Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2015 23 November 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

 The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how young children learn. She provides an exceptional range of challenging and highly-stimulating activities and resources, both indoors and outdoors. As a result, children are keen to learn and thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder.  Numbers and print, such as the children's names, are used effectively to develop children's skills in mathematics and literacy. Consequently, children develop essential skills and confidence to prepare them for their next stage in learning, such as school.  The childminder monitors children's learning and meticulously assesses their progress. This ensures that her planning and child-led opportunities are sharply focused to ensure that children make exceptional progress towards the early learning goals.  The childminder has a robust knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and

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This provision is outstanding

welfare requirements. Comprehensive policies and procedures underpin her excellent practices, to ensure the safety and well-being of children in her care.  Partnerships with parents are superb. Parents particularly delight in the highly informative diaries provided by the childminder. These inform them about their child's daily activities and learning, through photographs and observations. Excellent activity ideas to further support children's next steps are also provided, to extend their learning opportunities at home.  Children have strong attachments to the childminder and are extremely confident, sociable and self-assured. This is because the childminder provides a safe, secure and homely environment where children's happiness is of utmost priority.  The childminder is highly professional, ensuring that all aspects of her provision are met to an exemplary standard. She has an excellent understanding of her role in

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This provision is outstanding

meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She regularly seeks parents' views and highly values their contributions.

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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

 continue to develop outdoor play opportunities, through further sensory experiences, such as mud play and the provision of additional recycled open-ended resources, including crates and planks, to further enhance children's problem-solving skills and opportunities to work together.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and care routines in the playroom and the outside learning environment.  The inspector observed an activity led by the childminder and discussed with her the quality of her teaching and the quality of the learning opportunities for the children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the qualifications of the childminder and the suitability of herself and other household members.  The inspector discussed the childminder's evaluation of her provision and her improvement plan.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers from written references and from information included in the childminder's own parent survey.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder continually maximises opportunities to extend children's learning. For example, when children create a pretend shop, she extends this to include money for the customers to buy the items on sale. They discuss how much each item costs and improvise by using blocks as coins. As a result, children's critical thinking skills, imaginative development and mathematical understanding are excellently promoted. When children become interested in magnifying glasses, the childminder demonstrates how the toy insect looks bigger when using these. Outdoors, they use the magnifiers to closely view frog spawn. The childminder explains to children how the frog spawn will change, using pictures of the life cycle of a frog to develop their understanding. During a baking activity, children learn how chocolate changes from solid to liquid when melted and solid again once cool. They use scoops of different sizes to add ingredients and explore how much

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who attend. This is outstanding

more they need to add. Consequently, children are highly active and motivated learners. However, there is scope to develop children's problem solving skills further still, through additional outdoor experiences. For example, using recycled materials, such as crates and planks to create imaginative structures together.

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outstanding

Children are cared for exceptionally well by the childminder. The childminder is an excellent role model as she is kind and calm. She promotes sharing and taking turns, and encourages children to respect one another and use good manners. As a result, children are exceptionally well behaved and learn how to be sociable with others. Children's independence and self-care skills are promoted superbly. They attend to their own toileting and hygiene needs as soon as they are able and put on their own coats for outdoor play. The childminder teaches children about healthy foods. Children understand why fruit is good for their bodies and why they should not eat too many sweet things. Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves and others safe. For example, during a cooking activity, children learn not to touch the melted chocolate to prevent it from burning them.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations of herself and children. She actively seeks new ideas through training, childminding network meetings and independent research, via the internet and reading. As a result, she identifies areas of her practice to enhance further, or new initiatives to develop, such as the provision of forest schools. The impact of new developments upon children is also identified. This ensures that improvements are beneficial and enhance the learning opportunities for children in her care further still. Partnerships with other settings, such as school, are well established to support continuity of learning for children. The childminder welcomes the expertise of other professionals, to support her in meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY319101 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 856890 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 23 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in the Reddish area of Stockport, Cheshire. She operates term time only from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. She provides funded early education for two-, 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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