Childminder EY415723

Inspection date 9 July 2019 Previous inspection date 3 July 2015

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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 offers a warm and homely environment. She is kind and nurturing in her approach and has developed close bonds with the children. Children are happy and relaxed in the childminder's care. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder works closely with parents to support children's learning and development and she gathers their views to support her self-evaluation. Parents are highly complimentary about the childminder and the care she provides. n The childminder knows the children well. She regularly observes them during play and accurately monitors their progress to identify next steps in learning. Children are making good progress. n Children benefit from regular outings and spend large parts of their time outdoors. For example, they go out daily with the childminder, they visit local woods and take part in forest-style activities. n The childminder does not consistently identify ways to offer greater challenge to older,

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This provision is good

more able children during activities in order to help extend their learning even further. n The childminder's professional development is not consistently focused on building specific skills in order to raise the quality of her teaching to the 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 identify ways to offer greater challenge to older, more able children during activities to help extend their learning even further n focus professional development more precisely on helping to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's interactions and teaching both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' views through written feedback provided. n The inspector sampled a range of relevant documentation, including suitability of household members, children's learning records and policies. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a confident knowledge and understanding of the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She has a good understanding of the possible signs to be aware of. The childminder is vigilant about children's safety. She uses risk assessments well to minimise risks to children and supports children to learn about how to keep safe when crossing the roads. The childminder implements robust policies and procedures that underpin her good practice and these are shared with parents. The childminder reflects on her practice well and makes positive changes to support children's learning and development. For example, she has developed an outdoor role-play area and made resources more easily accessible to the children to support them to make independent choices in their play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans fun, engaging activities and she interacts well with children as they play. The childminder supports children's communication and language effectively. For example, she supports younger children to learn new words and encourages them to start to put two words together. She supports older children to recall and talk about past events. The childminder supports children's literacy development well. For instance, children are engaged as they listen to a traditional story. They take it turns to use props to act out the story. Children join in with repeated phrases and enjoy retelling the story by looking at the pictures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are well behaved. They are aware of the rules and boundaries in place. For example, children help to tidy away their toys when they have finished playing with them and are kind and caring towards others. Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills. For instance, children confidently go down a slide and develop good fine-motor skills as they fill containers during water play. The childminder gives children plenty of praise and encouragement as they play and when trying to complete tasks on their own. This promotes children's self-esteem and confidence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy and motivated to learn. They develop the skills needed for their future learning and their eventual move on to school. Older children are developing good early mathematical skills and can count out objects during play. Younger children are confident communicators and express their needs well. Older children are starting to develop good pen control and enjoy drawing. Children are developing good imaginative skills as they enjoy dressing up and taking on different roles during pretend play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY415723 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10072070 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 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 3 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. The childminder provides care from 8am until 6pm from Monday to Wednesday, throughout the year. She holds a relevant 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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