Childminder EY279206

Inspection date 9 July 2019 Previous inspection date 9 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 demonstrates a commitment to developing her knowledge to keep up to date with new requirements and legislation. She attends training regularly and engages with other childminders to share good practice. n The childminder plans interesting activities for children which stimulate them to be excited about learning. She tracks their development carefully and identifies what they need to learn next, ensuring that she provides resources and learning opportunities to support their progress. n The childminder provides a warm and welcoming home for children, who are settled and happy in her care. Children learn to make friends and be part of a small group. They follow their interests as they explore the varied learning opportunities at the childminder's home. n Children enjoy being active learners, developing curiosity about the world. They develop good communications skills, become interested in books and develop socially

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This provision is good

in readiness for their next stage in learning. Children make good progress from their starting points. n The childminder does not always make the best use of opportunities to fully extend children's early writing. n While the childminder provides children with a range of activities inside, she does not fully support those children who prefer to engage in the majority of their learning outside.

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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 make the most of opportunities that arise, to fully encourage and support children's early writing skills n extend further the range of experiences available, to challenge and support those children who enjoy learning outside.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and discussed the impact this had on children's learning with the childminder. n The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's training and checked evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including insurance certificates, children's assessment records and written feedback from parents. n The inspector spoke with children and a parent during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her knowledge of first aid and how to keep children safe up to date. She attends training and is confident to recognise and respond to indicators and signs of abuse. The childminder monitors children's progress robustly and ensures that she has effective partnerships with parents and other professionals to identify any areas where additional support may be needed. She makes links with other providers that children also attend to ensure a consistent approach to children's care and learning. The childminder ensures that she plans and organises her provision effectively. This includes making use of the local environment, such as organising trips to farms and playgroups, to provide rich and varied learning opportunities for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder carefully plans learning opportunities to engage children's interest and their wonder of the natural world. For example, children delight at observing caterpillars changing into butterflies, which they release in the garden. The childminder supports children's developing communication skills well. She spends time listening to them and providing new vocabulary, such as 'curly caterpillar'. The childminder uses songs and rhymes to support children's speech development. She encourages children to enjoy books as they sit, snuggled up together, having a story read to them. The childminder observes children as they play and provides resources and activities to support their learning further. For example, she makes the most of children's enjoyment of playing with balls outside and shows them how to throw and catch in pairs, praising their efforts and their new skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides consistency through the routines she organises. For example, older children are confident to use the bathroom independently and know they need to put on their shoes when going outside to play. The childminder helps children learn to share toys and resources, such as waiting for a turn to use the see-saw. Children enjoy choosing favourite games to play, such as dressing up together and playing with wheeled toys. The childminder supports older children to develop concentration as they spend time pasting shapes on a butterfly's wings. Children learn to be safe. For example, the childminder applies sun cream to protect them and they learn about eating healthily as they talk about their favourite fruits at lunchtime.

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Outcomes for children are good

Older children learn the skills they need to be ready for school. They enjoy counting and naming shapes and join in and talk confidently about familiar stories. They develop confidence in their physical abilities as they learn to bounce balls and handle tools for creative activities. Younger children develop speech rapidly as they engage in activities. They play alongside each other, confident in the warm relationships with the childminder and other children. Children are excited to learn new skills, such as painting with cotton wool balls. They express their own ideas and understanding, for example suggesting the butterflies in the garden are 'looking for a new home'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY279206 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 10073336 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 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 9 June 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in the Manadon area of Plymouth, Devon. She operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm for most of the year. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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