Childminder in West Berkshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2015 12 July 2011

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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 meets the needs of the children extremely well. She sensitively nurtures children in their care and learning. She has an excellent knowledge of children's abilities and interests.  The childminder manages her provision exceptionally well. She is very ambitious and strives to always improve her provision and practice. The children's welfare is given high priority, at the heart of everything she does.  The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder uses assessment extremely well, working in close partnership with parents to identify where children are in their learning. Children enjoy the exciting, challenging and motivating activities that the childminder plans and make outstanding progress from their individual starting points.  The childminder is particularly skilled in supporting very young children's communication and language development. She is highly responsive to babies' and

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This provision is outstanding

toddlers' non-verbal communication and helps them to learn and understand new words.  The childminder is a very positive role model and encourages the children to work together harmoniously. The children are very well behaved, happy and confident.

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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

 create even more opportunities to enhance children's literacy development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector tracked the progress of minded children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder is constantly striving to improve her provision and has very high aspirations for children's achievement. The childminder keeps up to date with current legislation and updates her carefully considered policies and procedures regularly. She routinely shares these with the parents. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent awareness of safeguarding matters and knows exactly what to do if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She has an excellent partnership with parents. She actively engages them in their children's learning and her evaluation of the effectiveness of her provision. Parents praise the childminder highly for the support their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children access an incredibly wide range of exciting, motiving and challenging activities and experiences, indoors and outdoors, including a variety of trips in the local area. The children are fully engaged and eager to join in with all the learning opportunities provided. The highly skilled childminder joins in with the children and enhances their play and learning experiences. This was shown during a simple activity using cardboard tubes and shapes; the childminder encouraged the young children to work out which shapes fitted through the tube and which went fast or slow, introducing mathematical language and ideas effectively. The childminder observes the children and makes precise assessments of their progress. She uses her exceptional knowledge of where children are in their learning to plan effectively for their next steps in learning. She recognises the importance of adapting her resources, activities and environment to meet the changing needs of the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

children. Children have plenty of opportunities to look at books and see how print is used for different purposes. The childminder recognises the benefits of exploring further ways to enhance children's literacy development as they grow older.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's emotional and physical well-being is promoted extremely well. The very young children the childminder currently looks after are very happy, confident and becoming more independent. Children have healthy meals and are taught about healthy eating. The childminder is an excellent role model, showing kindness and consideration to all children. She manages children's behaviour impressively, taking full account of their age and stage of development. Children know what is expected of them and behave well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make impressive progress from their individual starting points. They gain confidence and independence from an early age. They are well equipped for the next stage in their learning and are more than ready when the time comes to go to school

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY217344 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 826331 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 July 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in Reading, Berkshire. She offers care Monday to Friday, for most of the year. The childminder holds a recognised National Vocational Qualification at level 3 in childcare.

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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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Telephone number

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