Childminder in Devon

Inspection date 3 July 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 The childminder is kind and caring. She provides a warm, nurturing home-from-home environment for children. Children form strong bonds with the childminder. They are happy and settled in her care. n Children participate in a wide range of play opportunities. The childminder uses her childcare experience well to help her understand each child. She offers children support and activities that interest them and help them to progress in their learning. n Children behave well and have very positive attitudes to learning. The childminder has a friendly manner which contributes to children's confidence and sense of security. She strongly encourages children to develop their self-awareness and independence. n The childminder has very strong links with parents. She encourages parents to play an active role in their children's learning. For example, parents share information from home to help the childminder tailor children's care and learning to meet their individual

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This provision is good

needs. n The childminder evaluates her practice well and demonstrates a strong commitment to improving outcomes for all children. For example, she gains parental feedback through questionnaires and talks with other local childminders to review her provision. n Although the childminder supports parts of children's mathematical development well, she misses opportunities for children to identify and discuss shapes in their play.

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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 provide children with more opportunities to identify and discuss shapes in their play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder and children, inside and outside. n The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector sampled documentation, including children's learning records and the childminder's policies and qualification certificates. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through their written feedback and completed questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her knowledge of child protection issues up to date and knows who to contact if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She has good arrangements in place to respond to any allegation made against herself or any household member. Ongoing risk assessments ensure all areas of the home and garden are suitable for children to access. The childminder is ambitious for children in her care to succeed and achieve well, and her careful monitoring ensures all children make good progress. The childminder completes relevant training that helps her to improve her practice further. In addition, she welcomes the support of local authority advisers and other early years professionals to reflect on the quality of the overall provision to support future improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and develop, and she knows the children in her care very well. She assesses children's starting points accurately through observations and consultation with parents. The childminder provides a narrative as children play, introducing them to new words and repeating phrases back to them. This contributes to the development of good language and communication skills. For example, a child talks about what is happening in a story and about a bat he saw in his garden. The childminder makes good use of children's interests as a way of extending their play and learning. For example, children that are interested in cars, learn to use a screwdriver to take apart toy cars to see what is inside. Children then concentrate well as they use the screwdriver to put the cars back together so that they can race them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder teaches children to be independent and to manage age-appropriate tasks confidently for themselves. For example, children use a knife, with the help of the childminder, and cut up apples and bananas for their snack, and they put on their shoes before going outside. Children show pride in their achievements, for example when building a bridge from sticks for their cars in the sand. The childminder is a positive role model and consistently teaches children to be polite and respectful. Children follow rules and use good manners from an early age. Children enjoy playing in the garden, and they learn to manage their own risks as they play. For example, they ride a scooter down a small hill, judging how fast they think they can go safely. They develop their hand-eye coordination as they play football and use water sprays to make marks on the fence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing the skills and attitudes that they need for their future learning and eventual move on to school. They demonstrate strong listening and attention skills during story time. Children join in with refrains and anticipate words. Children practise their early mathematical skills as they confidently count and recognise numbers and quantities. They compare pine cones by size and use positional language as they play. Children are busy and remain focused on activities for prolonged periods of time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541709 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10090028 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 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Exmouth, Devon. The childminder works Tuesday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. She has a childcare qualification at level 4.

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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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