Childminder in OxfordshireOfsted inspection, 19 Oct 2015

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 October 2015 21 March 2011

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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 continued to develop her high-quality practice. She uses self- evaluation exceptionally well to support her highly successful drive to improve children's achievements. The childminder eagerly welcomes the views of parents, children and other professionals in this process.  Highly impressive partnership working contributes to achieving the highest outcomes for children. Parents and other professionals express their appreciation for the support and advice that the childminder provides and her meticulously detailed information of children's developmental progress.  The childminder keeps up-to-date with changes in legislation and childcare, and therefore has an excellent understanding of her roles and responsibilities.  Older children show increasing levels of confidence in social situations and enjoy regular praise as they help younger children to achieve. They benefit from regular

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This provision is outstanding

group activities that they attend with the childminder in the local area. Children develop friendships and learn how to cooperate with others.  The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's achievements and monitors their progress extremely well. She plans highly effectively to close any gaps in children's learning that she identifies, whether at the outset or ongoing. Children make excellent progress in their learning and development.  Children begin to develop the essential skills required in readiness for school from a very young age. Their literacy skills are developing well; they recognise the sounds that letters make and know how to read and write their own name.

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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 further the already excellent opportunities for those children who learn best outside to explore and challenge their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation and a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding, complaints and risk assessments.  The inspector took account of the views of children and parents from questionnaires and written testimonials provided to the childminder.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and her plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder's leadership qualities are inspirational. She consistently and rigorously monitors her practice to target areas for improvement. This helps her to make children's personal development and welfare central to everything that she does. The childminder's extensive professional development programme includes training selected to have the most significant impact for her practice and the children in her care. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly updates her expert safeguarding knowledge through appropriate training. She effectively implements her extensive policies and procedures, which support her excellent practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an outstanding knowledge of how children learn. Children excitedly move from one interesting activity to another, which keeps them exceptionally well- engaged in their learning. Children develop excellent mathematical skills. They test their ideas through trial and error as they build towers with blocks, and are encouraged to count and name an abundance of two-dimensional shapes. The childminder plays alongside the children, and by skilfully questioning and commenting, inspires children to experiment and try out new ideas. For example, young children make marks with crayons on large pieces of paper and the childminder encourages children to draw shapes. The childminder works with parents to provide an exceptional bilingual environment where children make outstanding progress in their communication and language. There is an outstanding focus on learning, indoors and outdoors and the childminder is aware that

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

opportunities indoors are slightly more inspiring than those outdoors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is exceedingly skilled and sensitive in helping all children to develop secure emotional attachments. Children quickly flourish in her care and relish the time that they spend with her. Children demonstrate excellent physical agility. They master ball skills and older children know how to identify activities that have greater risks. Children display exemplary behaviour at all times. They know that their opinions are valued and they listen intently to the views of others during their play. Children become competent in their own personal care and in the daily routines. Children enjoy sitting together at mealtimes and young children are supported well to develop the skills needed to feed themselves.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make consistently high rates of progress from their starting points. Children, including the most able and children learning English as an additional language, achieve extremely well and make outstanding progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY264130 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 826616 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 21 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The childminder offers care on weekdays, all year round.

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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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