Childminder EY252040

Inspection date 13 August 2019 Previous inspection date 16 November 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 supports children's emotional well-being effectively. She provides children with reassurance, encouragement and praise as they play. Children have formed close attachments with the childminder. They are happy and content in her home. n The childminder has established good partnerships with parents. She keeps them well informed regarding their children's development. For example, she talks to them every day and provides a daily diary. This helps to encourage consistency of care between the setting and home. n All children make good progress from their starting points. They are acquiring essential skills for future learning and their eventual move to school. The childminder helps children to develop good communication and language skills. She uses good eye contact as she speaks to children and introduces new words, such as 'magnets', to help expand their vocabulary. n The childminder uses positive strategies to manage children's behaviour. For instance,

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This provision is good

she has clear rules to help them to understand the types of behaviour that are acceptable. Children behave well. They learn to be kind to others and to share the resources on offer. n Sometimes, the childminder misses opportunities to challenge children, in order to extend their learning to the highest level. n The childminder does not always make the most effective use of her assessments of children's learning. She does not focus precisely enough on what children need to learn next to help them achieve rapid progress. n The childminder's professional development is not focused sharply enough to help raise the quality of her teaching to an even higher level.

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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 develop high expectations for children's achievements in all activities and provide additional challenge to further their learning n make more effective use of the information gathered from assessments to focus precisely on what children need to learn next to help them make rapid progress n explore further professional development opportunities and raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector had a tour of the areas the childminder uses for minding children. She spoke with the children and held discussions with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She discussed with the childminder the children's assessments, their learning and development and the progress they make. n The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers through comments provided by the childminder and written letters completed by the parents and carers. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's suitability and that of her household members, safeguarding policies and procedures and evidence of qualification certificates. She also reviewed documentation linked to the childminder's professional development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding and wider child protection knowledge to a good level. She understands what to do and who to contact if she has a concern about a child's welfare. She completes regular checks of her home to ensure children can play safely. The childminder has addressed the recommendation from her previous inspection, to help improve the service she offers. For instance, she has developed opportunities to strengthen parent involvement in her provision, such as gaining their feedback to help her to identify areas for improvement. The childminder works well with other early years professionals to help children's transition to school. She shares information about children's progress to provide continuity in their care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy their time with the childminder. They participate in a wide range of learning opportunities within her home and garden to help promote their development. The childminder is well qualified and experienced. She uses her knowledge of child development effectively to promote children's learning. The childminder interacts with children in a positive manner. She gets down to children's level and plays with them. This helps children to engage in their play and motivates them successfully. This is evident when the children play with the train track. The childminder uses this activity effectively to encourage children to use their small-muscle skills. For instance, older children connect the track together and younger ones push the trains along the track. The childminder also uses this activity to help to develop children's early mathematical skills. For example, she encourages the older children to count the number of trains on

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

the track and to decide if the trains are going under or over the bridge.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder offers a nurturing and exciting environment where children make good progress. They benefit from the good-quality care the childminder consistently provides. The childminder encourages children to develop their physical skills and promotes their good health. For instance, children kick large balls in the garden and older children excitedly jump, hop and use the equipment on offer. Younger children learn to negotiate the steps in the garden. This helps them to learn about safety and taking their own risks. Children demonstrate they are comfortable in their surrounding as the move at ease around the areas. The childminder promotes diversity and values the home experiences of children and their families.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are progressing at typical rates of progress in their age ranges. They are motivated to learn. Children independently put their shoes on, wash their hands and feed themselves. Older children develop good imaginative skills as they play in the mud kitchen. They learn to concentrate and listen, as they snuggle with the childminder as she reads stories to them. Children learn to turn the pages of books and talk about what they see in the pictures. This helps develop their early literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY252040 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10114415 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 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 16 November 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Bramcote, Nottingham. She operates all year round, from 7.45am to 5.45pm on Monday to Friday, except for Wednesdays. The childminder also closes for a week at Christmas, bank holidays and family holidays. She has a master's degree in special educational needs and is in receipt of funding for 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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