Childminder in Tameside

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 September 2015 24 September 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 quality of teaching is exceptional. The childminder has a highly comprehensive knowledge of the children in her care and she is extremely effective at promoting children's learning. Consequently, all children make exceedingly good progress.  Children have excellent opportunities to explore and investigate at the childminder's home. The childminder has a rich, varied and imaginative range of resources for children to access both indoors and in the inspirational outdoor environment.  Relationships are first rate as the childminder has developed strong bonds with children. They are regularly praised for their contribution and efforts. This helps them to develop high levels of self-esteem and means they are ready to learn as they feel secure and confident.  The childminder has a comprehensive knowledge of how to protect children and knows the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about children's welfare.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and is fully committed to developing her practice with further training, research and reading. As a result, children benefit from being with a highly effective practitioner who has up-to- date knowledge and delivers a high-quality provision.  The childminder shares her practice with other early years practitioners. She researches new approaches and shares information with others. She invites other providers to her home to view her practice and resources. As such, she contributes to raising quality beyond her own setting.  The childminder monitors her assistant to ensure that the quality of her provision is consistently of the highest standard.

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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 opportunities for making music in the outside play space.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of people living in the household.  The inspector viewed testimonials and questionnaires from a selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder communicates with parents regularly and shares information about children, so that learning is extended at home. She gathers information from other early years settings children will attend so that they have the opportunity to look at pictures of the premises and the staff working there. This helps children settle extremely well as they move on to nursery or school. The childminder has developed a highly effective self- evaluation process, which enables her to identify ways to continually develop her practice. She gathers regular feedback from parents and children and takes full account of their views. Parents are extremely complimentary about her provision. They say their children are nurtured and loved. The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's progress. This information is used to plan activities that help them develop their skills. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder meticulously implements

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

policies and procedures to keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is very skilled and uses the knowledge gained from her qualification particularly well to promote children's communication and language skills. For example, children choose objects from a bag and she encourages them to think of a song to sing relating to the object. She misses words out of the songs so that children sing the words independently. The childminder has transformed her garden into an exceptional outdoor learning space. Children thoroughly enjoy growing, digging and sensory play. The wide range of learning opportunities greatly enhances children's motivation to learn and promotes their readiness for school. The childminder recognises the value of building on the range of experiences in the outdoor environment. She has identified developing musical experiences outdoors as a way of developing her outstanding provision.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is calm and considered in her approach to children. This is highly effective in helping children to understand the ground rules for behaviour. Children learn to respect each other. This helps them to feel settled and secure in the childminder's home. Children heartily enjoy home-cooked, freshly prepared meals and snacks. When asked why they need to wash their hands before eating, children know that 'germs are washed away' and this helps to keep them healthy and strong. The childminder takes children on regular walks and trips to local groups and parks. They learn about nature in the outdoor environment and run around in wide open spaces. They collect objects of interest on their regular walks which are given pride of place back at the childminder's home and used in play activities to extend children's learning.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those who receive funded education, make excellent progress and are extremely well prepared for the next stage in learning. In particular, children are developing exceptional language and communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY269783 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 872736 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 7 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 September 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in Stalybridge, Tameside. She has an assistant and provides childminding services all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder hold an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children. The childminder is registered to offer overnight care.

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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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Telephone number

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