Dickson, Paula Jane

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2015 9 December 2010

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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 has an exceptionally caring and reassuring approach. Children respond to her extremely positively and this helps to significantly promote their emotional well- being.  The childminder works extremely well with parents and others involved in children's welfare. This successfully promotes continuity and enables her to help all children make very positive achievements, including those with specific additional needs.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's development. She skilfully motivates their learning through meaningful, interesting activities that successfully build on their existing skills. This helps to promote children's excellent progress.  The childminder is dedicated to providing a high quality service through ongoing evaluation. She works exceptionally well with her co-childminder to identify ways to make continual improvements and promote excellent outcomes for children.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder promotes children's good health and physical well-being extremely well. Children successfully develop high levels of control in their movements and benefit from frequent opportunities to exercise and have fun outside.

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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

 strengthen opportunities even further for children to develop their already very good sense of identity and understanding of how others live.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and interactions indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled documentation, such as operational policies and procedures and required records, including those relating to suitability.  The inspector took into account the written and spoken views of parents.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about children's development.  The inspector viewed the childminder's self-evaluation form.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an exceptionally good awareness of requirements and her responsibility in protecting children's welfare. She has a good knowledge of the procedures to follow regarding any safeguarding concerns. She implements very clear recruitment and employment procedures and regularly monitors her assistant's practice to support her role and continue assessing suitability. The childminder is highly reflective of her practice and frequently attends training that helps her make very successful improvements. For example, she has completed training on recent changes in safeguarding legislation. This has inspired her to implement innovative ideas for protecting children and developing their resilience further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly responsive to children's different styles of learning and skilfully supports them to become confident, active learners. Children develop their imagination extremely well. For example, they enjoy playing hairdressers using an excellent variety of resources and excitedly pretend to wash and cut the childminder's hair. Children develop high levels of understanding of the world and enjoy many varied outings together. For instance, they have great fun collecting shells on a trip to the beach, exploring a nearby forest or seeing different animals on a visit to a favourite zoo. The childminder uses resources innovatively to engage children's interest and expertly promote their learning. The childminder frequently monitors children's progress and accurately identifies their next steps of learning. She plans for these through exciting, purposeful play experiences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides a highly nurturing and inclusive approach and all children are clearly very much welcomed and valued. They gain an excellent awareness of good hygiene practices. For example, they confidently explain when and why they should wash their hands to help remove germs. Children develop excellent social interaction with their friends and play cooperatively. They happily settle to sleep, showing they feel safe and content. The childminder talks to children about their families and helps them develop a sense of belonging. However, very occasionally she misses some opportunities to fully extend children's sense of self and learn more about the similarities and differences within their lives and those of others. Parents' written comments note the childminder has bundles of energy and enthusiasm, and she and her co-childminder are shining examples of best practice.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop extremely good self-care and independence skills. They respond very positively to the continual praise and encouragement given and become confident communicators. This gives children an excellent foundation for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY370801 Local authority Devon Inspection number 827875 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 December 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Cullompton, Devon. The childminder holds a qualification in childcare at level 3. The childminder receives funding to provide early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She cares for children Mondays to Fridays, all year round. The childminder works with her husband, who is also a registered childminder, and at times, she also works with an assistant.

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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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