Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 October 2015 8 May 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

 Children benefit from highly stimulating experiences that entice them to explore and challenge their skills. The childminder's teaching is highly effective. She plans carefully to reflect children's individual needs and interests and, consequently, children are making excellent progress.  The childminder and her assistant show a high level of skill in helping children to feel emotionally and physically secure and to develop a positive sense of self-esteem.  The childminder has high expectations and gives children consistent praise for good behaviour and tolerance. Therefore, children respect each other, learn to play cooperatively and are engaged in their learning.  Partnerships with internal and external agencies are exemplary. Individualised support is provided for all children, particularly those with additional needs, ensuring they settle well and confidently transfer to school.  Partnerships with parents are outstanding. Information is shared through a variety of

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This provision is outstanding

ways to ensure that all parents can contribute regularly so that children benefit from continuity of care and learning.  Children's safety and safeguarding are central to everything the childminder does. Highly comprehensive safeguarding procedures are in place and understood by the childminder and her assistant. Children are learning how to keep safe and healthy very effectively.  The childminder demonstrates a very strong drive to continue to improve her practice. She carries out highly effective self-evaluation procedures and attends a wide range of training opportunities to enhance outcomes for children even more.

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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

 enhance the already wide range of experiences for babies in the learning environments.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and adult interactions with children in the home and the garden.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, and checked the suitability of the childminder and her assistant to be with children.  The inspector took account of the views of children, a parent spoken to on the day of the inspection and those of other parents through reviewing documents. The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates an excellent understanding of her responsibility to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, which she implements to a very high standard. The childminder uses her excellent organisational skills to keep her comprehensive paperwork up to date. She makes excellent use of best practice sessions and constantly seeks to improve her knowledge by researching ideas. She demonstrates an exceptionally high commitment to partnership working with parents, external agencies and other providers. She seeks the views of parents on her practice and the learning she provides for their children. This enables her to make positive changes and to develop her practice further, such as providing regular coaching for her assistant.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn. She assesses children's progress accurately from the time they start and makes exceptional use of parents' knowledge about their children. As a result, she takes account of children's development stages and personal interests to meet all their learning needs; for example, she provides natural materials, such as pasta and rice, for the children to explore. Children learn how to count as they use small and large diggers to fill different sized containers with pasta, and they explore the sound the pasta makes as it drops onto different textures. Babies make rapid progress in their physical development as they move around to explore interesting toys, and most learning opportunities are available to them. Children learn many new words because of their rich experiences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive and form strong attachments with the childminder, which promotes their emotional well-being. She is an excellent role model and, as a result, children treat each other with respect and kindness. For example, older children comforted younger children when they recognised they were tired. The childminder promotes excellent independence and personal hygiene skills. Children enjoy helping with preparation for mealtimes, putting on their shoes and washing their hands independently.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop essential skills for future learning, using their imagination and solving problems so that they are well prepared for starting school. All children, including those who are learning English as an additional language, are supported at the highest level to help them make rapid progress. Children benefit from long periods of uninterrupted time to play and experiment and so they remain focused on activities such as number puzzles and drawing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY289572 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 826927 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the Hardwicke area on the outskirts of Gloucester. The childminder provides care throughout the year from 7.30am to 6pm. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder works with an assistant who also holds a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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