Childminder in Rotherham

Inspection date 5 June 2019 Previous inspection date 29 April 2014

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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 Children form secure attachments with the childminder. They happily make choices about what they want to do and confidently ask for help. Parents are very pleased with how settled their children are in the childminder's care. n The childminder uses her interactions with children effectively. She makes suggestions and uses questions well to guide their thinking as they play. Children listen carefully and respond to her ideas. n Children are keen to get involved and show that they are determined to keep trying. The childminder gives them plenty of time to investigate for themselves. Children learn to think things through and solve their own problems. n Parents are kept up to date with information about what children have been doing during the day. The childminder makes good use of different communication strategies to quickly provide them with details of what children have been learning. n Children learn how to keep themselves safe. The childminder explains risks to them

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This provision is good

and why they must pick up toys from the floor. Children develop good hygiene routines and know that they must wash their hands before lunch. n The childminder provides many opportunities for children to learn about cultures beyond their own community. She talks to children, as they play, about the clothes that people wear in different countries around the world. n Sometimes, assessments of children's development over time are not precise enough to support the childminder to meticulously plan for their consistently rapid progress. n The childminder has not successfully used incisive evaluation and highly focused professional development to raise the quality of practice to the very highest level.

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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 make better use of sharply focused assessments of children's development to meticulously plan for their very rapid progress n make good use of rigorous evaluation and targeted professional development to further raise the quality of practice to outstanding.

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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 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 written feedback that they had provided. 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

Parents are very pleased with the care that children receive and value the good communication that they have with the childminder. The childminder has developed some aspects of her teaching since her last inspection. She has improved how she supports children to explore natural materials for themselves. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to recognise and respond to concerns about children's welfare. She has used some training to refresh her knowledge of safeguarding. The childminder has good links with local schools and nurseries. She shares what she knows about children's development with teachers to help them to get to know children quickly. The childminder finds out what children are learning at other settings that they attend and discusses any new achievements with them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good variety of learning opportunities that, in general, promote children's development in different areas. Children refine and improve their physical skills as they thread string through blocks. The childminder extends and challenges their skills further by using various sizes of string and holes. She gives them sufficient time to keep trying until they find a way to pull the thread through. Children talk about the different coloured blocks that they are using and the numbers on them. Overall, the childminder knows children well and uses some of their interests to plan activities. Children become engrossed in 'looking after' baby dolls and ask for help to change their clothes. Babies delight in joining in with songs. The childminder teaches them actions and simple signs to support their early communication skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are enthusiastic learners who confidently lead their own play. They are encouraged to be independent, and older children manage their own personal needs. Children are well prepared for moving on to school or nursery. They learn to play alongside their friends and create games of hide and seek with them. The childminder skilfully includes children in activities. She gives them choices and values their ideas to encourage them to join in. Children enjoy being praised. Sensitive responses from the childminder help to build children's self-esteem and confidence. The childminder provides a healthy balance of food across the day. She offers children fruit and vegetables so that they can make their own healthy choices. The childminder helps older children to learn to listen to each other. They talk about current issues and the different opinions that people have.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their development. Older children develop the small- muscle skills that they will need to be ready to hold a pencil. They use numbers in their play. Their good language skills help them to speak about their needs with the childminder. Younger children join in activities with older children and independently explore for themselves. They start to put words together to form sentences and use gestures to communicate with the childminder. All children learn to take turns well as they share the favourite toys. They respond to simple boundaries and follow instructions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467395 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10106072 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 16 Date of previous inspection 29 April 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2013. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 2. She 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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Registers

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