Ricketts Sally

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 October 2015 26 November 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 quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder consistently promotes children's communication and language skills, including their personal, social and emotional development, extremely well.  The childminder is extremely nurturing and warm, and children develop a strong sense of belonging. She provides exceptional care, and children feel safe and secure. Children form very strong emotional bonds and achieve high levels of self-confidence and independence.  The childminder is an excellent role model. She encourages children to look after each other, and gives clear instructions to help them manage their feelings.  Excellent partnerships with parents help the childminder support children extremely well. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the care she provides. The childminder actively involves parents in their children's learning and development from the outset.  The childminder monitors children's development successfully using a comprehensive

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This provision is outstanding

system, which includes parents' comments. All children make excellent progress.  The childminder is fully committed to continuous improvement. She attends many training courses and events, and actively uses the guidance and advice from other professionals to extend her skills further.  The childminder regularly takes the children on outings, such as within the community, to provide them with many opportunities to socialise with a range of people and discover different places.

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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

 increase opportunities for babies and young children to access available resources, particularly so they can explore further a range of different materials and textures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor areas used for childminding.  The inspector observed teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by sampling written feedback made available during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, such as those relating to safeguarding practices, the childminder's policies and procedures, self-evaluation, and children's learning and development records.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her responsibility to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirement. She regularly updates her safeguarding training. The childminder implements highly effective recruitment practices and provides regular supervision to support her assistant. She is extremely proactive in developing her knowledge and keeping up to date with the latest guidance and legislation, which she further shares with her assistant. This enables her to protect children from harm. The childminder acts on parents' views and successfully monitors her provision, demonstrating a strong commitment to drive further continuous improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder models and extends children's learning extremely well. For example, she skilfully asks questions to support children to develop exceptional language and communication skills. The childminder teaches children mathematical skills remarkably well. For example, children confidently use mathematical language and count meaningfully during their play, such as when they rake up the leaves into big piles. Children have many opportunities to find out about the natural world, for example, when using magnifying glasses to look at creatures. However, there are slight opportunities for children to use their senses fully to explore different textures, such as natural resources. The childminder promotes children's early reading and writing skills highly effectively. For example, she encourages children to write their names on their creative work, and provides many opportunities for them to learn and sing nursery rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides a highly stimulating, safe and welcoming environment. She implements thorough systems for monitoring children's safety. The childminder responds rapidly to children's interests and ideas. Children thoroughly enjoy their learning, particularly as they explore and investigate the wide range of activities on offer. They develop excellent physical skills; the childminder encourages children to do things for themselves and provides lots of praise for their efforts. Overall, children are self-confident and develop excellent independence skills. Children learn to manage their own personal care and develop an awareness of healthy lifestyles. The childminder uses every opportunity to teach them about healthy eating and good hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in their learning. The childminder understands how children learn and encourages them to remain keen, curious, and active learners. Her strong focus on promoting children's confidence, independence and communication skills prepares them very well for the next stage in their learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109745 Local authority Poole Inspection number 824898 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives near the centre of Poole, in Dorset. She operates 45 weeks a year, and provides care between the hours of 6am and 6pm, every weekday and occasionally at weekends. The childminder is accredited to receive funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder sometimes works with an assistant who is suitably qualified at level 5.

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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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