Childminder in Tameside

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 May 2015 2 December 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

 Children blossom and flourish in this highly stimulating, homely environment, both indoors and outdoors, which effectively challenges them and promotes their learning.  The childminder is highly skilled and sensitive in supporting children to form secure emotional attachments. This provides a strong base for their developing independence and exploration.  The childminder has a superb understanding of how children learn and develop. Through exemplary teaching, she provides children with a wealth of varied, innovative and challenging learning experiences. Therefore, they are exceptionally well prepared for their future learning and move on to school.  The childminder accurately completes thorough assessments of children. Consequently, the childminder knows their stages of development precisely and is able to identify any gaps in children's learning promptly.  Children's safety is given the highest priority. The childminder's knowledge and

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This provision is outstanding

understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements is thorough. Safe practice is firmly embedded and children are kept safe and protected from harm.  Partnerships established with parents, early years providers and external professionals are highly effective in making strong contributions to meeting children's individual needs.  The childminder holds an early years qualification and is extremely focused on providing an excellent service for children and their families. She reviews her practice extremely successfully and the childminder is highly motivated to enhancing her professional development. This commitment to training and detailed quality assurance ensures that her drive for improvement is rigorous.

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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

 strengthen opportunities for children to connect with the natural world, through enhancing first-hand experiences of life, growth and exploration in the outdoor environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a tour of the premises used for childminding purposes.  The inspector observed interactions between children and the childminder, and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including observations and assessments of children's learning, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures, self- evaluation and children's records.  The inspector looked at suitability checks for all adults living within the home.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder is highly knowledgeable about how children learn. She provides high- quality teaching to facilitate rich learning experiences for children. A variety of visual aids and books are used to support children's learning. This ignites children's interest, for example, as they learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Children's communication and language skills are effectively promoted, as the childminder ensures that her interactions are rich with talk and positive body language. Children attentively listen to how words are used, helping them to discover their meaning. They eagerly experiment with language, and the childminder models back the correct speech for them to hear. Children enthusiastically repeat the words 'chrysalis' and 'cocoon', then use the words independently when they recall a butterfly story using flash cards. Impressive support is offered to promote children's problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy skills in all areas

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who attend. This is outstanding

of their play. Children are encouraged to describe and compare the differences in the selection of fruits they are eating. They confidently count in sequence, find pictorial images and use mathematical language when describing objects.

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outstanding

Children learn through hands-on experience. They thoroughly enjoy exploring the highly stimulating environment, both indoors and outside. The extensive range of high-quality resources and equipment enables them to investigate and develop their ideas and interests. In the garden, they develop their physical skills as they use a wide variety of equipment, such as jumping on the trampoline. They use chalkboards and create marks in the sand, developing their early writing skills. Children confidently manage a wide range of self-care skills, and superb activities are provided to develop their knowledge of a healthy lifestyle. Children are learning how to manage risk with confidence and independence from an early age. The childminder teaches children to respect one another and this is evident as children work cooperatively together when searching for mini-beasts. They negotiate taking turns, which they practise in their independent play.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder uses her expert knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage to protect children and to promote their individual development exceptionally well. She takes into account children's individual learning styles and interests, as she plans rich, varied and imaginative experiences. Consequently, all children are highly motivated and make rapid progress in their development. The childminder continually reflects on her daily practice to drive improvement. For example, she has identified that she wants to enrich children's outdoor learning experiences, by providing a wealth of activities at a recently acquired allotment. Highly effective partnerships with the other settings that children attend support children exceptionally well. Partnerships with parents are extremely strong, and home learning is embraced and valued. All parents are positive about the high level of care their children receive and the extensive range of experiences on offer.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY394366 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 859606 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 2 December 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in the Audenshaw area of Tameside. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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