Childminder EY541859

Inspection date 8 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder and her assistant establish inspirational relationships with children. They have an incredibly good sense of belonging and outstanding levels of self-worth. n The childminder supports children to develop very good communication skills. She consistently builds on children's extensive range of vocabulary incredibly well. n The childminder establishes positive relationships with parents and keeps them involved in their children's learning. For instance, she regularly shares ideas, such as recipes for them to enjoy baking at home with their children. n The childminder closely monitors the consistency of care and teaching that her assistant provides for children. For example, she observes her daily and provides her with helpful advice to support her future performance. This helps keep children interested to learn. n There are good opportunities for children to develop their early reading skills to support

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This provision is good

their future learning, such as recognising their name with confidence. n Children have good opportunities to be imaginative. For instance, they enjoy a wide range of role-play activities, for example they enjoy becoming doctors and nurses. n The childminder does not make the most of ways to develop children's skills and understanding of technology and how things work even further. n The childminder does not consistently extend children's interest and skills in mathematics as they play, for example consistent counting.

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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 build on children's interest and give further opportunities to develop their skills in technology and understanding of how things work n extend children's opportunities to develop their mathematical skills to support their future learning even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children. n The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke with children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder effectively evaluates her practice together with her assistant. Each day they reflect upon how well their activities and experiences motivate children to learn. They use their findings to support future activity plans. The childminder is keen to keep up to date with early years information and build on her knowledge and skills even further. She attends training beneficial to her practice. For instance, she learned about the different ways to support children to understand the expectations of their behaviour. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have an excellent knowledge of the safeguarding and child protection procedures to follow to help protect children's safety and welfare. This includes knowing who to contact to seek advice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder closely monitors and tracks children's individual progress. This enables her to quickly recognise any gaps in their development. She provides children with good support to help close these. The childminder establishes good links with other early years professionals. For instance, she shares children's achievements with staff at settings they also attend. This helps to provide children with a consistent approach to their shared care and learning. The childminder helps children to prepare for their eventual move to school well and they are very independent when completing their own tasks. The childminder builds on children's interests well. For example, when children are fascinated by a story about a witch, they bring their fantasies alive as they go on to make their own potions and magic spells.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is impeccable and they are exceptionally polite. Children develop extremely impressive social skills and build meaningful friendships. For example, they praise and encourage each other. Children have outstanding opportunities to learn about the importance of healthy eating. They are enthralled in harvesting their own produce, such as radishes and spring onions. Children develop excellent physical skills. For instance, they negotiate more complicated equipment, like climbing walls at daily trips to the park. Children gain an excellent level of respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences. For example, they learn how to say 'hello' in a variety of languages, such as Creole and Swedish. Children make Indian sweets to celebrate Diwali.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. They gain good skills to support their future learning. Children have good opportunities to explore and investigate the natural world. For example, they enjoy simple experiments, such as making rainbows by mixing colours, and they explore the direction and speed of the wind using ribbons during outdoor play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541859 Local authority Medway Inspection number 10090129 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 - 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 16 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Gillingham, Kent. She operates Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year around. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. She works closely with an assistant.

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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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