Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 April 2015 1 November 2011

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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 provides outstanding support for children's physical and emotional well-being. She helps children develop caring relationships and, as a result, they happily separate from their parents and are excited to see each other.  Children's play is long lasting and imaginative because the childminder provides excellent resources and interaction. For example, children used play tools to construct with cardboard boxes, found different ways of stacking them, and used them as vehicles.  The childminder organises her enriching environment well. She labels low-level containers with words and pictures so that children can make choices. In addition, children help to tidy away by sorting the equipment into the relevant containers.  The childminder's meticulous observations enable her to plan extremely effectively for each child's individual development needs. Consequently, all children make rapid

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This provision is outstanding

progress in their learning and development.  The childminder shares extensive information with parents and other early years providers children use. This enables them all to work together to provide a highly consistent approach to children's care and development.  Parents comment extremely positively on the childminder's provision. They state that their children thrive because the childminder provides consistently high levels of care.  The childminder has made significant improvements to her provision since her last inspection. This is because she has implemented highly successful systems of self- evaluation, which was a recommendation. As a result, she identifies even more ways to enhance children's experiences and seeks to maintain outstanding outcomes for them.

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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

 increase the range of resources that provide children with positive images of people with disabilities, to enhance their understanding of the world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at convenient times and carried out a joint observation with her.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and written feedback from parents.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and checked the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records, information for parents and planning.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The experienced, qualified childminder has a wealth of knowledge about child development and how children learn. She seeks excellent information from parents on children's starting points and gets to know their unique learning needs. This helps her to plan exciting activities and experiences that challenge children further. The childminder focuses on ensuring children acquire key skills they need for school. She provides skilful interaction, posing excellent questions that encourage children to demonstrate their understanding, and think of ways to solve problems. For example, they discussed how a sticky ball might have ended up on the ceiling and what made it stay there. She demonstrates how to use equipment and enables children to try new skills for themselves. The childminder encourages children to recall previous learning, which helps them to make links and sparks new ideas. For example, children remembered seeing an elephant

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who attend. This is outstanding

at the zoo and used water and paintbrushes to draw it.

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outstanding

Children have outstanding self-esteem. This is because the childminder empowers them in making key decisions, for example, children choose when to eat and they take care of their personal needs. As a result, children are extremely independent, cooperative and develop exceptional social skills. Children choose to play freely between the indoor and outdoor environments. This extends their enjoyment of learning as they take resources to where they want to use them. Children have a highly impressive awareness of being safe and healthy. For example, they put on safety goggles to use the toy tools and know that too many toys on the floor makes the environment unsafe. Even young children have regular drinks of water and know to put their hat on to go out in the sun.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has a thorough knowledge of how to safeguard children from risk. She carries out extensive risk assessments and provides vigilant supervision. The childminder has excellent systems to monitor children's overall development. This gives her a highly accurate understanding of children's abilities so she can quickly identify any additional support to close gaps in their learning. The childminder seeks parents' and children's feedback to ensure she meets their needs. She has installed a ground floor toilet to provide children with even greater independence. She has purchased books to prompt discussions on people's differences and emotions. However, there are fewer resources that provide positive images of people with disabilities. The childminder prioritises her personal development. As a result, she is seeking training to enhance children's learning outdoors even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428780 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 823446 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Brislington, Bristol. The childminder works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, including before and after school. The childminder is a qualified and experienced nursery nurse.

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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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