Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 October 2015 9 March 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 demonstrates a natural rapport with children. She shows an excellent understanding of each child's individual needs. This empathetic approach helps to ensure that children feel very secure and safe with the childminder and her family.  The childminder is a very well-qualified and experienced practitioner. She continually seeks further training, which she uses to benefit all children in her care.  The childminder provides an excellent range of high-quality learning experiences for children. She uses very effective questioning and role-modelling techniques. Children demonstrate that they are eager to learn and enjoy meeting new challenges.  The childminder has developed excellent links with other providers and settings to ensure continuity of care and learning for all children. This enables her to provide an educational programme, which is interesting and stimulating and meets the needs of all

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This provision is outstanding

children as individuals.  The childminder is fully committed to promoting excellent quality provision. She has worked hard since her last inspection to make improvements to her care and involves children and parents in evaluating the service she provides.

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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 opportunities even further for children to develop their excellent physical skills in different ways when outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's learning records, planning documentation and a selection of policies and children's records.  The inspector also took account of the views of parents via references and letters seen on the day.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. A wide range of well implemented and robust policies and procedures underpins the childminder's excellent practice. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder knows who to contact if she has concerns about a child. She is extremely reflective and carries out regular evaluations of her training needs and has a clear action plan for the future. The childminder is very well organised and has a robust and well-planned routine. She has successfully developed systems to track and monitor children's progress and prepares them well for their next stage of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is excellent and children benefit from the encouragement they receive from the childminder. The childminder has an extremely good knowledge and understanding of how to promote children's learning. She plans activities according to the children's interests and areas for further development. Experiences are rich and varied and children are extremely well motivated and very eager to join in. They demonstrate high levels of confidence and independence and a real have a go approach to learning. Any children who require additional help are extremely well supported. The childminder gives particular emphasis to the development of children's communication skills and to supporting their physical, personal, social and emotional development. The childminder is developing opportunities to promote children's physical skills further when they play outside. Children learn about the world around them as they visit the park and shops in

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

the local area. Older children acquire excellent skills to develop their confidence and equip them for their future learning. The childminder uses highly successful strategies to engage parents and other professionals in children's learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder uses frequent praise and encouragement as she interacts with the children and this helps them to form secure emotional bonds. Children are extremely confident, excited to explore and find out what is available and easily initiate their own play and learning. They behave remarkably well and clearly understand about healthy lifestyles and keeping safe. The childminder works exceptionally well with parents to ensure that she has an outstanding knowledge of each child's routines and care needs. She provides detailed feedback regarding each child's day for the parents of the younger children. Older children learn to look after and support the younger ones. They often talk about, and set up, activities for younger children. Children show high levels of self-control and learn to form good friendships. These experiences all help to prepare them for the next step in their life, such as starting school.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn exceptional independence skills, which help them be very well prepared for starting school. They make outstanding progress in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY380007 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 858574 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 March 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Coalville. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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