Childminder, Out-of school day care in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2016 30 November 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 excellent understanding of children's individual needs and is highly effective in promoting their personal, social and emotional development.  Children are exceptionally confident, motivated and very eager to join in the wide range of fun and stimulating activities, indoors and outdoors.  The childminder works exceptionally well with parents and other early years settings to help ensure continuity for children's care, learning and development.  The childminder provides a warm, welcoming environment where each child is nurtured, respected and their individual achievements celebrated.  Interactions between the childminder and children are extremely positive. The children show high levels of self-control, cooperation and respect for each other.  The childminder is extremely vigilant in maintaining safety while teaching children how to manage risks and challenges.  The childminder's continual drive for improvement, alongside her ongoing professional

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This provision is outstanding

development, helps her to constantly improve her knowledge and skills.

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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

 offer more consistent help to enable all children to develop further their independence and skills in managing tasks for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interaction between the childminder and the children, and viewed the play equipment and resources.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector looked at the systems used by the childminder to evaluate her provision, and comments from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder's practice is inspirational and contributes significantly to promoting children's safety and welfare. She continues to update her knowledge and constantly reviews her practice to enhance children's experiences. For example, she continually adapts activities to make the best use of children's differing skills, which inspires all children to participate. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of her responsibility to protect children and the procedures to follow if she has any concerns. She teaches children how to keep safe so they learn about risks in the environment, such as how to cross the road safely. Parents receive detailed information about the childminder's provision and their children's care and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder offers activities that children thoroughly enjoy and that continue to extend their learning as they play. She has an excellent understanding of how children learn and how this relates to the children in her care. She places a strong emphasis on helping children acquire the skills to be ready for the next stage in their learning. The childminder assesses children's progress and works exceptionally well with parents and other early years providers to complement children's learning. She helps children learn about letters and the sounds they make to follow on from learning at school. For instance, children have fun thinking of a fruit or vegetable that links with the letters on the pebbles. Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the childminder's setting. They take an active role in the planning of activities and their suggestions are used for future topics. The childminder makes excellent use of spontaneous everyday experiences to follow children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

questions and interests. She builds mathematics into daily routines to successfully support children's learning. For example, she encourages them to count the number of cups and to work out how many more they need to make a certain number.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's welfare and personal development are central to the childminder's practice. She removes any barriers to ensure they are all able to join in activities. Children show high levels of independence and are confident to try to do things themselves. On occasion, the childminder does not recognise some opportunities to promote children's independence skills further. Children play together exceptionally well. They willingly share resources, and value each other's views and achievements. For example, as they paint their clay models they make positive comments to others, such as, 'Yours is awesome'. Children develop high levels of self-esteem and a positive sense of themselves as they talk about their own experiences during their day at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY409234 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 831744 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 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 30 November 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Southbourne, in Dorset. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3. At the time of this inspection, the childminder is providing out of school care only.

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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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