Childminder in Southend on Sea

Inspection date 17 July 2019 Previous inspection date 30 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 evaluates her provision very well. She clearly identifies how she will address areas for development. For example, she has signed up to participate in work- related online conferences to improve her practice and develop her knowledge. n The childminder forges strong partnerships with parents from the beginning. For example, they contribute information about what their children can already do before they start. The childminder continues to keep them well informed by regularly sharing photographs of their children engaged in activities. n The childminder works closely with other settings the children attend. She regularly liaises with schoolteachers and the child's key person at nursery. The childminder also supports children's transition to school extremely well. She provides opportunities to practise skills they may need, such as putting their shoes on by themselves, and talks to them about what to expect at their new school.

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This provision is good

n The childminder expertly introduces mathematics as the children play. She asks them to consider whether there is enough space in the 'den' for the childminder to join them. They do simple sums when they add up how many paper boats they have made in total and compare the number of strawberries on their plates. n Children form close relationships with each other. They play together cooperatively. Children enthusiastically discuss their roles when they pretend to be 'mummies' and work together to decorate a polystyrene egg, taking turns to place the glue and stick on the tissue paper. n Children regularly experience the world around them and their local community. The childminder takes them on visits to the library, park, singing groups and the beach. n The childminder encourages children to respect each other and celebrate each other's special days and achievements. She organises parties and invites all the children to join

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This provision is good

in, even on days they would not normally attend. n Children are very independent and make choices about, for example, where to eat their snack. However, they have fewer opportunities to practise their self-help skills, such as pouring and serving.

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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 provide even more opportunities for children to 'have a go' and build on their existing independence and self-help skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder engaging in activities with children indoors and outside. n The inspector took into consideration parents' written views. n The inspector looked at a range of documents including suitability records for all adults living in the home. n The inspector talked to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector talked to the childminder about children's learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder provides a welcoming home-from-home environment where children are happy and settled. Her home is organised well so children can move around safely indoors and outside. She provides a broad range of inviting activities that support children's interests and their stages of development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has recently attended a refresher course to update her safeguarding knowledge. She confidently explains how she protects children and what actions to take if she has any child protection concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes regular assessments of children's progress and uses these to identify ways she can further support children's learning and development. For example, she provides art and craft activities that she knows children will enjoy. She recognises that these provide opportunities for children to be creative and expressive as well as to practise their small-muscle development. Parents add their own comments to the childminder's assessments and share information about their children's achievements. This helps to make links between learning at home and at the childminder's. The childminder expertly assists children to explore new ideas. For example, she helps them compare a polystyrene egg to a real egg and extends the conversation by discussing different ways you can cook eggs. The childminder supports children well to develop their speech and storytelling skills. She gives them plenty of time, and listens intently, as

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

they take great pride in talking about their drawings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children clearly understand the rules and explain they must tidy up before taking out another activity. They are learning to keep themselves safe and healthy. The childminder regularly reminds them to drink water in the hot weather and they put on their hats before they go outside. Children have fruit and vegetables at every snack and meal and talk about how these help them grow strong. They ask for a wipe to clean their hands before they eat and listen carefully to the childminder when she suggests that they use soap and water to wash the germs away. Children help each other squirt the soap and competently wash and dry their hands. They have many opportunities to be physically active. They confidently use the slide, run around the spacious garden and competently climb on the climbing frame.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for their move to school and are developing skills to support their future learning. They enthusiastically make marks with felt pens and name the shapes they form. Children snuggle next to the childminder to listen to a story. They enjoy looking at books and talk about the characters they see. Children competently solve problems. They persevere at working out which way round they need to place a box so it fits neatly onto the shelf. They experiment by making paper boats and watch what happens when they place them in the water, deciding whether they will sink or float.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423040 Local authority Southend-on-Sea Inspection number 10071997 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 4 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 30 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. The setting is open from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 7pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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