Childminder 116563

Inspection date 28 August 2018 Previous inspection date 24 September 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 uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments effectively to guide her practice and support children's health, safety and well-being. n The childminder has a good understanding of her role. Her working partnership with her assistant is secure. She understands her responsibilities to ensure her assistant's ongoing suitability. She achieves this, for example, through offering valuable guidance, training and support. n Children have warm bonds with the childminder. They enjoy attending and are keen to join in with the activities on offer. Children behave very well at all times. n The childminder's practice to obtain children's starting points is well established. She demonstrates a good understanding of children's individual needs. n The childminder reviews the quality of children's learning regularly. She has an accurate understanding of children's next steps. Children make good progress.

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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 increase the ways children can experiment with, and develop interest for, their emerging writing skills, to enhance their developing literacy awareness further n enhance further the strategies to work in partnership with parents and strengthen the opportunities for children's home learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant interacting with children during play activities. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about her aims for activities and how she plans for children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the children present and read written feedback from parents. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records. n The inspector discussed with the childminder and her assistant how they evaluate the provision of care and how they update their skills and knowledge.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder uses her experience and knowledge to offer a safe and interesting environment for children. Her home is very well resourced and children benefit from a broad range of good-quality toys, resources and activities. The childminder continues to update her skills through purposeful training. As part of her evaluation, she intends to enhance her skills further. For example, she has enrolled on a course to develop even stronger leadership skills, to improve further the ways in which she guides her assistant's practice and improve outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of all aspects of safeguarding matters. She understands how to protect the children in her care. Partnerships with parents are positive. Parents comment that the childminder is caring and that their children settle well and thoroughly enjoy attending. Partnerships with others who share the care of children are well

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

established. For example, the childminder provides transition reports for children who are about to start nursery, to promote continuity for their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses warm teaching and interaction skills to support the ways in which children are motivated to learn. She confidently lets children lead their activities and uses her skills to engage them further. For example, as children play imaginatively in the sand pit, she helps them recall experiences of the real world. She supports their language and curiosity, such as when they make rock pools. She guides them to add resources and observe how the sand changes when water is added. The enthusiastic childminder is proactive in encouraging children's awareness of shapes and colours. For example, as children play in the toy shop, they use handmade lollipops of different colours and shapes. Children are able to identify some shapes and most of the colours. The childminder makes focused observations about children's achievements. She monitors these closely to ensure children develop in line with expectations.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children to have healthy lifestyles. Young children are confident in their self-care and understand the importance of handwashing routines. Children are independent and like to achieve for themselves, such as when correctly putting their shoes on their feet. The childminder helps children to understand and respect each other's differences. Children of different ages play contently together in the toy shop or when having an imaginary picnic. They share their toys and take turns without fuss.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children have fun and are motivated to learn. They develop imagination and creativity during art and craft activities, for example, using pens, paper and glue to make tealight holders. Younger children gain confidence from sensory experiences with sand and water. Children thoroughly enjoy singing number rhymes and choosing favourite action songs that enhance their developing language skills. They show emerging understanding of technology as they use the 'self-scanner' in the toy shop and pay with 'cash' or 'credit cards' from their purses. They show readiness for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 116563 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10061985 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 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 24 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1999. She lives in Stokenchurch in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She works Monday to Thursday between 7.30am and 6.30pm, for most weeks of the year. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. She works with an assistant for two days each week.

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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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