Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date 9 May 2019 Previous inspection date 25 April 2016

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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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder and her assistant create a welcoming home-from-home environment for children. Children settle quickly. They demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure in the childminder's care. n The childminder and her assistant know the children well and understand each child's individual routine. They recognise when children are becoming tired or need cuddles or reassurance. This helps to promote children's emotional well-being. n The childminder and her assistant offer praise and encouragement to children at every opportunity. They are excellent role models and skilfully adapt activities to keep children on task. As a result, children maintain attention for extended periods of time and their behaviour is very good. n Parents are very positive about the care and learning that their children receive. They say that the childminder and her assistant support their children's development well.

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This provision is good

Parents receive regular information about their children's good progress. n The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She varies questions to extend children's understanding and gives children time to work their ideas through. For example, the childminder encourages children to discuss different transport they have seen in their daily experiences. n Children's creative skills are developing well. They confidently select craft materials such as glue and paints to create their own artwork. n The childminder considers feedback from parents and children when making plans for continual improvement. However, she has not completed her plans to enhance the garden area. The childminder does not consistently offer as many outdoor learning opportunities in order to fully extend the development of children who prefer to play and learn outside. n The childminder attends training that helps her to keep children safe. However, she has

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This provision is good

not extended her knowledge of how children can take risks in their play in order to support their 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 enhance the use of outdoor areas to offer children who prefer to be outside further play and learning opportunities n strengthen knowledge and understanding of how to support children to take risks in their play.

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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 spoke with children, parents, the childminder and her assistant during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of policies and procedures and children's learning and development records. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant keep their safeguarding training up-to-date. As a result, they have a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow if they are concerned about the welfare of a child. All required documentation is in place, including policies and procedures and written permissions from parents. The childminder and her assistant are very enthusiastic practitioners and they are committed to continuously improving their service. For example, following self-evaluation of her service and further research, they have recently developed their mathematics resources. The childminder offers her assistant good levels of supervision to help to ensure they provide a consistent approach. As a result, the quality of teaching is consistently good, and children's learning and development needs are suitably met. The childminder shares information with staff at other settings that children attend. This helps the childminder

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

and her assistant to provide a consistent approach to supporting children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant monitor children's progress and provide learning opportunities that successfully extend children's learning. Children's interest in the natural world is well supported by the childminder and her assistant. They ask children to observe birds out of the window and support children's ideas about how birds make nests. They build on this interest by encouraging children to thread cereal onto pipe cleaners to make bird feeders. This also helps to develop children's hand-to-eye coordination and the small muscles in their hands. The childminder and her assistant support children to extend their already good mathematical skills. For example, they promote opportunities for children to count pieces of fruit as they prepare a snack together and to compare heights of towers that they have built.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder gathers detailed information when children first start. Excellent settling- in procedures support all children to settle extremely quickly and build strong bonds with the childminder. Children benefit greatly from opportunities to socialise as part of a larger group and with children of different ages. Children enjoy lots of outdoor play opportunities in the garden and the local parks. Children are learning to look after themselves very well. For example, they choose and prepare their own fruit at snack time and delight in tidying away toys when they have finished playing with them. The childminder skilfully uses mealtimes to extend children's understanding about the food they eat. This helps children to choose food that is good for them. Children talk about the effects of exercise on their bodies as they dance and stretch with the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and play. They interact with each other and share resources as they complete puzzles. They engage in conversations with adults and each other. Children talk about their learning and describe what they are doing. They learn the necessary skills to prepare them for moving on to school. For example, they are supported and encouraged to use the toilet and to wash their own hands.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399617 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10074326 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 - 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 18 Date of previous inspection 25 April 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Gatley, Cheshire. The childminder works with an assistant. She operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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