Childminder in Cumbria

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 November 2015 25 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

 Children are central to everything that the dedicated and inspiring childminder does. The childminder constantly seeks what children enjoy. She skilfully accommodates this within the outstanding range of exciting and varied activities that she provides. This helps to ignite children's passion for learning and provide them with optimal challenge.  Children are exceptionally happy and settled. The loving and caring childminder knows them very well and actively responds to their every need. She welcomes children with open arms when they become tired, offering her continual comfort, support and reassurance to nurture their emotional well-being and help them feel fully assured.  The childminder values each and every child that attends and engages them in celebrating their achievements and upcoming special events. She teaches children that. 'We are each unique and beautiful, but together we are a masterpiece'. This contributes

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This provision is outstanding

to children being kind, caring and very respectful of each other's individual needs.  The childminder has a wealth of knowledge and experience. She continually evaluates her practice and holds detailed discussions with children, parents and others to seek their views. These are clearly focused on improving her provision and aspiring to provide the very best of care and learning opportunities for children.  The childminder is extremely vigilant and shows a high regard for the safety of the children in her care. Her extremely secure areas, constant supervision and exceptionally effective risk assessments contribute to ensuring that children remain safe at all times.  The childminder has superb relationships with parents and highly values their involvement and the contributions they make to children's learning. She provides parents with comprehensive information about their children's learning and development. She is highly skilled in providing innovative ideas for parents to reinforce

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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

 consider offering children even more opportunities to explore, in greater detail, what happens when they mix the different colours of paint together, so that they are able to find out even more about how to create new colours and build upon their already excellent expressive arts and design skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the areas used for childminding.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder during a planned activity.  The inspector examined a range of documents. These included the policies and procedures, evidence of suitability checks, a record of the childminder's training, children's learning files and the provider's self-evaluation form.  The inspector observed children during their freely chosen activities.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views from parents and carers spoken to on the day of the inspection, and from comments noted on the parent feedback forms.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are highly effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of what would alert her to a concern about a child's welfare and clearly knows the procedure to follow to protect children from harm. She is truly committed to extending her already first-rate knowledge and skills. Her attendance at training and continual research inspires her to provide an extensive range of experiences that supports children to excel in their development. She has extremely effective systems in place to observe and assess children's learning and uses a range of effective methods to capture children's every achievement. Children's progress is effectively shared with other providers and monitored closely to ensure that any gaps in learning are swiftly identified and supported.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her expert knowledge of children and the information from her meticulously detailed observations and assessments to skilfully build upon children's prior learning, to ensure they make continued progress. Children develop an exceptional understanding of different festivals, such as bonfire night. They confidently share their own experiences with others to develop excellent communication skills. The childminder's excellent use of questions, and supporting fire safety video, helps to ensure that children learn about the dangers of bonfires and fireworks. The childminder provides innovative ways for children to explore colour. They closely observe her and quickly learn that red and yellow mixed together creates orange. Children could have even more opportunities to explore what happens when colours are mixed together. Children have access to an extremely inviting and vibrant playroom that is regularly enhanced in accordance with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

their interests. Children are confident to take a leading role, for example, when playing shops. They develop an excellent understanding of how to use technology and of how to use money to pay for goods.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms excellent relationships with children and parents from the very onset. She provides an abundance of time for children to settle and highly values the detailed contributions from parents in relation to children's learning and care routines. Children are extremely confident to express their own needs and enjoy the responsibility of completing tasks for themselves to develop exceptional independence skills. For example, they eagerly clean up any spillages and learn to understand that keeping toys clean contributes to their good health. The childminder is an excellent role model. Children await their turn patiently, share their toys and display impeccable manners. They readily adapt their behaviour to different social situations and make new friends very easily. This supports children in being exceptionally ready for school.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning and development. The childminder continually challenges children and deepens their learning at every opportunity to help children to be highly motivated and enthused to play and learn. This contributes to children quickly gaining the skills they need for their next stages in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 317207 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 847723 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 25 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1988 and lives in Ulverston. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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