Childminder in Middlesbrough

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2015 7 February 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 quality of teaching is outstanding. The well-qualified childminder provides an exceptional range of highly motivating experiences for children to explore and investigate, which maximises learning opportunities.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of her role in safeguarding children. She is proactive in the way she supports children to have an awareness of how to keep themselves safe.  The childminder has forged extremely strong, positive and effective working relationships with parents, ensuring children are very well supported in their learning and development.  The childminder is totally committed to achieving excellence in all areas by ensuring that her professional development is ongoing and that it informs and drives forward improvements to her already outstanding practice.  The childminder has extremely high expectations of herself, her assistant and children. The quality of her teaching consistently very high quality, ensuring children's excellent

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This provision is outstanding

progress in all areas of learning.  Children receive superb support with regard to their communication skills. The childminder provides an exceptionally stimulating environment for children and joins in their play, encouraging consistent verbal communication.  The childminder monitors and evaluates the work of her assistant on a continual basis. She ensures that her assistant attends regular training to ensure the consistency of very high-quality teaching and care.

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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

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

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning activities in the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector discussed an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at suitable times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of paperwork, including policies, procedures, assessment files and planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector spoke to the parents and took account of their views given in questionnaires and letters provided for the inspection.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder's very effective exchange of information with parents ensures children's individual needs are met consistently. The childminder and her assistant know children extremely well and are highly sensitive to their care and learning needs. The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment for children, with a wide range of readily available toys. This stimulates their curiosity so they explore, investigate and play uninterrupted. The superb range of toys and activities include those which help children to learn about their diverse world as well as the natural world around them. For example, children grow potatoes and cress, which they enjoy eating. The childminder is highly skilled in providing activities according to children's interests; maximising excellent learning opportunities. As a result, children are curious, interested and very motivated to learn.

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outstanding

The childminder places extremely high importance on children feeling safe, secure and comfortable. She provides an exceptionally welcoming environment with a dedicated playroom where children's artwork and photographs are displayed prominently, nurturing a sense of belonging and ownership. She has developed extremely effective systems for the exchange of information between herself, her assistant and parents, ensuring a coordinated approach to children's learning. The childminder's home is very clean and hygienic, and she is highly skilled in encouraging children to learn about good hygiene practices and healthy lifestyles. For example, children know to wash their hands before eating and why they need to do so. The childminder has very realistic expectations regarding behaviour management. As a result, children are well behaved, respectful and rapidly growing in confidence. These skills help to prepare children exceptionally well for

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to implement the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This ensures children learn in an extremely stimulating, safe environment. She is exceptionally organised, with robust policies and procedures underpinning her outstanding practice. Activities are well planned, in line with school and nursery topics, in order to maximise children's opportunities across all areas of learning. However, the childminder has recognised the opportunity to build further on children's skills by providing writing equipment in all play areas. The childminder and her assistant work exceptionally well together and consistently monitor the educational programmes to ensure activities provide an excellent level of challenge for children. Their development is meticulously recorded. Observation and assessment arrangements are precise and sharply focused, demonstrating the rapid progress children are making.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400013 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 860119 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 7 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in Hemlington, Teeside. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds a qualification at level 3 and provides funded education for two-year- old children. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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