Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date 20 June 2019 Previous inspection date 30 June 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 Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder promotes individual learning effectively while she supports children's play. She observes and assesses children's achievements and plans well to ensure that children are challenged and make good progress. n The childminder is aware of her responsibility to protect children from harm. She keeps her knowledge of the signs of abuse and neglect up to date and is aware of the procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child. n The childminder gives children's personal, social and emotional development a high priority. She builds close bonds with children and they are emotionally secure in her care. n The childminder provides a variety of resources so that children can practise their good handling skills in a variety of ways. Young children make marks with different tools. n The childminder successfully interprets the wants and needs of very young children as they communicate through gestures and facial expressions. She offers good support as

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This provision is good

they begin to build a vocabulary of single words. n The childminder keeps her knowledge about early years issues up to date, for example, through proactive research and training. She reviews her provision and identifies priorities for improvement in consultation with her co-childminder. Currently this is to create more play space under cover outdoors. n Records, policies and procedures necessary for the safe and efficient management of the provision are well maintained and implemented. n Information gathered from parents when children start does not wholly identify what their children know and can already do, in order to fully support initial assessment and planning for their learning. n The childminder does not fully support young children's sensory exploration with a range of textures and materials.

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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 build on practice for gathering information from parents when children first start, in order to use this to help plan for children's future learning n extend opportunities for young children to explore different textures and materials.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed activities as children played indoors and outdoors. n The inspector discussed teaching methods with the childminder. n The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's qualification and training. She checked evidence of the suitability of all adults who live and/or work in the setting. n The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, co-childminder, assistant and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The play environment is safe and secure. The childminder is aware of the duty to prevent children being drawn into situations that put them at risk of harm. Necessary suitability checks for all adults living and working on the premises have been completed. Children's welfare is addressed effectively. The childminder is committed to keeping her knowledge and skills up to date. She ensures that her assistant attends paediatric first-aid training and knows the signs of child abuse. As part of her procedures to review and improve the provision, the childminder uses information obtained through her membership of an association for early years workers. The childminder's procedures for self-evaluation take account of parents' opinions. Parents are very happy with the care provided and the progress that their children make. They say that the childminder and her co-workers are highly

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her observations and assessments to ensure that children are challenged effectively to reach the next stage in their development. She supports young children's social development well, for example, by encouraging interaction during small- group activities. The childminder provides mark-making resources, such as chunky paintbrushes, sponges and corks for children to dip into dishes filled with paint. The resources are made available on a low-level table and the young children are able to freely make large movements as they enjoy the activity while standing. They notice the different marks that they make. Children communicate confidently. The childminder supports young children's emerging speaking skills well as she asks them to name toys. She repeats the sounds that they make while playing with cars, such as 'beep' and 'brumm'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy their play in a welcoming environment. The childminder offers good support as children learn behaviour expectations, such as sharing. She promotes children's good health well. They eat healthy food which is cooked fresh daily, and they learn to manage their self-care needs. Children are physically active and they enjoy activities outdoors each day. They develop an understanding of danger and how to keep themselves safe. For example, young children learn how to climb up and down steps in the garden. A gradual settling-in procedure is agreed with parents in accordance with their child's individual needs. This helps to address children's emotional security.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing good skills that help them to be ready for the move on to pre- school and school. They are safe, secure and happy. Children learn to recognise their names in print and their pencil control is developing well. Young children develop good control of their bodies while they enjoy joining in with actions to their favourite songs. Children develop an understanding and respect for differences. They learn to recognise their own unique qualities and the characteristics they share with others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424854 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10074739 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 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 16 Date of previous inspection 30 June 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and works from the home of another registered childminder in Leamington Spa. They work together and/or with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, 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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