Childminder in Medway

Inspection date 10 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 follows children's interests and skilfully observes their learning as they play and uses her findings to help her to plan and provide stimulating experiences. Children benefit from the childminder's enthusiastic involvement in their play. n The childminder provides a stimulating learning environment. Resources and equipment, indoors and outdoors, are plentiful and support children's learning and development well. Children make good progress from their starting points. n Partnerships with parents are effective, which helps her gather ongoing information about children's needs from the start of their care. This helps to ensure children's needs are met effectively. However, she does not regularly include the views of parents when she is considering her practice and evaluating her provision for future improvement plans. n The childminder has a positive attitude to developing her practice. For example, she

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This provision is good

attends training and works with other childminders to help keep up to date with changes to guidance and legislation. n Children with dual languages benefit immensely from the childminder's good understanding of how to support language development. n Overall, the childminder makes good use of opportunities for her professional development. However, she has not fully considered ways to extend this further, such as through her existing contact with other early years professionals to help her build further on her skills and knowledge.

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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 further improve professional development to raise the standard of practice even higher n enhance the self-evaluation process even further to include views and suggestions from parents to contribute to the setting's improvement.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children, during play sessions and mealtimes. n The inspector reviewed documentation, including children's development files and the childminder's written policies. n The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding. n The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n Parents' written comments regarding the childminder's practice were reviewed and taken into account.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the children and their families well. She has a good understanding of her role and the processes and procedures to follow to help her keep children safe. The childminder shares her knowledge with other professionals. This helps her to recognise her strengths and she has begun to identify some areas for improvement to further develop children's experiences. These include training around communication and language, which has helped her support children's language development. The childminder implements effective systems to check children's progress, helping her identify and address any gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children in their play and monitors children's interests and achievements effectively. The childminder supports children's learning well. For instance, she introduces lots of new vocabulary during play to support children's emerging language skills. Young children show developing mathematical skills. For example, they start to count out the plates in the home corner when laying out a picnic. The childminder consistently supports language skills. For instance, she repeats the food names and children copy her words. Children show enjoyment while using their emerging physical skills. This can be seen as they bang out a beat on instruments in response to the childminder's rhythm. Children show well-developed skills as they pour a drink. They hand the cup to the childminder and smile as she enthusiastically pretends to drink the tea. The childminder encourages parents to share information and supports

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

those families with English as an additional language particularly well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play in a well-organised and stimulating environment. The childminder provides good opportunities for children to develop their social skills. This can be seen as she helps young children learn how to share. Children are independent and successfully learn to look after the environment they play in. For example, children help to tidy away the toys and are keen to follow the routines of the day. Children develop a good awareness of healthy lifestyles. For example, they make healthy choices at snack time and take part in daily physical play. Children have good opportunities to develop mutual respect for others. For instance, they listen to music from around the world and learn about their own and other's uniqueness. The childminder is kind and sensitive to children's needs. For example, the childminder quickly recognises when young children become sleepy. She gives cuddles and creates a cosy, quiet rest time. This helps children feel

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Outcomes for children are good

All children learn a range of skills that prepare them well for their future learning. For example, children learn to recognise words as they use picture cards to identify insects. They are keen, active learners who welcome the chance to share their achievements with others. For example, children confidently use paintbrushes and enthusiastically show the childminder when their picture is complete. Children receive lots of praise, which encourages them to practise these developing skills again.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY543621 Local authority Medway Inspection number 10100264 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 - 1 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Gillingham. She currently has no funded places. She provides care for children Monday to Wednesday from 8am to 6pm, term time only. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare 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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