Childminder in Essex

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 understands her responsibility to meet the requirements of the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. She ensures that children are cared for in a safe and caring environment and delivers a programme of activities that help them to develop across all seven areas of learning. n The childminder effectively reviews and evaluates her provision, to help her to identify areas that could be further improved or enhanced. She implements changes where necessary. For example, she has recently reviewed her planning to ensure that it follows children's interests more effectively. n Children enjoy the childminder's company. They involve her in their play and share a joke with her. n The childminder has effective arrangements for helping children to settle into her care. She meets with parents to discuss their children's needs and to provide her with a clear understanding about how to begin caring for them. Children settle quickly in the

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This provision is good

childminder's care and form close bonds with her. n The childminder makes good use of the local area and activity groups for children, to help to enhance their learning experiences. For example, they regularly visit the local library and meet with other local childminders and their minded children. n The childminder has completed all mandatory training and holds a qualification in childcare, however, her plans for future learning are not yet ambitious enough to raise the quality of teaching and learning even higher. n On occasions, the childminder does not adapt planned activities well enough to ensure that younger children are fully engaged and benefit from the learning experience.

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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 focus professional development more sharply, to help to raise the quality of teaching, learning and assessment even higher n ensure planned activities engage the interests of younger children and enable them to fully benefit from the learning opportunity.

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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 observed an adult-led activity and evaluated this with the childminder. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of the possible signs that indicate that a child may be at risk of abuse or exposed to extreme views. She regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge through training and research. The childminder ensures that children play in a safe and well-organised environment. She effectively risk assesses outings and trips to ensure children's safety outdoors. The childminder has a good relationship with parents and communicates effectively with them. She shares information about their child's day verbally and through daily diaries.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy their time with the childminder. She plans fun activities based on their interests, especially older children. For example, children make chocolate nests at Easter and have fun hiding and finding plastic eggs around the childminder's garden. They hunt for bugs, using a range of magnifying glasses. The childminder enhances their learning by presenting pictures of a range of insects around the garden and encouraging them to look for each type of insect. Children retrieve stones that they collected on an outing from the tray of shaving foam and paint. Once found, they paint their stone. They then turn their artistic talent to painting pictures on the pavement with brushes and water. The childminder supports this learning through effective questioning and by following the children's lead.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides children with a welcoming and interesting environment. She encourages them to develop a sense of belonging within her home. Even children who have not been in the childminder's care for long move freely and confidently around the home. They enjoy the warm interaction they receive from the childminder. Children behave well and understand the childminder's house rules. Children eat healthily at the childminder's house. She gently but firmly reminds them that they need to eat fruit for snack before enjoying a biscuit. Younger children's personal needs are managed well by the childminder and older children are encouraged to develop skills to enable them to manage their own needs. Children are provided with good opportunities to develop physical skills as they run around in the childminder's garden. The childminder also makes good use of play equipment at local parks to enhance their physical abilities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop the skills they need to move on to their next stage of learning, including school. Children are confident speakers and articulate their feelings well. They plan and develop their own games and incorporate others into the game, including adults. Children count and use simple calculation in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540646 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10080109 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 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016. She operates all year round from 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 2. The childminder receives funding for the early education of three- and four-year-olds.

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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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