Childminder in Somerset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 January 2016 Not applicable

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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 makes activities and learning opportunities extremely interesting and exciting. Teaching is consistently outstanding. As a result, children make excellent progress in their learning from their starting points and are always engaged and motivated.  Children's behaviour is excellent. They are very independent and use very well- developed skills for their age. Children relate positively and with kindness towards the childminder and each other.  The childminder constantly and successfully evaluates her setting. She is expert at making targeted and specific improvements. As a result, outcomes for children are excellent.  Children experience superb continuity in their care and learning. Very well-considered communication and partnerships with parents and other professionals help to ensure children receive excellent support.  The childminder makes learning outside fun and challenging. The outdoor environment

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This provision is outstanding

is extremely well planned in response to the curriculum and children's interests, promoting children's learning exceptionally well. The childminder is very skilled at watching children and adapting activities to extend children's ideas and concepts, promoting their learning highly successfully.

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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 for young children to interact and take part during story time to extend further their developing early literacy skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her interactions with children, inside and outside.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including children's learning journals.  The inspector took the written views of parents into account.  The inspector conducted a leadership and management discussion with the childminder.  The inspector held a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder fully understands child protection issues and procedures. She is very clear about her responsibilities and of how to proceed in the event of any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder carefully tailors training to develop her expertise to benefit children, including their differing needs. For example, she has learnt about supporting children who are learning English as an additional language and this has an excellent impact on children's experiences. The childminder uses her qualifications and experience to drive improvement and this is highly effective. The childminder confidently and continually extends and promotes the development of her setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are extremely excited and enthusiastic about getting involved in a superb range of high-quality learning experiences. For example, children helped to make a cornflour and water mix. The childminder dispensed paint into handwash bottles and children eagerly squirted the colours into the mixture. The childminder encouraged them to explore and make predictions, developing their understanding of the world. The childminder tracks children's progress and makes accurate observations of children's achievements. She adapts her teaching to focus on each child's individual needs. This has an extremely positive impact on all children's development, including those with additional needs. Occasionally, the childminder misses some opportunities to involve children further during story time to extend their already excellent early literacy skills. Nevertheless, she uses her expertise extremely well to extend children's concepts and skills as they play. For example,

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

children were enthralled by the light display in a sensory den and the childminder encouraged children to explore and find out where the light came from.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely settled and secure as they play. They use excellent social skills and consistently operate at above typical levels for their age. They treat each other with consideration and kindness, and enjoy sharing their experiences and feelings. For example, children are keen to look at tropical fish together, spontaneously celebrating their enjoyment with a hug. Children develop important skills for their move on to pre- school and school. They consistently play with autonomy, interest and independence. Children get lots of fresh air and exercise regardless of the weather. They enjoy a very well-planned outdoor area, which offers excellent activities across all areas of learning.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress and are extremely well prepared for school. They relish the challenges on offer, developing very positive attitudes towards learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478469 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 977864 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 14

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014. She operates from her co-childminder's house in Yeovil. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 2. The childminder operates from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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