Childminder in Sunderland

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 May 2015 22 March 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 quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder provides an exceptional range of highly motivating experiences for children to explore, investigate and engage in active learning.  The childminder ensures children are very effectively safeguarded and is proactive in the way she supports children to have an awareness of their own safety. Robust policies and procedures underpin her already outstanding practice.  The childminder has built very strong and professional relationships with parents and other professionals to share information. She works extremely effectively with them to ensure a coordinated approach to children's learning and care needs.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of the safeguarding and welfare and the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This ensures children are highly motivated and learn extremely effectively in a very safe and

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This provision is outstanding

secure environment.  The childminder has very high expectations of herself, her assistant and the children. She is highly skilled in building on children's interests and extending their learning opportunities through this, ensuring children's excellent progress in all seven areas of learning  The childminder is exceedingly enthusiastic in her drive for continual improvement. She ensures she and her assistant regularly update their training. She monitors and evaluates the work of her assistant on a continual basis to ensure consistency of high- quality teaching.

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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

 provide even more opportunities for children to practise their early writing skills, for example, by having more writing materials available in all play areas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning activities in the rooms used and in the outdoor environment.  The inspector observed and discussed the teaching and learning opportunities of an activity undertaken during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and the children at suitable times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including policies and procedures, children's information and assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and the qualifications of the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector took account of parents' views provided in children's files.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder provides a highly stimulating and welcoming environment for children, where they enjoy exploring and investigating. She enables children to play uninterrupted so they can use their own ideas and imaginations. For example, making rose-petal perfume to sprinkle on the 'fairy garden' they have developed. This is also a topic children are working on in nursery. This, along with the rich, varied and imaginative experiences she provides for children, means they are curious, interested and very motivated to learn. Toys and activities include those which help children to learn about their diverse world as well as the natural world around them. For example, making a worm garden and hatching caterpillars. The childminder's very effective exchange of information with parents ensures children's individual needs are met consistently. As a result, all children reach their expected targets in the Early Years Foundation Stage and make excellent progress.

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outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of the need for children to feel safe and secure. She provides a very welcoming environment with a room dedicated to children where their work is displayed prominently, nurturing a sense of belonging and ownership. The childminder's home is clean and hygienic, and she encourages children to learn about good hygiene practices and healthy lifestyles. For example, the childminder encourages physical activity and she is working with the children and their parents to develop a recipe book of healthy meals. The childminder and her assistant are very good role models for children and they have realistic expectations regarding behaviour management. Children attend different settings where they learn to deal with new or unfamiliar situations. As a result, children are well behaved, respectful and are growing in confidence. This helps to prepare children for their next stage of learning.

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provision is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder has an extremely strong commitment to her own and her assistant's professional development. This, combined with robust policies and procedures, underpins her outstanding practice. Self-evaluation arrangements are very strong and take account of the opinions of her assistant, children and parents. Exceedingly effective working relationships with parents and other settings that children attend, ensure they have continuity of learning. The childminder skilfully promotes older children's early literacy and writing skills. However she has recognised the opportunity to build further on children's skills by providing writing equipment in all play areas. The childminder works exceptionally well with her assistant and monitors her work closely. Observation and assessment arrangements are precise and sharply focused on individual children, and as a result, children make rapid progress. Effective planning ensures that children have

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provision is outstanding

excellent, inspirational and highly stimulating opportunities across all seven areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 305483 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 867601 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 22 March 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1997 and lives in Houghton-le-Spring. She works with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She is a member of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years and holds a formal 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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