Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date 14 May 2019 Previous inspection date 2 March 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 The childminder has a good knowledge of her role and responsibilities. She implements and uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments to support children's health, safety and well-being effectively. n The childminder has a very good understanding of children's individual needs. She is fully aware of children's starting points, gained through her discussions with parents and by her initial observations. She makes regular observations of children's achievements and compiles her assessments of their learning to monitor their progress. She plans well for children's next steps in learning. Children make good progress. n The childminder is consistent in the positive messages she gives to children and how she embeds healthy lifestyles. Meal times are very sociable and children benefit from a range of physical activities. However, at the inspection, the childminder did not make the best use of opportunities to extend children's understanding of the impact exercise

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This provision is good

has on their bodies. n Children behave extremely well. They are kind to each other and respect one another. Children have warm bonds with the childminder. n Partnerships with others, such as nursery staff who share the care of some children attending, are well established. This good practice thoroughly supports continuity for children's care and learning. n The childminder demonstrates good teaching skills. She interacts warmly and children enjoy their activities. The childminder is mindful of helping children acquire the skills needed for school and promotes their language, literacy and mathematical reasoning well overall. At times, she is not as proactive in enhancing even further the ways older children learn and use mathematical language during their activities and acquire a deeper understanding of sequencing events as they play. n Parents positively acknowledge the good quality of care their children receive. They

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This provision is good

state that their children enjoy a broad range of activities and are very happy to attend.

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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 further the ways children acquire more mathematical knowledge and understanding n build on the opportunities for children to learn even more about the impact healthy lifestyles have on their body.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke to the childminder about her aims for activities and how she works in partnership with others sharing the care of children attending. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she updates her skills and knowledge. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records. n The inspector spoke with children present. She read feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The enthusiastic childminder is keen to continually improve her practice. She maintains effective links with other local childminders and states these are valuable to her. She regularly updates her skills and knowledge. This includes, for example, training to enhance her teaching and planning. She explains that courses such as these, help to embed understanding and are useful in supporting her with ways to adapt activities for children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of all aspects of safeguarding matters. She knows how to protect children in her care. The childminder regularly reflects on her practice. She values the views of parents and others who work in partnership with her.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes focused observations of children's achievements to help her plan for their future learning. She regularly shares their progress with parents. The childminder encourages children to look at photographs of themselves in the setting to recall their learning and what they enjoy doing. The caring childminder interacts warmly and purposefully. She is highly encouraging of children's language and communication skills and extends activities confidently. This is evident as children chalk out colours and say they are making a 'rainbow'. The childminder helps children to recognise the colours, for example, by asking them to identify the colour violet. The childminder enhances learning further by reading a story about a rainbow, chosen by children. Together, they all sing a 'rainbow' song. Confident children are very eager to join in.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder offers a broad range of stimulating and interesting activities indoors, outdoors and away from the home. She is supportive of children's independence, for example, in their self-care skills and handwashing routines. Older children demonstrate confidence to do things for themselves, including getting changed out of their nursery uniform when returning to the childminder's home. They can put on and take off their shoes and show responsibility for their personal belongings. During lunchtime, the childminder encourages children to talk about their morning at nursery. They speak with pride about what they have done. The childminder is supportive of how children learn about the diversity of the world. This is demonstrated by children learning songs and counting words in the home languages spoken by other children attending the setting.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend with the childminder. They show interest in literacy. For instance, they choose favourite books, understand what is happening in the story, and remember the role of the characters. Older children show school readiness as they write their names independently and hold a pen appropriately. Children are creative and imaginative. They choose resources such as 'googly eyes', and name shapes and colours. Children develop coordination skills as they have fun outdoors on the balance board. They show understanding for each other's feelings as they play contentedly alongside one another, sharing and taking turns respectfully. Children show readiness for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405461 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10060472 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 3 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 2 March 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. She operates from Monday to Wednesday all year round. The childminder provides funded early education for 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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