Childminder in Warrington

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 July 2015 10 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 and her assistant have an excellent understanding of how to successfully promote children's learning and development. Children are making rapid progress towards the early years outcomes.  The childminder and her assistant are highly effective in maximising opportunities to extend children's emerging interests.  The childminder has created a highly stimulating and vibrant environment, both indoors and outdoors, which successfully promotes children's independent selection of high- quality resources.  Children learn about being independent from a young age. They are effectively supported to develop skills, which help to prepare them to move on to their next stage of learning.  The childminder and her assistant have excellent relationships with the children. They have comprehensive knowledge of children and their families to ensure their care is tailored to meet the needs of each individual child.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder and her assistant use highly effective strategies to help children understand the rules of the setting.  The childminder has devised effective procedures to monitor the quality of the provision and supervise her assistant. As a result, the quality of teaching is consistently high.  The childminder and her assistant have excellent knowledge and understanding of the potential indicators of abuse and local reporting procedures. They are vigilant and minimise any potential hazards effectively. As a result, children are kept safe from harm.

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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

 enrich the opportunities to extend children's concentration and persistence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outdoor area. She completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector considered the views of parents, recorded by the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and her assistant, and their qualifications, including paediatric first aid.  The inspector reviewed documents, such as the self-evaluation form, children's learning records, risk assessments and policies.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder creates exceptional opportunities for children through her varied and interesting activities. She and her assistant are excellent in supporting children's individual learning styles, which helps them to remain interested in what they are learning. The childminder makes excellent use of opportunities to extend children's learning. For example, reading a familiar story rapidly turns into a hunt for the animals from the book in the outdoor area. Children develop creativity and imagination very well. The childminder is highly effective in supporting children's early mark making. She creates opportunities for children to experiment with marks in both the indoor and outdoor areas. This makes a significant contribution to the development of children's early writing skills. The childminder has completed a relevant early years qualification. Her knowledge of how children learn is excellent, resulting in consistently high-quality teaching. There is scope

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who attend. This is outstanding

for the childminder to focus even more sharply on developing children's persistence and enhance their concentration.

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outstanding

Children are confident and independent. The childminder and her assistant create numerous opportunities for children to test their self-care skills, effectively supporting their self-esteem. This also makes a strong contribution to children's emotional readiness for school. Children's understanding of their own safety is reinforced through skilful instruction and engagement. Older children, for example, show an excellent awareness of how to use scissors safely. The childminder has created a highly effective environment to promote children's independent exploration and for taking well-managed risks. Children's health is exceptionally well supported. The childminder is effective in creating opportunities throughout the day and during mealtimes for children to make healthy choices.

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provision is outstanding

Parents are kept exceptionally well informed of their children's learning. The childminder forms highly accurate initial assessments of children's existing skills alongside parents. She continually tracks children's progress and shares her assessments with parents or other providers, in order to ensure that any issues in their development are rapidly addressed. The childminder supervises her assistant very well and they reflect on their practice to identify training needs, in order to further enhance their already excellent knowledge. The childminder regularly reflects on her provision, seeking the opinions of her assistant, parents and children. This has resulted in a rigorous and well-documented assessment procedure, in order to maintain the highest levels of quality for the children in her care. The childminder is extremely passionate about her role and proactive in developing her skills further. She has an excellent understanding of the requirements of the Early Years

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provision is outstanding

Foundation Stage. Parents provide extremely positive feedback about their children's experiences at the childminder's setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY417122 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 851799 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 10 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Great Sankey, Warrington. She operates all year round from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a relevant level 3 qualification and works with an assistant on a part-time basis.

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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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