Whitfield, Natasha

Inspection date 26 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 Children play in a welcoming environment. They enjoy a variety of age-appropriate activities. The childminder uses her knowledge of children's interests and abilities to plan effectively and support their future learning. n Children's safety is high priority. The childminder assesses all aspects of her home, garden and outings that take place. She takes effective action to minimise risks so that children remain safe. n Children are supervised well each day. The childminder maintains up-to-date attendance registers and records the times of arrival and departure of the children and visitors to her home. n Children behave well. They learn to take turns and share the toys. The childminder provides a calm atmosphere in which children feel emotionally secure. She recognises children's efforts and achievements and bestows lots of praise and encouragement on them. n The childminder talks to parents each day and keeps them up to date with their child's

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This provision is good

progress and achievements. She actively encourages parents to share their views about the service she provides. The childminder evaluates her own practice and identifies professional development opportunities and looks at ways that she can enhance her provision further. n The childminder encourages children's awareness of foods that are good for their bodies. Individual dietary needs are well known by the childminder. Children enjoy a variety of healthy foods and take turns to help prepare their snack each day. n At times, the childminder completes tasks on behalf of the children instead of allowing them to complete them for themselves. n Systems for encouraging parents to share information with the childminder about their child's learning at home are not fully established.

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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 opportunities to support children's independence even further when involved in activities n enhance partnership working with parents to encourage them to share more about their child's learning at home.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at documentation required for the efficient running of the childminder's provision. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder encourages children's awareness of their own safety and follows consistent routines when crossing the road and getting children in and out of the car. As a result, children remain safe. The childminder is knowledgeable of the signs that children are at risk of harm and neglect. She is fully aware of local referral procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child in her care. The childminder undertakes regular training and uses what she has learned to support children, for example looking at ways she can enhance their emerging language and communication skills. Parents like the good communication between themselves and the childminder and that their children enjoy being in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses detailed information that she gathers from parents about their child to plan effectively from the start. She observes children as they play, assesses their abilities and identifies their future learning needs. Resources are plentiful and support children's interests. For example, children enjoy taking care of the dolls. They feed them, change their nappies and enjoy pretending to bath them. The childminder supports children's enjoyment of books and promotes their listening skills while she reads different stories. Children join in with familiar text and identify different animals and colours as they read a story about a bear. They learn about how paint changes colour when they mix two together. Children enjoy making patterns using paint and different- sized brushes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children thrive in this nurturing environment. The childminder effectively meets their care needs throughout the day. She works closely with parents to ensure they provide consistency as they prepare for developmental milestones, such as potty training. Children follow good hygiene routines. They understand the importance of washing their hands at appropriate times during the day. Children develop confidence as they learn to use small tools safely. For example, they carefully chop soft fruit, such as bananas, at snack time and talk about the fruit they enjoy. Children relish time outdoors being physically active. They climb with confidence and re-enact familiar events, such as pretending to mow the lawn. Children learn about their own safety. They understand that they need to wear their hats in the sun and learn that sunglasses protect their eyes from the sun's rays.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and develop the skills they need for their future learning in readiness for the move on to nursery or school. They learn to become independent in their personal care needs. Children understand the importance of good hygiene routines, such as wiping their noses and discarding tissues carefully. Children enjoy making marks. They use chalks to make patterns on the pavement and talk about what they have done. Children learn to count. More-confident children successfully count to 10. Children learn how to use technology. They enjoy listening to songs and rhymes on electronic equipment and recognise different colours as they sing about a rainbow.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537108 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10080087 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 2 - 9 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Westwood Heath in Coventry. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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