Morrissey, Lisa

Inspection date 29 August 2018 Previous inspection date 9 July 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 has a good understanding of her role and of the requirements for working with an assistant. She understands her responsibilities to ensure her assistant's ongoing suitability, for example, by offering purposeful training and support to guide her skills. She uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments effectively to support children's health, safety and well-being. n The childminder knows the children well and has a good understanding of their starting points. She plans securely for their individual learning and development. n The childminder makes regular assessments of children's achievements to review the quality of their progress. She is confident to make intervention if needed to ensure children reach their potential. She plans effectively for children's interests and next steps. Children make good progress. n Children enjoy their activities and have a warm bond with the childminder and her

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This provision is good

assistant. Children behave very well and show respect to each other. n Partnerships with parents and others who share the care of children are established well and support continuity for children's care and development.

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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 opportunities to help children test out their ideas and solve problems about how things work n enhance further the ways children experience and enjoy literacy.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant interacting with children during play activities. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she evaluates her practice and how she updates her skills and knowledge. n The inspector discussed with the childminder her aims for activities and how she plans for children's learning. They spoke about how the childminder works in partnership with parents and others involved in children's care. n The inspector spoke with children present and read feedback from parents. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The confident childminder continues to update her skills and knowledge and is keen to improve. She states that training has been beneficial in enhancing the ways she is able to keep children safe, for example, by supporting and embedding her understanding of online safety. The childminder regularly updates her knowledge through her partnerships with the local authority and professional agencies. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of all aspects of safeguarding matters. She knows how to protect the children in her care. The childminder evaluates her practice well. She is mindful to review children's learning and the activities that she offers so that children experience an interesting and stimulating environment. Parents positively state that the childminder offers high-quality care, and that their children are sociable and making good progress. They add that children's speech is, 'Improving immensely'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her experience and knowledge to effectively plan for children's learning. She interacts warmly with them and is confident in her teaching skills. For example, during an activity where children make dough, she explains about kneading and demonstrates the best way for the children to make the dough pliable. She gives children plenty of encouragement and praise, which helps them to become confident and independent. The childminder has established good links with others sharing the care of children. She meets with them regularly to help ensure she is able to plan for and promote consistency for children's learning. The childminder makes focused observations and uses her knowledge of their attainments to plan for their future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children to be respectful of others. Children contently play alongside each other. They are cooperative, understand turn taking and sharing, and use kind, respectful language. The childminder helps children to understand each other's differences, such as by learning about festivals relating to the cultures of the children attending. Children listen to each other and help each other when needed. Young children are confident in their self-care routines. They learn the benefits of healthy meals and snacks, such as through topics and activities. For example, the proactive childminder offers children a broad range of fruits and vegetables for them to make 'fruit faces' with. Children excitedly create faces then enjoy eating the produce afterwards.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident to make choices about their play activities, for example, selecting a box of musical instruments and experimenting with different sounds as they play together. Children explore with sensory play, for example, making moulding dough. They develop physical skills while they learn how to knead and stretch the dough. Children confidently decide on the colour of their dough and what to make. They thoroughly enjoy playing with technology toys as they identify different types of vehicles. Children are able to recognise a bulldozer and a caravan for instance, and know the differences between the helicopter and the aeroplane. They are motivated to join in with their activities. They show readiness for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 116564 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10061986 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 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 17 Date of previous inspection 9 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1994. She lives in Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She works Monday to Thursday from 7am to 6pm, for most weeks of the year. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 and works with an assistant who holds a relevant qualification at level 2.

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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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