Childminder 148456

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 August 2015 18 November 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 has an extensive knowledge of the learning and development requirements through her degree-level training and many years of experience. She prepares children exceptionally well for the next stage in their learning and for school.  Children benefit from high levels of teaching as the childminder routinely reflects on her own practice and challenges herself and her co-childminder to achieve increasingly high levels of competence.  The learning environment is highly stimulating with an excellent range of resources, pets and plants to capture children's enthusiasm for taking small responsibilities.  The childminder is highly effective in supporting children's social and emotional well- being. Children feel safe and secure in her presence. They turn to her for comfort when they are tired and respect her gentle guidance when they become overexcited. Children behave very well and develop excellent social skills with children of all ages.

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This provision is outstanding

 Highly effective policies, procedures and daily practices support all aspects of children's health, safety and well-being. The childminder knows and implements the safeguarding and welfare requirements meticulously. Closed-circuit television cameras further increase levels of security and supervision around the children.  The childminder encourages children to voice their opinions and make everyday decisions. Consequently, children have a strong sense of belonging, good levels of confidence and the knowledge that their views are sought and valued.  The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. This ensures that they are fully engaged in their children's learning in the setting and at home. The childminder values contributions from the children and their parents and includes these in her planning for weekly activities and improvements across her setting.

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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

 develop more opportunities to extend children's mathematical skills and practise mathematical language outdoors, for those who learn best outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed care routines and teaching, and the impact of these on children's safety, welfare and learning.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of all adult household members.  The inspector reviewed relevant documentation including the childminder's self- evaluation document, children's learning journals and a sample of policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and reviewed written communication from parents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder provides exceptionally high-quality care and education for children. She applies her training as an early years teacher to ensure that children of all ages make rapid progress in their learning. Young children create imaginary worlds with train tracks and bricks, while older children solve construction challenges as they create new space stations. The childminder feeds children's enthusiasm for different subjects as she explores the rich content of story and non-fiction books with them. She follows children's lead as they talk about their interests, listens carefully to them, and plans activities to nurture them towards the next steps in their learning. The childminder reliably identifies children whose development is not at a typical level for their age. She monitors timely interventions closely and works well with parents to ensure she prepares all children well for school.

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outstanding

Children are safeguarded extremely well as the childminder has an excellent understanding of how to protect them from possible harm or neglect. She is confident in knowing how to pass on any concerns and diligently follows up-to-date guidance in all areas of children's safety and welfare. Children are very happy and settled. They form trusting and emotionally secure relationships with both the childminder and her husband, who is also a qualified childminder. The childminder teaches children how to stay healthy. They learn how to nurture fruit and vegetables in the garden and choose balanced and nutritious menus for their lunch. Daily diaries and monthly newsletters supplement detailed termly reviews and help provide continuity in children's care and learning between home and the setting. Parents are highly complimentary about the level of care, commitment and support the childminder offers them and their children. She also works

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outstanding

very effectively with other settings that children attend to promote continuity in their learning and care.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of her responsibilities to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She gives all aspects of safeguarding and welfare the highest priority and regularly reviews her policies and procedures to ensure they reflect current best practice. Regular and thorough risk assessments ensure children are able to explore and play safely in the childminder's home, garden and on outings. Children make very good progress from their starting points as the childminder carefully monitors their ongoing development. Her qualification as an early years teacher underpins her high expectations for all children and her knowledge of how children learn. She continues to attend a broad range of training opportunities to inform and inspire her work with the children. There is a current focuses on extending children's mathematical understanding in a broader range of everyday situations, including when playing outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 148456 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 825939 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001 and lives in Three Mile Cross, near Reading. She works in partnership with her husband, who is also a registered childminder. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an honours degree in early years and is an early years teacher.

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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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