Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 October 2015 16 December 2008

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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 has excellent relationships with the children and they quickly bond with her. Children are confident and thrive in her care.  The childminder provides a highly stimulating and inspiring outdoor environment. The majority of learning takes place outside. The childminder plans a range of exciting and challenging outdoor experiences that inspire and motivate children to learn and to learn how to live healthy lifestyles.  The childminder makes excellent assessments of the children's achievements and plans specifically for the individual children's next stages of development. As a result, children make excellent progress in their learning.  The childminder demonstrates high levels of commitment to her professional development. She has attended a wealth of training, which she puts into practice so the quality of teaching constantly improves. Outstanding teaching ensures that all children

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This provision is outstanding

make excellent and rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder has very strong relationships with parents. They have well-established shared information to provide a high level of consistency in promoting children's learning.  The childminder gives children high levels of challenge and encourages them to take risks. Therefore, children are aware of how to keep themselves safe in a range of situations.  The childminder is highly reflective and constantly drives for improvement. The children's views are paramount in the evaluation process, along with their parents' views. Consequently, standards of care, teaching and learning remain incredibly high.

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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

 help children understand how to make objects that are of interest to them to further extend their creative skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the setting, both inside and outside.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records, planning and other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of parents' views spoken to on the day of inspection.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has a very secure knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This positively influences the outcomes for children. The childminder has a highly effective system for monitoring the quality of teaching and the progress that children make. She quickly identifies children that require some additional help and works with other professionals to help them catch up quickly. Children make excellent progress in their learning from their starting points. The childminder is extremely reflective. She has introduced specific spaces in the garden to promote children's communication and language skills; for example, children now enjoy reading from story sacks that are unique to them. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder implements robust procedures to protect children's welfare and has a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses outstanding methods of teaching to extend children's learning. The outdoors is a strong feature of the setting and the majority of learning takes place in her highly stimulating garden, which includes an enticing woodland area. Children access a wide range of exciting resources that stimulate children's learning. The childminder specifically finds or tailors resources for individual children, which inspire children to learn. The childminder demonstrates extensive and incredibly detailed knowledge of the children's learning and interests. However, occasionally the childminder does not fully help children to extend their creativity. The childminder skilfully helps children to learn early mathematical and literacy skills. She encourages children to count and to work out simple addition and subtraction using sticks in the garden. They learn to recognise the letters and the sounds they make for their names. The childminder has excellent relationships with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

parents and other settings that children attend. Consequently, there are very high levels of consistency between all those involved in the children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have extremely close bonds with the childminder, which they form exceedingly quickly. Children settle very quickly into the setting. They are happy, incredibly confident and thrive in the childminder's care. She is an exceptionally good role model for children. Children behave remarkably well. The childminder teaches children excellent social skills. They have empathy for their friends because the childminder encourages them to think about how their actions make others feel. Children learn how to negotiate, cooperate with others and work as a team during daily tasks such a laying the table. They learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, they devise their own house and woodland rules.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional and rapid progress in their learning. Children become independent learners; they set the table, cut fruit and dress for the outdoors. Children leave the childminder's care very well prepared for school because they excel in early reading, writing and mathematical skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY371429 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 822238 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 December 2008

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. The childminder's service is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. The childminder holds a level 3 childcare qualification and receives funding for free early education for children aged 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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