Childminder in Norfolk

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 March 2015 12 January 2010

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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

 The childminder delivers consistently excellent teaching. This maximises children's development and means that they are all making excellent progress in their learning.  The childminder is extremely caring and affectionate with the children. This enables them to make secure attachments with her. This has a very positive effect on their emotional well-being and confidence.  Excellent partnerships with parents have been developed. The childminder cares expertly for the children, offering continuity of care between home and her service.  The childminder makes safeguarding children her highest priority. Her home is safe and secure. All risks have been identified and are managed very well. As a result, children are kept extremely safe within the childminder's home.  Children enjoy an extremely wide range of interesting and imaginative activities. As a result, they are constantly engaged in their learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder uses group learning times to maximise children's communication and language development. Children really enjoy these times and join in with the words and associated actions.  The childminder has made excellent links with the local school. This enables her to share information about the children in her care with the reception teacher.  Children are becoming increasingly independent in managing their own personal hygiene. This increases their readiness for school and means their personal, social and emotional development is excellent.  The childminder uses the outdoor environment extremely well, including outings, such as the walk to school or local parks. This increases children's physical skills and sparks their curiosity to learn more about the world around them.  Assessments are sharp, focused and precise. This allows the childminder to plan activities that are directly linked to the next stages in children's learning.

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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

 enhance children's opportunities to learn about other cultures and beliefs even further by expanding the range of festivals that are covered within the curriculum.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the premises with the childminder.  The inspector observed activities in the main playrooms and kitchen area.  The inspector discussed an adult-led activity with the childminder.  The inspector checked policies and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and people living in the house, training records, assessment records, self-evaluation and planning documents.  The inspector held discussions with the children and took the views of parents into account through written feedback.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder sensitively involves herself within children's play by intervening and making meaningful contributions to support and extend their critical thinking. For example, a child uses the toy telephone to hold a 'conversation' with her mother. This play is supported expertly by the childminder who takes an active role, asking probing questions to extend the child's vocabulary. Children are given numerous opportunities to play independently and with their friends. Children enjoy free access to a very wide range of resources which are easily accessible for them. They eagerly explore, play freely and lead their own play choices. The childminder extends children's mathematical development by consistently giving them opportunities to count and by asking questions. The childminder has identified that the opportunities children have to experience other beliefs and cultures are not as imaginative or wide ranging as other experiences she offers. She

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who attend. This is outstanding

has therefore devised plans to improve this aspect of her practice even further.

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outstanding

Care practices are undertaken very sensitively according to children's individual needs. Younger children are given a very quiet and peaceful place to sleep. Children are encouraged to wash their hands independently before snack and meal times. Additionally, children are encouraged to use tools and equipment to cut and serve their own snacks. Children take manageable risks during their play. This enables them to be aware of their own limits and learn how to keep themselves safe. The childminder uses the outdoor environment particularly well. This includes using the local environment to extend children's play even further. They use wood and other materials they can find within the environment to build dens. They then use these within their play. The childminder provides an extremely nutritious, balanced menu, which takes into account very recent guidance about the contents of some food. The childminder manages behaviour very fairly

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outstanding

and consistently. As a result, children demonstrate extremely positive behaviour and the environment is calm.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has a clear understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and implements them to a very high standard. She regularly attends training that has been precisely targeted to improve her knowledge of specific areas. The most recent training undertaken was in order to meet the individual needs of a child in her care. This raises the overall quality of the childminder's teaching even further and has a very positive effect on her practice. The childminder critically reflects on her own practice and looks at how it can be improved even further. Assessment records are shared with parents on a very consistent basis and their views are taken into account. This ensures a continuity in children's learning and supports their development. Parents typically comment extremely positively on the quality of the care provided by the childminder as well as the flexibility that she offers in order to meet the needs of the family.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY385453 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 858918 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 January 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1994 and lives in Reepham, Norfolk. She is available from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year around, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four- year old children.

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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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