Childminder in North Somerset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2015 11 May 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

 Children make excellent progress in their learning and development and gain a highly positive attitude to learning, preparing them extremely well for school. This is because the childminder plans exciting activities that challenge children and motivate them to learn.  The childminder and her assistants are outstanding role models to children and, as a result, their behaviour is exemplary. The childminder encourages children to learn from each other. This helps to build highly effective relationships and a very strong sense of value and achievement.  The childminder gives children's health and safety the highest priority, while enabling their independence. Consequently, children are extremely emotionally secure and develop exceptional confidence in their self-care. For example, they helped themselves to tissues to wipe their noses, disposed of tissues appropriately and cleaned their hands with antibacterial gel.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has made very significant improvements to her provision since her last inspection. She has gained an early years qualification to extend her knowledge of child development and implemented extensive systems to evaluate her practice. This helps her to continue to look for even better ways of working to enhance children's learning and development.  The childminder establishes extremely effective partnerships with parents, outside agencies and other early years providers. This enables her to have a thoroughly consistent approach to meeting children's care and development needs.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of her responsibilities and child protection procedures. This enables her to safeguard children's welfare effectively.

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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

 use more words and pictures in the outdoor area to enhance children's literacy development further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of the teaching, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the premises.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents provided for the inspection, the childminder's parents' survey and quality improvement plans.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and spoke with the childminder and the assistant present.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, information for parents, supervision records, children's development records and planning.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder seeks very good information on children's starting points so that she can plan highly effectively to promote their development through first-hand experiences. She has high expectations so that even the youngest children concentrate and persevere with new skills. The childminder and her assistant are skilful at asking questions that challenge children's thinking. For example, they asked 'how does this work?' and 'does this work in the same way?' As a result, children demonstrated and explained the different ways that they could operate toy vehicles. Staff spent time engaging children in meaningful conversations, promoting their language and communication skills extremely well. The childminder plans exciting activities and provides excellent support as children play. Children learnt what happens when they mixed chalk with sand and noticed the windmills turn in the wind. These activities helped them understand about cause and effect.

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outstanding

The childminder and her assistant deploy themselves extremely effectively so that they meet children's physical needs, while providing excellent support and supervision. Children grow in confidence as they become independent and manage age-appropriate skills. The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment that enables children to initiate their learning, indoors and outdoors. For example, children explored letters on the magnetic board, linking them to sounds and words. The childminder challenged older children further, encouraging them to lay the letters in alphabetical order. However, the childminder does not always have many words and letters outdoors for children to use in their play and develop their literacy skills further. Children are active, engage in physical play and have daily opportunities to be outdoors. The childminder is developing her garden further following training on teaching boys. She is introducing real tools and

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outstanding

involving children in making risk assessments to learn about how to stay safe.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has detailed tracking systems to monitor children's development. This ensures she quickly responds to any developmental delay, seeking effective support. The childminder has an outstanding understanding of her responsibilities when employing an assistant, such as having highly effective induction and monitoring. Together they review their practice and activities. For example, the childminder has looked at ways to promote children's awareness of people's differences further, such as having positive displays to aid discussions. In addition, she involved parents in bringing resources from home or holidays to represent and value children's home lives. Parents comment that outstanding communication has a very positive impact on their children's learning and well-being.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413831 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 845115 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in North Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Her husband and daughter are registered as her assistants. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She works with two assistants who are both working towards an early years qualification.

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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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