Childminder, Out-of school day care in Rotherham

Inspection date 13 June 2019 Previous inspection date 10 November 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 Not Applicable

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This provision is good

n Children are happy and confident. The childminder creates a warm and welcoming environment where children feel secure. Children enjoy playing games with their friends and invite everyone to join in. n The childminder knows children well and provides activities based on their interests. Children make their own choices and can easily access the toys that they want to use in their play. n The childminder makes good use of her partnership with the local school where children attend. She finds out what children are learning and complements this in her setting. n Parents are very pleased with the quality of the care that the childminder provides. They value her strong links with the school and the wide range of activities that the childminder offers children. n Children use spontaneous opportunities to refine their developing writing skills. The childminder provides sensitive support and praise to build their confidence.

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This provision is good

n The childminder makes good use of her interactions with children to encourage their thinking skills. She listens to their ideas, makes suggestions and asks them questions about what they might do next. n The childminder has not made the most of 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 take advantage of targeted professional development to further raise the quality of practice.

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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 that 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 and from those she spoke to during the inspection. She talked 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

The childminder evaluates her environment and resources to make sure that they match children's interests and needs. She has improved aspects of the garden so that there is more seating and space for older children to play. The childminder works in partnership with teachers at the local school that children attend. She gathers detailed information about the topics that children are learning about and plans further activities. For example, children enjoy the opportunity to share and extend what they know about minibeasts. The childminder supports individual children as they learn to read. She helps them to learn the more difficult words that schoolteachers have set children to memorise at home. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to recognise and respond to concerns about children's welfare. She has completed some training to refresh her knowledge of key safeguarding issues.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is qualified and thoughtfully creates an environment that meets children's individual needs after their day at school. Older children have the time and space to develop their games over several days. They return to these with new ideas and invite other children to join in. Younger children benefit from being offered a range of choices based on their interests in cars, construction and small-world toys. The childminder skilfully challenges their learning as they play. Children are prompted to talk about the different parts of the tower that they have built. They describe how high it is and use their imagination to explain that there is a secret entrance. Children listen to the childminder's ideas and develop them to extend their constructions. They talk about how they have made a swimming pool using blue bricks. Younger children challenge themselves to use their new writing skills when they want to label their pictures. The

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

childminder successfully supports them to review the letters that they have written to place them in the correct order.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are motivated and demonstrate good independence skills. They benefit from simple routines when they come in from school. Children hang up their coats and know that they must wash their hands before they have a snack. The childminder offers a range of healthy options for children to choose from. Children talk about the fruit that the childminder has and which they have tried before. The childminder gently reminds children to sit carefully on the chairs so that they do not fall off or spill their food. Older children enjoy helping to care for the childminder's pets. They feed the guinea pigs and are very gentle when they stroke them. The childminder provides a variety of opportunities for children to learn about cultures beyond their own community. She talks about their own celebrations and introduces festivals from different religions. Children learn to share and take turns as they play together. The childminder supports younger

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

children to find solutions when they want the same toys as their friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 303100 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10106644 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 5 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection 10 November 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2001 and is located in Anston, Sheffield. She operates all year except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides before- and after-school care only and opens Monday to Thursday, from 7.30am to 9am and from 3.15pm to 5.15pm. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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