Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 November 2015 29 April 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

 Incisive evaluations of practice by the childminder and her assistants ensure changes benefit the children. For example, children are involved in planning, shaping, building and using the new resources in the garden. They are motivated to learn and make outstanding progress.  Exceptional partnerships with parents increase with the childminder's innovative ways to engage parents in their children's learning. The greater frequency of sharing information about children's care and learning needs helps parents understand the importance of their contributions. Children benefit from consistent experiences at home and in the setting, and they learn extremely well.  The childminder places a sharp focus on promoting children's communication. She rapidly identifies when children need additional help and secures support to promote their speech and language.  The childminder has exceptionally successful strategies to engage other professionals in

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This provision is outstanding

children's learning. For example, she visits other settings, shares children's progress and takes children on taster days to local schools. Children gain confidence in coping with changes and are extremely well prepared for the move into school.  The quality of teaching is exceptional. The childminder ensures that staff gain higher- level qualifications to improve their knowledge of how children learn. They plan high- quality learning experiences based around children's needs and interests.

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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

 build on the ways in which children can use and explore technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in the childminder's home.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials and questionnaires.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistants and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork including children's records, planning and self- evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder and her assistants show exceptional focus on providing excellent experiences and ensuring continuous improvements in practice that will benefit the children. The childminder has highly effective systems in place for monitoring her own and her assistants' practice. All staff attend regular training, such as on how to act upon concerns about a child and how to keep children safe. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder seeks the views of others to help her make great improvements to her practice. For example, changes to how she exchanges information with parents has made her realise that using technology is an area to develop further with the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and staff use focused observations and assessments to monitor children's progress. They plan highly engaging activities based on children's current interests. For example, children continue a theme in their play from an outing where they went on a train. They use their imagination and recreate the real-life experience as they pretend to be the driver and passengers on their box train going to the beach. Adults teach children mathematics. For example, they help children find the right coins and count the money to pay for the train tickets. The staff constantly talk with the children about what they are doing and how they are playing. Staff ask questions, offer suggestions and provide new words for the children. All children, even those who are learning to talk or need support, are confident in their interactions with others. Children develop drawing and writing skills. For example, they add drawings of the train driver and passengers to a train picture.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The extremely stimulating environments with a wide range of resources, which children planned, maintain children's enthusiasm to take part and explore. The childminder prepares homemade snacks and meals that the children love. They discuss what they are eating and how healthy food helps them to stay fit and strong. All children, even the youngest, develop self-help skills, for example, as they cut fruit with knives while supervised by the childminder and her assistants to keep them safe. Children learn how to manage their feelings and respect each other. Staff sensitively intervene to help them when they have arguments over toys, for example. Children share and take turns in their play and follow the excellent role models of the childminder and her assistants.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress, particularly in their speech and language. The childminder rapidly identifies when children need additional support, which means gaps are closing quickly. The childminder promotes children's confidence and self-esteem, such as by involving them in decisions about changes to the environment and activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY317549 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 827279 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 29 April 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in the Tuffley area of Gloucester. Care is available on a full-time or part-time basis and includes before-school and after-school provision, all year round. The childminder and two of her assistants hold childcare qualifications at level 3. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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