Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 December 2015 12 August 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 provides children with a wide-ranging choice of toys and resources, which they can independently access for themselves. Children are extremely confident to choose their play and are highly interested in the planned activities.  The childminder has a comprehensive knowledge of children's interests and knows them exceptionally well. She is extremely enthusiastic to help children learn.  The childminder's teaching skills are highly effective and make a significant impact on the progress children make in relation to their starting points. Children are making excellent progress in their learning.  Children's health, safety and well-being are of the utmost importance to the childminder. She implements her extremely robust policies and risk assessments securely, and reviews her provision regularly and consistently to keep children safe.  Children happily explore their surroundings. They have plenty of fun and are extremely

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This provision is outstanding

self-assured. A welcoming home and the childminder's highly attentive manner help children to thrive. Children behave exceptionally well. They show high levels of independence and confidence from an early age.

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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

 encourage younger children to take responsibility and carry out small tasks, to help each other and store equipment safely.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children during their play and in their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector read children's learning records and spoke with the childminder about how she plans for children's interests and learning, and how she monitors their progress.  The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation and parental feedback. She spoke to the children as they played.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she evaluates her provision and her plans for the future. They discussed the training that the childminder has completed in order to update her skills and continue her professional development.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has a comprehensive understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. She is highly committed to evaluating the quality of her provision to ensure she maintains her continuous improvement. She has clear expectations for future improvements, such as a playroom for messy activities. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder makes a substantial commitment to updating her knowledge of child protection matters and new legislation. The childminder is extremely self-motivated. She proactively selects training courses that improve outcomes for children. For example, following training on schemas, she improved her understanding of how different children learn, and she has developed her skills in promoting children's communication and language. Partnerships with parents are extremely positive. Parents' views are highly valued. The childminder is very successful in engaging parents in their children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

She is very resourceful in how she works with others involved in children's care. This helps to promote excellent continuity for children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has excellent systems for understanding children's achievements when they start with her. She is meticulous in how she observes, assesses and monitors children's progress. Her highly focussed assessments of children's achievements and her planning for next steps of learning are extremely accurate. The childminder has exceptional teaching skills. She shows consistent, forward thinking as she interacts with the children. For example, in an activity to make reindeer food, she confidently incorporates numbers, addition, and subtraction. She engages children extremely well. Younger children show delight as they explore with sensory play. All children engage well, concentrate, listen, and are highly interested, developing excellent skills for their future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an inspiring role model, who promotes equality and diversity exceptionally well. Children are highly confident. They play alongside one another with respect. The childminder is imaginative and very successful at promoting children's independence. For example, they help her to wash up and make their own sandwiches with minimal support. Most children are keen to tidy up and copy the childminder, such as using small brooms and brushes. However, younger children are less confident in helping, for example, to put toys away when they have finished playing. Children are making great strides in learning about their health, safety, hygiene and self-care. They benefit from excellent opportunities for outdoor learning experiences to develop skills in all areas.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are making excellent progress in relation to their starting points. They thrive in the childminder's care. They respond extremely well and participate happily. Children demonstrate they are extremely well prepared for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY397000 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 830768 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 August 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, and works weekdays throughout the year. The childminder receives funding to provide 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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Telephone number

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