Durnin Michelle

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 September 2015 6 October 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is very knowledgeable about child development and provides a fully inclusive service. She and the children celebrate their differences and similarities, which helps children to learn effectively about the diverse world they live in. The childminder is passionate about meeting children's individual needs.  The childminder is highly responsive to children's interests, quickly adapting activities to maintain their involvement and promote their learning. Her enthusiastic and highly sensitive and skilful involvement in their play, and her interest in what children are trying to communicate, ensures the development and extremely strong progress across all areas of learning for all children.  Exceptionally strong and effective links with the local school and nursery enable the childminder to provide highly complementary educational experiences, reinforcing children's learning so that they make rapid progress.

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This provision is outstanding

 Extremely robust partnerships with parents result in parents having a very strong involvement in their children's assessments, planning for and supporting their learning.  The childminder is extremely proactive in researching changes and accessing training to continually develop her practice and keep fully up to date.  The childminder is exceptionally skilful as she encourages positive behaviour with good humour. She is extremely knowledgeable about the causes of some behaviour and sensitively supports and helps children learn to manage their feelings.  The childminder is highly committed to maintaining and developing her already excellent provision, constantly reflecting on her practice and identifying areas to improve.

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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

 continue to develop use of the new assessment and planning system to ensure children continue to make excellent progress across all areas of learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers recorded in the childminder's feedback records.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at convenient times.  The inspector checked documents relating to the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and sampled documentation regarding planning and children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is well qualified and highly knowledgeable. She makes full use of her wide experience and training, especially to help children make extremely strong progress in their personal development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places an extremely high priority on keeping children safe from harm. She is passionate about providing children with resilience, confidence and knowledge to help them keep themselves safe in a range of situations. The childminder has an extremely good understanding of the requirements. She is highly motivated to keep up to date and, as a result, very quickly attended training about recent changes. She constantly reflects on and adapts her practice and systems.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent knowledge and understanding of the children. She very quickly establishes children's starting points using information from parents and her detailed observations of each child. She continually involves parents in assessments and planning for their children's progress, welcoming and encouraging their contributions. The childminder has recently changed her assessment and planning system to streamline and improve her ability to monitor children's progress, but this is not yet in full operation to identify children's continued excellent progress across all areas of learning. Children become very familiar with script and begin to recognise their own and their friends' names. Very young children learn to use numbers; the childminder very skilfully encourages them to count in daily activities and use mathematical language in a variety of situations.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy, confident and secure in the childminder's home. They all have exceptionally strong, warm relationships with the childminder. In partnership with parents, the childminder enthusiastically teaches children about their own and other people's cultures, celebrating and learning about difference and diversity. This very positively helps children become proud of their heritage, developing a strong sense of belonging and self-confidence. Very young children learn to control their behaviour and express their feelings in safe ways. The childminder gives firm but sensitive messages about what she expects and provides excellent support and guidance so children share and begin to manage disputes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make outstanding progress from their starting points, especially in their personal and social development and communication and language. They are highly independent and confidently play with other children. These skills prepare them extremely well for their future pre-school and school experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 102601 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 824699 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 6 October 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1999. She lives with her husband and two adult children in a hamlet near St Austell, in Cornwall. The childminder has a certificate in early years practice. She operates between 7.30am and 6pm, Monday to Friday throughout the year. She provides funded nursery education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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

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