Childminder in Manchester

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 December 2015 6 January 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

 The childminder provides a superb range of stimulating resources in a vibrant engaging learning environment. Children move freely throughout the childminder's home. They make independent decisions about their play and are confident to explore and try new experiences.  The childminder provides a relaxed, fun and homely environment. She makes great efforts to develop an excellent understanding of all children in her care from the start. She is highly committed to ensuring that children's personal, social and emotional needs are exceptionally well met.  Equality and diversity are strongly embedded in the childminder's practice. Parents share photographs and experiences of their child's home life. Children are provided with excellent opportunities to experience the world beyond their immediate experience. This helps to enhance children's understanding and respect of other people, their lifestyles and cultures.

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This provision is outstanding

 Highly effective partnerships with parents ensure a collaborative approach to supporting children's learning both in the setting and at home. Transitions in and out of the setting are exceptionally well organised and are focused on providing continuity of care and learning for the individual child.  The childminder works extremely well with her co-childminder. Through their strong and well-established professional partnership, they provide children with outstanding opportunities for learning in a highly nurturing environment.  The childminder is an excellent role model and champions children to achieve their best in every situation. The childminder sensitively and skilfully explains how to share and why certain behaviour is not appropriate.

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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

 review opportunities to enhance and extend the already excellent professional development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder, her co- childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her co-childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of the childminder, her co- childminder and household members. She discussed the childminder's methods for self- evaluation.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder and discussed the outcome.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The very experienced and well-qualified childminder has a strong determination to maintain the high standards of care she provides. The childminder regularly seeks and implements feedback from her co-childminder, parents and children when evaluating her practice and provision. She frequently attends training to build on her strong professional knowledge. The childminder is currently reviewing processes to enhance her excellent skills further. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder demonstrates an exceptionally thorough knowledge of child protection and a robust application of her policies. Children's safety and welfare are given the highest priority. Parents are very well informed about their child's progress and they express exceptionally high levels of satisfaction with the quality of their children's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her natural and highly effective teaching skills to effectively shape and extend children's learning as they play. While children play hide and seek, the childminder expertly supports young children to play cooperatively, follow instructions and develop their counting skills. The childminder skilfully promotes older children to extend their communication and social skills, refine their mathematical skills and enhance their abilities to think critically. All children delight in this social play. They are deeply involved in their play and are well motivated to become highly active learners. The childminder consistently observes children's play and assesses how well each child is progressing in their learning. Gaps in learning are quickly and accurately identified by the childminder. She plans an exciting and varied range of experiences to support children's ongoing development and supports them to make excellent progress in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder works tirelessly to help children develop a positive sense of themselves and form secure emotional relationships with her. Children excitedly share their ideas and they take pride in being responsible for a wide range of age-appropriate tasks. They display high levels of confidence, are very happy, well behaved and extremely self- assured. Children develop their physical skills extremely well through regular use of an exciting, challenging and innovative range of resources. In the outside area, children are expertly supported by the childminder when challenging themselves to reach the top of a climbing frame. Children are fascinated to shake powder paint into puddles, then mix it with their boots and paint brushes before mark making on walls. The childminder provides an extensive range of fresh fruit and home-cooked healthy meals for children to enjoy.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those who receive funded early education, make excellent progress in their learning and development from their starting points. Children show very high levels of enjoyment and engagement while they play and learn. They are exceptionally well supported by the highly skilled childminder to acquire the key skills needed for their next stage in learning or the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY366312 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 849685 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 6 January 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in the Longsight area of Manchester. She operates term time only from 7.30am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder works with a co-childminder and holds a qualification in childcare 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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