Childminder in Essex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 December 2015 20 January 2012

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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 qualified and experienced and meets the requirements exceptionally well. She updates her knowledge with a wealth of frequent training. This helps her to offer high-quality care and learning experiences to children, supporting them to make rapid progress. Children are highly motivated and become completely engaged in activities.  Children are very happy and settle well, and form very good relationships with the childminder and her co-childminder. The childminder promotes a very strong sense of belonging providing a secure environment for the children. They develop confidence as their emotional needs are extremely well supported.  The childminder organises her space and resources exceptionally well. She provides a wide range of very good quality and interesting resources along with exciting play experiences for children. She challenges children's thinking and motivates their learning

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This provision is outstanding

with highly effective questions and discussions.  The childminder develops remarkably strong partnerships with parents. She implements a wealth of ideas to support a shared approach towards children's care. She provides resources that she has made with her co-childminder for parents to borrow and extend their children's learning. All achievements made at home and current interests and events are included in the planned learning for each child.  Children clearly know and understand the boundaries of the setting. The childminder gives extremely clear messages and offers praise where it is due, helping children behave extremely well and learn very good manners. They feel valued and respected.

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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 develop partnerships with all other settings that children attend to promote continuity in learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and discussed these with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, observation and assessment files, planning documentation and a selection of policies.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, co-childminder and the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents and from the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualification and the suitability of all adults living in the home.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder follows safeguarding procedures to ensure children are kept safe. She keeps up to date with relevant information, such as current contact details, local procedures and signs and symptoms of abuse, which are easily to hand. The childminder observes her assistants and supports their attendance at relevant training to help them to reflect on their practice. She is an inspirational leader. She evaluates her practice regularly and is dedicated to providing an exceptionally high-quality service for children and families. The childminder has recently reviewed how she records progress reviews for children's learning and updated them. These now help parents know what they can do to extend their children's learning at home. She passes on her expert knowledge as she supports other childminders and pre- school provisions. The childminder shares her assessments of children's progress with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has a superb understanding of how children learn. Observation, assessment and planning procedures are precise and show that children make rapid progress from their starting points. The childminder plans her days so that she makes the very best use of all opportunities to teach and inspire the children. Children benefit from activities where they play musical instruments and listen to the loud and quiet sounds they make. They join in with familiar rhymes and the childminder skilfully introduces number language into children's play as she encourages them to count. This supports children's early understanding of mathematics and their developing language skills very well. The childminder effectively plans activities that promote children's awareness of different faiths and cultures and their understanding of the world around them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has high expectations for all children and they rise to the challenge. From a young age they take great pride in organising their own belongings and help to set the table for mealtimes. The childminder encourages children to test out their own ideas during activities, helping to build their confidence. Children learn about a healthy lifestyle as they help to prepare their snack and talk about different foods. Planting activities help them learn about where some foods come from, such as strawberries and potatoes. The childminder provides excellent opportunities for children to engage in regular physical activity outdoors and on outings within the local community. Children move around the garden with confidence as they explore the resources.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their starting points. They develop very high levels of independence and are exceptionally well prepared for the next steps in their learning. Children's learning needs are exceptionally well considered and planned for, so that any gaps in their progress are quickly closed in preparation for the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 202485 Local authority Essex Inspection number 854307 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 19

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 20 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1999 and lives in Feering, Essex. She works with her husband who is also a registered childminder, and two assistants. She operates all year round from 7.30am 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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