Childminder in Wiltshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 July 2015 20 September 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

 Children receive high-quality interaction from the childminder. Her teaching is extremely effective and she uses precise assessment. This ensures that children make excellent progress in all aspects of their learning.  The childminder has detailed and in-depth knowledge of safeguarding issues and how to protect children from harm and keep them safe. She regularly reviews her documentation to ensure it is in line with the welfare requirements. Robust risk assessments enable the childminder to monitor and maintain children's safety. Children are extremely safe.  Partnerships with parents are very strong. The childminder ensures that the support and input she provides for children's learning and development are paramount. Likewise, she develops robust relationships with other early years providers, such as nurseries, where minded children attend. This fully supports continuity of care for children and links agencies together for effective support.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder uses a detailed evaluation process to review her practice thoroughly and includes parents. This helps her to identify and address key areas of weakness and build on her strengths. Her excellent dedication to her professional development highly influences children's individual outcomes.  The childminder has an extremely strong commitment to training. She uses her increased knowledge exceptionally well, for example, to ensure children develop strong communication skills from an early age.

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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 children's understanding of what is going to happen next in the daily routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a wide range of paperwork including the self-evaluation, policies, risk assessments, children's files and the childminder's suitability documents.  The inspector sought the views of parents through comments made in diaries and letters of referral.  The inspector discussed the provision with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder provides outstanding learning opportunities for all children. Robust, focused observations and detailed assessments ensure she accurately builds on children's recently acquired skills. The childminder uses this information to plan for the next steps in their learning. The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder provides commentary as children play and she repeats and models language to extend their vocabulary and communication skills extremely well. The childminder encourages children's love of books. Children are excited as they join in and call out the familiar phrases of the characters in the story. This promotes their early literacy and language development extremely well. The childminder plans her sessions with precision, although she does not extend children's understanding of the daily routines so that they are clear on what to expect next and when things will happen. Outside, children fill containers with sand and mix with water to

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who attend. This is outstanding

make pretend cakes. This active learning teaches children to express themselves freely, thus promoting their self-esteem and creative thinking. It also stimulates their curiosity and strongly motivates their learning.

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outstanding

The childminder supports children's emotional well-being exceptionally well. She uses her excellent understanding of each child's individual needs to provide a highly nurturing environment. The childminder effectively promotes children's self-esteem and personal confidence. Children show very strong attachments to the childminder and demonstrate that they feel secure. This emotional security gives children fantastic foundations for starting school or attending other settings. The childminder ensures that parents understand the benefits of children using their home language to support their learning of English. As a result, parents are supportive and take the time to explain any words that their children use that the childminder does not understand. The childminder promotes children's understanding of a healthy lifestyle extremely well. She provides healthy, balanced meals, and children learn about the benefits of eating well and leading active

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has an outstanding understanding of her responsibility to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. She analyses each child's progress accurately to identify gaps in learning. She shares this information with parents and if there are any areas of concern, together they seek the appropriate support. This demonstrates a highly effective system of monitoring children and making sure that they make excellent progress. Children therefore flourish at this provision.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 145287 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 841690 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 20 September 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1989. She lives with her husband in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. The childminder is a member of an approved childminding network and is in receipt of funding for early education for three and four-year-old children. The childminder has a level 3 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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