Childminder EY548304

Inspection date 7 June 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 kind, caring and nurturing. She focuses well on making sure children feel secure and confident in her home and company. There are warm attachments between children and the childminder. Children show good levels of well-being. n The childminder promotes younger children's emotional, physical and language development especially well. She is very effective at helping these children gain key skills in these areas in preparation for their future learning. n The quality of teaching is good. The childminder observes children closely as they play and explore. She reshapes and extends their learning well, without interrupting their play. Children show that they enjoy their learning and play. n The childminder builds strong and effective partnerships with parents. She works closely with them to help children manage the move into childcare confidently and happily. She finds out from parents what children already know and can do before

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This provision is good

children start so that she can begin monitoring their progress quickly. n The childminder does not plan a wide range of learning experiences that help children learn about different cultures and ways of living to broaden their knowledge of the wider world. n The childminder does not consistently develop effective links with other settings that children also attend to enable her to share information about learning and development.

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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 plan a broader range of experiences that help children learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others, to help them continue to develop their understanding of diversity n build stronger links with staff at other settings children also attend to help support children's learning further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder and children and discussed the quality of teaching and learning that was taking place. n The inspector took account of the views of parents. n The inspector discussed the childminder's understanding of safeguarding and child protection. n The inspector saw the parts of the childminder's home she uses when childminding and discussed arrangements for minimising risks and keeping children safe. n The inspector looked at documentation, including the childminder's qualifications and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends regular training to ensure she continues to know how to recognise and respond to any concerns about a child's welfare or safety. She ensures her home is safe and secure. She supervises children closely to help keep them safe. She reviews and improves what she does. She reflects on training and professional development opportunities in order to further improve her practice. For example, she is now sharing more regular and detailed updates with parents about their children's progress. Parents are well placed to build further on children's learning at home. The childminder uses her thorough monitoring to identify quickly if children are not making good progress in a particular aspect of their learning. She helps parents to access additional support for their children in order to help close these gaps.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes regular and accurate assessments about each child's learning. She uses these well to identify what each child needs to learn next and to plan for their individual needs. She carefully helps children to develop new skills. For example, when younger children point to or pick up items she gives them the words to describe the toys or resources. These children listen carefully and begin to repeat back these words. She helps children develop their physical skills. For example, she worked with young children to build towers and showed them how to stack the blocks so that they balanced. She shows children how to use toys to begin to play imaginatively. For example, very young children carefully handle dolls and enjoy pretending to feed them and then tuck them carefully into toy prams.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder shows care and concern for the children she looks after. Children show that they trust the childminder and see her as a reassuring presence. For example, children snuggled into her on waking from their sleep. The childminder provided plenty of cuddles and gentle words and soon children were happy to leave her side and begin exploring the toys on offer. The childminder meets children's care needs well. She provides healthy and nutritious meals and daily fresh air and exercise. She ensures children are dry and comfortable before going for a sleep and again on waking up. Children behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. Babies and very young children develop the confidence to be cared for away from home. They learn to make their needs known and develop into curious and independent learners. They learn to feed themselves and develop their hand-to-eye coordination. As children get ready to start nursery or school they develop a range of useful skills. They become independent in toileting. They are able to put on their own shoes and coats. They learn to count and recognise shapes and numbers. They begin to recognise and write familiar words, such as their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548304 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10105588 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 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. She offers care all day, Monday to Friday, throughout the year.

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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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