Childminder in Medway

Inspection date 7 August 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 gets to know individual children and their personalities well. She establishes secure and trusting relationships with them. Children are happy, confident and settled. They have a good sense of belonging and positive well-being. n The childminder establishes positive partnerships with parents and keeps them involved and informed in their children's learning. For instance, she shares helpful tips with parents, such as toilet training ideas to support them at home. n The childminder evaluates her practice effectively. She reflects on the day's events and how well she engaged children. She uses her findings to support her future activity plans to continue to motivate children to make good progress. n Children are confident to communicate their ideas. The childminder consistently asks children thought-provoking questions and gives them time to think and then respond. This supports children to expand on their vocabulary and conversations.

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This provision is good

n Children have good opportunities to develop their mathematical skills to support their future learning. For example, they confidently count bricks as they build. n Children gain good physical skills. For example, they visit the park regularly to climb and balance on larger equipment. They explore different ways to move, such as using stilts. Children develop good hand-to-eye coordination, such as moving objects with tweezers. n The childminder does not make the most out of ways to extend children's respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences from around the world. n The childminder does not consistently provide children with opportunities to freely express themselves and be even more creative using their own ideas.

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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 extend children's opportunities to gain even more respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences outside of their own communities and religious beliefs n build on children's opportunities to explore different ways to be creative and express themselves more freely.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children. n The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports and policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder establishes positive partnerships with other early years professionals. She shares children's progress with staff at other settings the children attend. This helps her to provide children with a good consistent approach to their shared care and learning experiences. The childminder is proactive at keeping up to date with new early years information and she is keen to build on her knowledge and skills even further. The childminder regularly carries out her own independent reading and research and attends beneficial training. For example, she has learned about the variety of ways children play and learn. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and child protection procedures to follow to help keep children safe and protect their welfare. This includes knowing who to contact to seek advice. The childminder teaches children how to keep themselves and others safe. For

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

example, they talk about how to cross the road safely on regular trips and outings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder closely monitors and tracks children's individual progress. This enables her to quickly highlight any gaps in their development and provide children with good support to help them close them promptly. The childminder helps children to prepare for their eventual move to school well. For instance, children recognise and write letters of the alphabet and their name with confidence. The childminder skilfully builds on children's interests and ideas. For example, children who are excited by a story about a giant go on to make masks of the characters from the book and retell the tale in their own way, bringing their fantasies alive.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are polite and behave well. For instance, they follow the rules and boundaries with confidence and know what is expected of them. Children gain good social skills and build meaningful friendships. For example, they play happily together and help each other complete tasks. They share and take turns with resources in group activities with good levels of maturity. Children develop a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they help prepare healthy and balanced snacks and follow good hygiene routines with independence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages make good progress in relation to their individual starting points and develop good skills to support their future learning. Children learn about the natural world around them. For example, they make bird feeders and eagerly watch birds visit the garden to eat from them. Children enjoy learning about life cycles, such as when they watch their caterpillars turn into butterflies and their tadpoles into frogs. Children participate in regular simple science experiments. For instance, they explore how they can make the colour from jellybeans disappear using liquid, such as water.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545983 Local authority Medway Inspection number 10103566 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 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She is located in Rochester, Kent. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 5.30pm, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. The childminder holds a relevant early years 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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