Childminder in Worcestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 October 2015 9 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 childminder provides children with valuable and exciting learning experiences that fire their enthusiasm and curiosity. The quality of teaching is excellent and shows that the childminder has an excellent knowledge of how children learn through play. She challenges them very well, ensuring that they are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder uses focused observations of children to plan specific activities that build on the next steps in their learning. Assessments are regular and precise. All children make rapid progress from their starting points. The childminder knows the children very well and takes their interests into account when she plans activities.  The childminder protects children's health very well and they are active outdoors each day. Children's behaviour is excellent and they form close relationships with the childminder. Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's care. The

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This provision is outstanding

childminder promotes healthy lifestyle choices extremely well.  The childminder is highly motivated. She works very effectively with her assistants and the local authority to evaluate the provision and to maintain the high quality. She monitors and reviews individual children's progress very successfully and shares the information with parents.  The childminder shares ideas and best practice highly effectively with other early years practitioners. She continually improves children's learning experiences. The experience and qualifications of the childminder have a very positive impact on children's valuable learning opportunities.

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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 build on the support given to parents in guiding their children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home, both inside and in the garden.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed with the childminder the teaching and learning activities provided.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, carers and children, including those expressed in recent letters.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children's safety is given the highest priority and the childminder passes on valuable information to parents to extend this. The childminder monitors her assistants' practice and ensures they increase their knowledge and skills through regular training. The very well-qualified childminder continues to access ongoing professional development. This helps her to plan very effectively for each child's next steps in learning. She has gained two degrees since the last inspection. The childminder has strong links with local schools and nurseries. Children's learning is complemented and their well-being is protected. The childminder establishes contact with other professionals, in order to share information. She meets the needs of all children exceptionally well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes all children's learning fun. She takes every opportunity to create learning experiences that are of exceptional quality. One- and two-year-old children thoroughly enjoy being outdoors in the rain. They find out what happens when they pour water down pipes and watch it splash into a trough. The childminder draws their attention to the wonder of a spider's web that is shimmering with droplets of rain. She stimulates their thinking and asks what they think the spider might be doing as it repairs the web. They study it with a magnifying glass so they can see the stripes on the spider more clearly. The childminder reads a favourite story to children. They talk about what will happen next and about the different fruits and animals in the story. Children match each part of the story to picture cards. The childminder helps them to develop their language and vocabularies extremely well. Children confidently name the animals and the different

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

fruits. There are excellent partnerships with parents. The childminder has identified a need to guide and extend parents' involvement in children's learning at home even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder works very successfully with parents to share information about children's needs. They work together to provide consistency when children are learning new skills, such as potty training. She praises children frequently and helps them to gain high levels of confidence and self-esteem. She ensures that children eat healthy meals and snacks. The childminder encourages children to try new foods and to explore the different textures. They make fruit kebabs and include pieces of a cucumber that they picked from the garden. The childminder creates an exciting learning experience from this activity. Children learn to keep themselves safe at home and when on outings. The childminder prepares children extremely well for their moves to new settings.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn to be independent in their self-care and are prepared very well for starting nursery and school. They learn to reflect on their learning and make rapid progress from their starting points. Children thrive in the highly stimulating environment. They gain a firm foundation for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 204737 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 854343 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 September 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1998 and lives in Kidderminster. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder sometimes works with two assistants. She has Early Years Professional status and is qualified to degree level.

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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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