Rawlings-Johnson, Samantha Clare

Inspection date 17 July 2019 Previous inspection date 9 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 provides a warm, welcoming and homely environment for the children. The wide range of resources are easily accessible and enable children to make choices about what they would like to do next. This helps to support children's independence skills. n Children are happy, confident and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the childminder's company. The childminder shows that she enjoys being with the children and they develop strong attachments with her. This helps to support children's self- esteem and confidence. n The childminder knows the children well. She enables children to develop their learning through a range of activities based around their interests and the outlined next steps in their learning. Children make good progress in their learning and development. n The childminder has developed good partnerships with parents, carers and other early years settings children attend. Daily information is shared with parents through verbal

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This provision is good

and written communication, which helps to enable parents to support their child's learning further at home. n The childminder evaluates her practice regularly and demonstrates a strong commitment to provide good-quality childcare and make changes for the benefit of the children. n The childminder misses opportunities to extend children's mathematical understanding even further, in particular their counting skills. n When children start with the childminder, she does not gain detailed information from parents about what their child knows and can do, to help her initial planning.

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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 opportunities to support children's counting skills and mathematical understanding even further n encourage parents to share detailed information about their child's achievements at home, to help inform the planning and assessment processes.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with the children. n The inspector offered the opportunity of a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector checked and discussed evidence of the suitability of all adults living or working on the premises, and checked the qualifications of the childminder. n The inspector took into account the views of parents from information gathered by the childminder. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and the childminder's written policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is clear in her understanding about the signs, indicators and procedures to follow should she have any concerns about children in her care. The childminder supervises children well and teaches them how to keep themselves and others safe. For example, she reminds children not to throw sand as it may go in their friends' eyes and hurt them. The childminder is aware of the importance of maintaining her professional development. She completes online training and reads about childcare regularly. The childminder comments how useful she found a recent course about music and movement for children, to develop her practice. Parents' comments are very positive about the care the childminder provides and how well their children have settled and progressed since they started to attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder assesses children's progress effectively. She demonstrates a good understanding of how children learn, their interests and the next steps in their learning. She creates a learning journal of many photographs, which she shares with parents regularly. The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. She talks to them about what they are doing and gives them time to answer. She supports children's imagination well, for example when she joins them as they pretend to feed babies and then act out taking them to the park for a picnic. Children enjoy exploring the world around them as they take part in walks around the local area and the woods.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a calm, caring and gentle approach towards the children. She offers cuddles and reassurance to those who show they are unsure of situations. The childminder offers plenty of praise, encouragement and gentle guidance to young children. She reminds them to share and take turns, and quickly intervenes when necessary. Children are well behaved and interact well together as they play. Children enjoy being able to wander freely between the inside and outside. They enjoy playing in the sand, building sandcastles and watching bubbles from a bubble machine float into the air and around the garden. The childminder is a good role model. She encourages children in their understanding of good personal hygiene practices. For example, she praises children as they remember they need to wash their hands before they have a snack or lunch.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills they require to help prepare them for their next stage in learning and their eventual move to school. Children develop an interest in books. They enjoy these and take an active part as they listen to stories read by the childminder, supporting their early literacy skills. Children develop their physical skills as they play in the garden, for example climbing steps and filling containers with sand.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437601 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10063068 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 9 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in South Woodchester, near Stroud, Gloucestershire. Her core hours of work are Tuesday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, and on Fridays from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round.

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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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