Camerer-Cuss, Joanna Mary

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 October 2015 1 July 2010

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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 an excellent knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She is meticulous in her observation, assessment and planning procedures, which are highly effective in promoting children's development.  Children play exceptionally well and thoroughly enjoy learning. They make excellent progress from their starting point, which prepares them extremely well for school.  Strong and effective partnerships with other providers and parents successfully meet children's individual needs. The childminder has an exemplary awareness of every child's stage of development and provides excellent support.  The childminder has a professional approach to practice with a strong commitment to continuous improvement. Children benefit greatly from her skills, knowledge and expertise in early years education.  The childminder provides an extensive range of activities to excite and engage children. She skilfully follows the children's ideas in play and promotes inclusion exceptionally

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This provision is outstanding

well. Resources are in excellent condition and readily accessible.  The childminder uses clear words and sentences and encourages children to be descriptive in their play. She promotes children's language development extremely well throughout the activities.

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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

 extend the resources that promote children's literacy development, particularly for children who learn better outdoors, to build on the excellent indoor opportunities to develop early reading and writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in their indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and a parent.  The inspector sampled children's records of development.  The inspector looked at the childminder's self-evaluation information.  The inspector checked required documentation, including training certificates and evidence of suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely conscientious about children's health, safety and well-being. Safeguarding is effective. She ensures that her assistant has a thorough understanding of all the childcare policies and procedures, including child protection. The childminder takes inspiration from training courses to enhance children's play and learning. For example, she has created exciting den areas in the garden, in which boys in particular have great interest. The childminder has gained a significant understanding of brain development in babies. This has reinforced her excellent knowledge about the importance of positive relationships and attachments in young children. She shares her valuable knowledge with parents and they have high regard for her expertise. The childminder provides excellent support to children and their families.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has excellent teaching skills and extends every activity, so children show fascination in all they do. For example, children find a slow worm in the garden and then research relevant information with the childminder. The childminder strives to dispel childhood fears and shows children how to have respect for living creatures. Impromptu activities create excitement as children eagerly respond. Children sing songs and perform action rhymes with gusto. They learn the names of musical instruments, which they play with great enthusiasm. Children have excellent opportunities indoors to see print displayed in different ways to help develop their literacy skills. However, there are fewer opportunities to recognise print for children who learn best outdoors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's philosophy is to teach children life skills, such as cooking, growing and making things. She makes every activity a delight for children and fully involves them. For example, children grow and pick tomatoes, using them as an ingredient to make pizza. Excellent use is made of the garden to inspire children, overall. Children discover different scents and textures in the sensory garden. They explore with enthusiasm and show great interest in their surroundings. They are competent and confident in their physical skills. The childminder successfully helps children to negotiate taking turns and to have a keen sense of responsibility. Younger children listen and watch intently, so they learn from the exemplary behaviour of older children.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children love being with the childminder and their friends. They feel extremely secure and thrive in the highly stimulating learning environment. Children's personal, social and emotional development is exemplary.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 102214 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 824684 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 8 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Ponsanooth, between Falmouth and Redruth, in Cornwall. She provides care to children from 7am until 7pm each weekday, during term time and in the school holidays. The childminder receives early education funding to provide free places for children aged three and four years. The childminder employs an assistant in the school holidays to help care for additional children. She has a recognised childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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