I have looked on the Ofsted website myself for childminders.
Registered childminders inspection reports can be seen on there, but they only are only listed by registration (EY) number, not by name. I was told, a childminders details weren't published by Ofsted, as it placed the childminder and the mindees at risk, as if someone knew you were looking after children, on your own, at a certain address, you would be more vulnerable than a school, for example, who would always have more than one adult on the premises at the time in case of any problem.
So if you don't have the registration number, then I don't see how you can read a childminders report. You can do a search by postcode, but of course there may be more than childminder in that area!!
AND, if a childminder is registered, and hasn't had their first official registration yet (which would normally be in the first six months I think), their details won't be listed either.
If you ring Ofsted, and you already have the name and address of the childminder, they should really provide you with the childminders registration number so that you can read their inspection report, don't you agree? After all, the registration number is not confidential, they publish that!!
Will the local childrens information service be able to provide you with the childminders registration number?
Hmmmmm...