Childminder in Medway

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2015 4 April 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Satisfactory 3 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

 The childminder has excellent relationships with children because she uses excellent conversational language with them. She is exemplary at allowing children to direct activities using their own ideas. This helps children to feel valued and important.  The childminder uses her outstanding knowledge of how young children learn and develop to provide challenging and inspiring activities for them. Children are very willing to participate and show high levels of concentration.  Children have excellent choices from the abundant range of activities available, both inside and outdoors. They can choose where they want to play. The garden offers children, boys especially, exciting activities such as construction role-play.  The childminder has excellent partnerships with parents and others. She takes time to explain all aspects of care and learning to parents and regularly shares important information with others when children attend other settings.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is extremely effective in evaluating her setting. She collects the views of parents and children as well as using constructive comments from her service improvement partner. She uses her strengths in an exemplary manner to consider the needs of the children and how best to improve their outcomes.  The childminder supervises her assistants in an outstanding manner. She advises them about her safeguarding procedures and their important roles and responsibility in helping her protect children.  Children behave extremely well and are very compliant with the childminder's requests for tidying up, changing clothes and eating snacks. To be more effective the childminder could provide tools to help children have a greater understanding of time passing when the tasks are time limited.

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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

 provide more equipment, such as clocks and timers, in order to further support children's understanding of the different degrees of time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a variety of paperwork including the childminder's safeguarding procedures and children's progress records.  The inspector observed the interaction between the childminder and children indoors and outside.  The inspector took account of parent's written views of the setting which they provided for the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder discussed her supervision of assistants.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder conducts extensive observations of the children. She is extremely adept at assessing the observations to identify children's next steps and planning for them. The childminder is also meticulous at monitoring her assistant's records of children's progress to ensure they are accurate and precise. The childminder provides enriching activities, which cater for a number of areas of learning at the same time. For example, when searching for mini beasts children learn how to use tweezers, are able to count and compare the different sizes of insects, compare the mini beasts with pictures and make marks to strike them off their lists. This allows children to make rapid progress because they are able to practise their learning regularly and during different types of activities.

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outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's warm nurturing environment. They demonstrate that they feel emotionally and physically safe at her setting as they happily chat to visitors and include them in their play. The children's use of tools and equipment is highly impressive. Even the youngest children use tweezers efficiently. Children use the childminder's excellent rules for behaviour as they play. They help each other as they play, share toys and equipment, and learn to respect each other's differences. Children eat nutritious food provided by either their parents or the childminder. They use some excellent games to help them understand the different food groups. They understand that they must look after their bodies because the childminder talks to them about the effects of physical play. For example, children know that their hearts beat faster when they have been running around, and when to sit and rest.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder maintains all required paperwork in an exceptional manner. The childminder meticulously records all the children's personal details, medication and accident notes. The childminder is totally committed to keeping her childcare knowledge up-to-date by attending training courses whenever possible, and researching details on the internet. She ensures her assistant attends training too. This has an immense impact on the children's learning, which is evident from their progress records. The childminder conducts extremely thorough risk assessments of her premises, car, toys and whilst on outings. The children learn about safety and taking risks as they play because the childminder effectively questions them about the safe use of tools and equipment they choose to use.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY416761 Local authority Medway Towns Inspection number 816470 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 11 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 4 April 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She operates her service from a house in Lordswood, Chatham, Kent. The childminder works with one assistant who holds a recognised childcare qualification at National Vocation Qualification level 2. She is also registering another assistant who will be an Apprentice.

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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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