Childminder in Northumberland

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2015 1 July 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Children make excellent progress in their learning and development, thriving and enjoying an exciting range of stimulating activities and resources. Children flourish as they benefit from the childminder's individual attention, regular assessment and support as she carefully plans and provides challenging experiences to enable rapid progress.  The exceptional partnership working with parents and other settings that children attend ensures that children have their individual needs met. Their contributions are valued and significantly contribute to the planning and assessment of the children.  Children are very happy and settle well, and they form very good relationships with the childminder. The childminder promotes a very strong sense of belonging providing a secure environment for the children. They develop confidence as their emotional needs are extremely well supported.  The childminder talks to the children regularly, describing what she is doing and asking

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This provision is outstanding

them open-ended questions about their play. As a result, children are confident to share their views and talk happily about what they are doing using an increasingly wide vocabulary.  The childminder is highly skilled and committed to delivering a high quality provision for all children. She has an extensive knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage, which means that children are cared for, safeguarded and protected in her care.  Rigorous self-evaluation and a targeted programme of professional development ensure the childminder is consistently improving her already excellent understanding and practice.

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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

 further enhance children's early reading skills by consistently drawing attention to the sounds at the beginning of words and emphasising the initial sound.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interaction between the childminder and children during play.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documents relating to the Early Years Foundation Stage provided by the childminder, including children's assessment records and evidence of the suitability of the childminder.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder uses her in-depth knowledge of how children learn to help them make rapid progress. In-depth observations and assessments are used to identify children's starting points, ongoing progress and next steps in learning. This ensures that each child's assessments are accurate and as up to date as possible, and that they are being appropriately challenged at every opportunity. Children are inquisitive and active learners, as they investigate what might be inside a dinosaur egg. The childminder introduces knowledge of the world, asking where they can find out more on dinosaurs. Imaginative play in the shop means she promotes children's counting skills, as they read written numbers on a shopping list. The childminder recognises the need to be consistent when sounding out the initial letter sounds of words to benefit children's early reading skills. Exceptional partnerships mean that planning is closely linked with a local nursery and

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who attend. This is outstanding

school to ensure continuity for children who also attend these settings. This actively contributes to the next stage in their learning. Highly successful strategies involve parents in children's learning. They provide information about activities at home and the childminder enhances learning in the setting by sending things that parents can continue with their children at home.

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outstanding

Children thrive in a stable, welcoming, homely and relaxed environment. Their emotional well-being is exceptionally well supported, because the childminder is calm, kind, caring and sensitive in supporting their individual needs. The childminder gives them lots of praise and encourages them to test out their own ideas, which builds their confidence and supports their understanding of how to behave. The childminder promotes children being active. They play outdoors in the garden and visit places in the local community, such as the park and beach, which gives them lots of time to be in the fresh air. Children learn about a healthy lifestyle. For example, they plant, care for and taste, strawberries. This teaches them how things grow and where certain foods come from.

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provision is outstanding

Children are extremely well protected, because the childminder gives children's welfare her upmost priority. She has an excellent knowledge of safeguarding procedures and follows these consistently to ensure children are kept safe. She attends regular courses and keeps up to date with relevant information, such as, current contact details, local procedures and signs and symptoms of abuse, which are easily to hand. The childminder carries out robust risk assessments for her home and outings. This means possible hazards are effectively minimised. She reflects on her provision and evaluates constantly. Parents and children's views are sought and this results in very well-targeted plans for the future being identified. The childminder has created highly effective ways of monitoring children's development, which enables her to see immediately where there are any gaps in children's progress so she can provide necessary targeted support.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY299907 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 861710 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Cramlington, Northumberland. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-year-old children. She holds a formal childcare qualification equivalent to level 3.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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