Childminder in Central Bedfordshire

Inspection date 19 July 2019 Previous inspection date 4 November 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder is highly motivated and provides a rich and stimulating environment that successfully inspires children, who demonstrate great curiosity about the world around them. Children are keen to participate in activities, showing high levels of engagement. n Children highly benefit from the nurturing and positive atmosphere that the childminder creates. She values each child's contribution and gives them plenty of praise. Children behave incredibly well, showing high levels of self-control. n Children are confident and self-assured. They build exceptionally strong bonds with the childminder, for whom they show genuine affection and respect. n Partnerships with parents and other professionals are effective. The childminder establishes a good two-way flow of information that helps to provide children with consistency in their care and learning. n The childminder knows children well and follows their lead in play. She identifies their

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This provision is good

next steps in learning and plans appropriately to support their emerging interests and individual stage of development. Children make good progress. n The childminder is committed to providing children with meaningful learning experiences in a safe and secure environment. She provides parents with a detailed range of documentation that underpins her practice to promote children's good health, safety and welfare. n The childminder reflects on her practice and the progress children make. She gathers the views of parents and professionals to help her to identify her strengths and areas to develop. She is ambitious to continue to improve and provide children with high- quality care and learning. n The childminder does not consistently make the most of opportunities to extend children's knowledge and understanding about the mathematical concepts of size and measure.

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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 broaden opportunities for children to learn about and understand aspects of mathematics relating to size and measure.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written and verbal feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends regular safeguarding training to keep her knowledge up to date. She confidently fulfils her role to protect children from harm and has an expert knowledge of wider safeguarding issues. She knows what to do should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder is committed to continually developing her knowledge and skills. She attends training and uses online research to enhance her practice. For instance, the childminder has developed the resources she offers to successfully promote children's exploration and communication. Parents are positive about the childminder. They state that they value the efficient communication with the childminder and that their children are confident and well cared for.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children benefit from good interactions with the childminder, who sensitively joins in with their play. She asks children questions and introduces words as they play. This helps them to develop their understanding and build good vocabularies. Children are confident talkers who eagerly share their ideas. They enjoy a wide range of craft activities. Children choose which colour paints they use and dab paint on paper, showing excitement when they mix colours to make purple. The childminder reads stories with the children regularly. Children anticipate key words and phrases, showing their familiarity and enjoyment of favourite stories. They make links with the story and their shared experiences. For instance, they talk about the caterpillars that they watched transform into butterflies. The childminder encourages children to mould and squeeze play dough. This helps to develop the muscles in their hands to support early writing

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

skills. Children imaginatively add short sticks to represent candles on the pretend birthday cakes they create.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's care. They develop a superb understanding of how to keep themselves safe. They routinely take supervised and measured risks, such as when they learn how to use sharp knives safely as they cut carrot treats for the childminder's pet dog. Children attend weekly forest school sessions with the childminder. This helps them to understand the reasons for safety rules and boundaries. For instance, they learn how to light campfires and how to protect and respect the natural environment. Children show exceptional consideration towards each other. They help each other to reach toys and resources that they share incredibly well. Children are highly imaginative, showing high levels of engagement and resilience solve problems by themselves.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress given their starting points and capabilities. They are active learners who confidently make choices in play. Children learn to share and take turns. They develop peer friendships and enjoy sharing their experiences with each other. Older children count accurately and use numbers as they play. They are beginning to identify the sounds that the letters of their names represent. Children acquire the key skills and positive attitudes to support future learning and the eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433230 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 10106561 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 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection 4 November 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Bedford. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She 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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