Childminder in Manchester

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2015 14 May 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 childminder has excellent knowledge and understanding of how children learn and develop. Detailed observations and robust monitoring and tracking of children's progress ensures individual needs are well met.  The childminder fully understands the importance of building good, positive relationships with parents to enable the individual needs of children to be met.  Highly effective partnership work with parents and school staff ensure that parents are well informed about their child's developmental progress and children's emotional well- being is extremely well supported when children move on to school.  Children form secure attachments with the childminder due to a highly effective settling-in procedure involving parents.  A strong commitment to training, self-reflection and an ethos of continuous improvement results in children having consistently high quality learning experiences. Children are extremely confident and self-assured when making choices.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children are well behaved and develop positive attitudes to others due to the childminder providing consistently clear boundaries and routines.

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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 strengthen children's already excellent self-care and independence skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home both inside and in the garden.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and the childminder's qualifications.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder provides a vibrant, safe, welcoming setting where children are extremely happy and eager to learn. The inspiring, stimulating, well-organised environment enables all children to easily select a wide range of resources for themselves. This helps them make choices, grow in confidence and engage in purposeful learning. For example, storage boxes are clearly labelled and very accessible to all children. Children thoroughly enjoy choosing to play outside in the 'mud kitchen'. The childminder uses this opportunity to very skilfully engage children in imaginative role play which promotes their communication, language and physical development extremely well. The childminder makes regular detailed observations and assesses children's progress exceedingly well. This information is used effectively to identify the next steps in children's learning and plan for their future development. Children are making very rapid progress from their

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who attend. This is outstanding

starting points and are developing skills to prepare them for school.

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outstanding

The childminder has a warm, friendly manner and actively seeks to find out about children's interests and needs from parents. This has resulted in children forming extremely strong, secure, emotional attachments with the childminder. The childminder provides an innovative snack time where children access and prepare their own fruit using knives and cutters. The childminder uses exemplary teaching skills to engage children with special educational needs and/or disabilities in the activity. Skilful questioning fully extends learning and children's communication and language skills are developing rapidly. Children are learning about healthy lifestyles, and health and well-being is well promoted. Children are developing independence and self-care skills extremely well, as they confidently access the bathroom to use the toilet. They wash and dry their hands when needed, however, on occasion the childminder does this for children instead of encouraging independence.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder is committed to providing the best quality care and learning for all children and this is reflected in the high expectations for children's achievement. The highly effective transition process and links with local schools supports children in confidently moving on to their next stage of learning, and in being school ready. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to keep children safe. She implements a wide range of robust policies, including a robust safeguarding policy. New learning is securely embedded in practice, for example, the childminder uses outstanding teaching skills to promote children's communication and language development. The childminder has completed a formal qualification which has an excellent impact on the learning experiences she offers children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY266435 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 860666 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in the Northenden area of Manchester. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder receives funding for three-year-olds. She also holds a relevant early years qualification equivalent to Level 4. The childminder works with a co- childminder

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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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