Childminder EY540843

Inspection date 2 May 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 Children are happy and confident in the childminder's care. They are encouraged to be independent and make their own choices. Children form secure attachments with the childminder and her sensitive support builds their self-esteem. n The childminder makes good use of her interactions with children as they play, to extend their learning. She talks about colours, different animals and how to look after their baby doll. Children listen carefully as they look at books and repeat the new words they hear. n Children use their good social skills to form strong relationships with their friends. They enjoy playing with each other to create chasing games and take turns with their favourite toys. The childminder regularly takes children to playgroups. This gives them opportunities to play in larger groups in readiness for starting at school or nursery. n The childminder makes regular and precise assessments of children's development to

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This provision is good

find out what they need to learn next. She discusses children's progress with parents and skilfully plans how to use children's play to challenge their learning. n Parents are very pleased with the quality of care that the childminder provides and the progress that their children make. The childminder shares information with them about what children have been doing during the day. n The childminder has not made the most of highly focused professional development to further raise the good quality of teaching. n The childminder does not consistently support children to explore resources individually to extend their concentration and thinking skills.

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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 take advantage of highly focused professional development to improve the quality of teaching to the very highest level n make the most of children's own explorations and experiments to help them to develop high concentration levels and problem-solving skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during the childminder's interactions with children and assessed the impact that it had on their learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through the childminder's own questionnaires. She spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons living in the home. She also discussed the childminder's safeguarding procedure. n The inspector viewed the areas of the house and garden that the childminder uses.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder evaluates her setting and gathers the views of parents. Since she registered she has refined and improved how she observes and plans for children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to recognise and respond to concerns about children's welfare. She keeps up to date with wider safeguarding issues and has used some training to help her to develop her support for parents and families. The childminder works in partnership with other settings that children attend. She tells them what children have been doing with her and their achievements. The childminder shares information about children's progress with teachers at the local school before children start.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder skilfully uses children's play to reinforce and extend their developing speech. Younger children enjoy playing and talking about what they learn from real life. They say 'goodnight' to the toy farm animals as they put them to bed and tell the childminder that their baby doll needs a bottle of milk. The childminder carefully listens so that she can clearly repeat their phrases and add words to extend their sentences. She makes good use of her voice to capture children's attention. Children listen attentively when she looks at books with them. The childminder asks them questions about what they can see in the pictures and children delight in pointing out different things. Children count toys as they play and pick out different coloured bricks to use.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are keen learners who lead their own play. They enjoy exploring the stimulating environment that the childminder creates. Children have a variety of opportunities to learn about different cultures. The childminder provides resources and books about different festivals and celebrations from around the world. Children cooperate with simple daily routines and respond to boundaries. They learn how to keep themselves safe. The childminder explains to them why they must not walk around with toys in their mouths. Children can communicate their needs and indicate when they are thirsty. They 'have a go' at preparing their own snack and practise taking off their coats. This helps them to develop their independence skills ready for school or nursery. The childminder provides a balanced diet for children throughout the day and they enjoy eating fruit and vegetables.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their development. Younger children make particularly good progress in their communication and language skills. They quickly learn new words and start to put them together into sentences. Children name farm animals as they play and can tell the childminder what their baby doll is doing. They are interested in books and curious about the marks that they can make in different materials. Children learn to be kind to their friends and show that they can share their toys. Older children are well prepared for starting at nursery or school. They learn to count and sing songs about the different sounds that the letters of the alphabet make.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540843 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10089844 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 - 11 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 is located in Dalton, Rotherham. She operates all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5.30pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 2.

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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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