Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 August 2015 18 September 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 maintains an extremely strong commitment to training. She uses her increased knowledge exceptionally well, for example, to ensure children of all abilities develop strong communication skills from an early age.  The childminder and her assistant provide a highly stimulating environment that fully supports children's learning and development. Precise assessments of children's learning focus planning clearly on children's individual interests. This all helps children make excellent progress and prepares them for their future learning and school.  The childminder is extremely skilled in helping children to settle well. This ensures children are exceptionally happy and that they develop confidence and self-assurance.  The childminder uses precise evaluation to review her practice thoroughly and includes parents' views. This evaluation helps her to identify and address any areas of weakness

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This provision is outstanding

and to continue to build on her strengths.  The childminder has established extremely strong partnerships with parents. As a result, parents are fully involved in their children's development and learning through sharing information and contributing to planning. This joint approach helps the childminder know and meet children's needs extremely well.

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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 develop their understanding of technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder, her assistant and the children playing indoors and outdoors, and during daily routines.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, assessment paperwork and a range of other documentation, and discussed the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents who were spoken to during the inspection.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder provides excellent opportunities for children to choose from an extensive range of toys and resources. The quality of teaching is excellent. Children benefit from an extremely effective programme of activities that both interest them and meet their learning needs. These experiences and the teaching help ensure that children make excellent progress. The childminder communicates very effectively with children. She talks about what they do as she plays alongside children and repeats and models language to extend their vocabularies and communication skills. The childminder promotes a love of books with children. For example, young children are keen to turn the pages, look under its flaps and call out names of familiar objects. This promotes pre-reading and language development extremely well.

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outstanding

The childminder supports children's emotional well-being exceptionally well. Working with their parents, she gathers wide-ranging information from them about children's needs and interests. She uses her excellent understanding of each child to provide meet these. This means children are remarkably happy and develop considerable independence to play and explore. The childminder regularly gives children opportunities to develop valuable social skills, so they willingly share and take turns. The childminder promotes children's understanding of a healthy lifestyle extremely well. She teaches good hygiene routines and provides healthy, balanced meals and snacks. Children learn about growing and eating a wide range of fruit and vegetables in the childminder's allotment. The childminder provides stimulating outdoor opportunities that help promote children's physical development. She meets their physical needs extremely well.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to implement the requirements. She ensures both herself and her assistant access a wide range of training and information to ensure they have up-to-date information and knowledge. This helps them take a consistent approach to teaching and to safeguarding duties. They protect the children and implement the requirements extremely well. The childminder has addressed the recommendation from the previous inspection; parents now regularly contribute to their children's progress records. Changes made help the childminder to monitor children's learning and development extremely accurately to identify any gaps in learning. This enables children to make remarkable progress and to maintain the high quality service.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 136346 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 825630 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 September 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Bradley Stoke, Bristol. The childminder works with her husband as an assistant. The setting is open all year round from 8am to 6pm.

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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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