Childminder in North Tyneside

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 October 2015 17 January 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 is passionate and entirely committed to her role. She demonstrates this through her highly successful and well-documented drive to maintain the highest possible levels of practice. She completes very regular systems of self-evaluation to enrich her practice further and bring about improvements where necessary.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Every effort is made to ensure parents are entirely involved in their children's care and development. Parents contribute to all aspects of their children's assessments and are extensively supported to continue learning at home. Partnerships in place with other early years providers are equally well established.  The childminder knows the children incredibly well. She uses her expert knowledge to plan according to each child's individual developmental needs and learning styles. Activities are closely linked to children's known interests and as a result, children

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This provision is outstanding

become deeply engaged in their play.  Activities and experiences across the educational programme are rich, varied and exciting for children. There is an extensive range of interesting and engaging resources that can be used in a variety of ways. Children access the vast majority of play resources independently, supporting them to explore their own play ideas.  The childminder consistently demonstrates the high expectations she has of the children and encourages their independence at every opportunity. Children are highly driven, show a wonderful can do attitude and are extremely confident in their approach to new things.  The childminder is particularly well organised and is highly proactive. She keeps herself extremely well informed about all legislative changes. She has all required documentation and records in place and comprehensive policies to support her outstanding practice.

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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 very young children's excellent understanding of expected behaviour.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and the impact this had on children's learning during freely chosen play and during lunchtime and snack.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and assessed the accuracy of her evaluation.  The inspector viewed children's records, planning documentation and a range of other documentation, including policies, procedures and self-evaluation documents.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children from questionnaires and from the letters and cards sent to the childminder and left for the inspector.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a full and thorough understanding of safeguarding and how to keep children safe. She is confident and very clear about the procedure to follow in reporting concerns about the welfare of a child. The impact of the childminder's vast amount of training is evident in her outstanding practice. She rapidly implements her new skills from training to make improvements to her provision. For example, following training on the use of natural resources, the childminder has made many changes to the learning environment. She has made available resources to help support children's explorative skills even further. Rigorous and frequent monitoring of children's progress means the childminder can react swiftly to their needs and seek additional support where necessary.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled and has a wealth of experience. She uses her high-quality observations to make accurate assessments of children's learning and to inform her meticulous planning. This incorporates activities and the general learning environment, maximising children's learning. The childminder uses a wide range of teaching techniques to support and challenge the children, according to their individual needs. The childminder supports children's communication skills extremely well. She offers a wonderful narrative as they play and uses a wealth of new vocabulary. She asks age-appropriate questions and models the thinking process very well. Children are outstanding communicators, demonstrating skills beyond their expected levels. Children use their exploratory skills as they conduct experiments, make predictions and use a wide range of skills as they play and learn. For example, children explore floating and sinking as they test different objects.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is warm and nurturing. She places the highest priority on supporting children's emotional and physical well-being and ensuring they form secure attachments. Children's behaviour is excellent. They apply their understanding of the rules extremely well and follow the routine of the day. However, very young children who are eager to speak, sometimes become overzealous and interrupt the childminder. They do not always receive an explanation of why it is sometimes important to wait. Children gain a deep understanding of how to keep themselves safe and healthy through real-life experiences. They grow vegetables in the garden and attend cookery classes about healthy foods. Children risk assess as they climb large equipment and decide the safest way to slide down. They enjoy safety themed weeks and a wide variety of linked activities to embed their excellent learning even further.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress in their learning in relation to their starting points. They are motivated learners and eager to join in and explore. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their future learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 310090 Local authority North Tyneside Inspection number 855230 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2000 and lives in Cullercoats, North Shields. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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