice, and identifies strengths and areas where she can make further improvements. The childminder seeks the views of parents to help her to maintain high standards. n The childminder fosters children's communication and language development very well. She encourages children to talk, reflects back on what they say and skilfully introduces new words such as 'statues', to help extend their vocabulary. Children join in conversations and speak using well-constructed sentences. n Parents are very complimentary about the childminder and appreciate the service that she provides. They particularly value the information they receive about their children's development and the abundant learning opportunities that the childminder provides for their children outdoors. Parents comment that their children are confident and feel

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This provision is good

loved when in the childminder's care. n The childminder ensures that children spend plenty of time outdoors each day exploring the local community. Children confidently and enthusiastically walk up steep and grassy slopes. They explore the woods, the wildflower meadow, dance in and out of park equipment, climb the slide and run through the willow tunnel. They display high levels of energy and develop excellent physical skills and a strong sense of well-being. n The childminder is attentive to children's individual needs. Children are happy, emotionally secure and extremely settled in her care. They display a strong sense of belonging and their obvious affection for the childminder. n Occasionally, the childminder does not use the broad range of opportunities available to support children to recognise and represent numbers. n The childminder does not consistently encourage children to develop independence in

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This provision is good

their self-help skills, such as drinking from an open cup and dressing themselves.

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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 children with more opportunities to recognise and represent numbers, to help deepen their mathematical understanding n increase opportunities for children to develop greater independence in managing their own self-help skills.

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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. n The inspector checked relevant documentation, including policies and procedures, training certificates, and children's learning records. n The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and took account of the written views of parents and carers provided for the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder is highly qualified. She reads relevant journals and literature to help extend her knowledge. The childminder uses her action plan effectively to identify ongoing improvements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of child protection issues and understands the action to take should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. She also receives regular updates from the local authority to help keep her safeguarding knowledge current. The childminder regularly monitors children's development and provides parents with a summary of their children's learning each term.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows children very well and constantly observes them as they play. She uses her observations to inform her assessments and identify what children know and can do, and to plan what they need to learn next. Children play imaginatively together and act out familiar roles. They play in the bus shelter when on walks and pretend to be bus drivers and passengers. The childminder sensitively joins in their play and conversations. Girls thoroughly enjoy being outdoors. They talk excitedly about what they see, ask questions and display good memory recall. The childminder helps children to extend their learning. For example, they talk about how the morning mist will disappear. Children show interest in the sign outside the shop and pretend to read. They display their understanding that print conveys meaning and state, 'It says egg shop'. Children are also interested in the writing on the information board in the wildflower

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

meadow. The childminder is very responsive to children's interest in print in the environment and supports their early reading skills very well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour. She is a very calm role model and gives children plenty of praise. Children are extremely kind towards each other and show wonderful care and concern for living things, including ladybirds, spiders and daffodils. Their behaviour is excellent. Children display good social skills and take turns on the play equipment in the park. They have fun and show great delight as they become out of breath when running and pushing the roundabout. The childminder provides children with nutritious meals and snacks throughout the day. She skilfully supports children to develop healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very motivated and maintain good levels of concentration during their play. They are curious and eager to participate in outdoor learning activities. Young children enjoy listening to stories indoors and outdoors. Older children identify the different environmental sounds they hear, including the pigeons and sirens from emergency vehicles. Children make good rates of progress in their learning and develop the skills they need for the future, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540724 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10089705 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the Grenoside area of Sheffield. She operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 6. She provides funded 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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