Childminder in Darlington

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 January 2016 12 May 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 quality of teaching is consistently outstanding. The childminder provides rich, varied experiences that ignite and capture children's interest and imagination. All children are eager to explore and develop a real thirst for learning.  The childminder meticulously monitors and assesses children's learning and development. This ensures that her planning and learning opportunities are sharply focused on the individual needs of each child. As a result, children are continuously challenged and make exceptional progress.  The childminder is passionate about her work and dedicated to the children in her care. She is warm and nurturing. There is a great deal of mutual affection evident between her and the children in her care. Children show a real sense of belonging. They are extremely confident and self-assured and are very much at home in the setting.  The childminder is an excellent role model for children. She is respectful, kind and

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This provision is outstanding

caring, and supports children in learning right from wrong. Consequently, children are extremely well behaved and develop close bonds with each other.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Information is shared very effectively. Parents are actively involved in their children's learning and this ensures that children's development is extremely well promoted.  The childminder sees the safeguarding of children as her utmost priority. The arrangements for their protection are robust and well embedded. Highly effective measures ensure that the premises are safe and secure, and stringent procedures ensure children are fully supervised.  Children become highly independent at a young age. They confidently learn to dress themselves, delight in preparing some of their own food and competently manage their own toileting.

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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

 continue to develop the outdoor provision, in order to provide children with even more inspirational opportunities for learning and play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of household members.  The inspector looked at written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Since her last inspection, the childminder has completed a childcare qualification. She uses this knowledge and her considerable experience to maintain an outstanding provision. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is meticulous in updating her knowledge about changes to child protection procedures. This helps to ensure children are always fully protected. The childminder is totally committed to providing a first-class service. Parents are highly regarded and respected, and their views are very much welcomed and valued. The childminder uses this feedback, and the advice from her local authority adviser, to help her evaluate the setting. She has clear plans in place to continually develop the already excellent provision. For example, she is currently looking to enhance the outdoor provision even further. The childminder works extremely hard to establish highly effective partnerships with all early years settings that children attend.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

She willingly shares information about children's development, so that all parties can work closely together to extend learning further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is dedicated to ensuring each child makes the most possible progress while in her care. Children's speaking and listening skills are excellently promoted. The childminder is an attentive listener, who consistently offers children the opportunity to talk, listen and be heard. Children show excellent engagement in activities. They demonstrate impressive levels of concentration and skill as they cut out pictures during a craft activity. They become fully involved in role play. For example, they plan a 'shopping trip' together. They make sure they have enough money and are careful to remember to 'buy grandad's paper'. Excellent use is made of community groups and facilities to extend and enhance the learning programme even further. Children are active members of the library, where they join in group activities and choose books to read and share at the childminder's home. Their physical development and understanding of the world are

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

extremely well promoted during trips to soft play, outdoor play areas and interactive museums.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well cared for by the childminder. Excellent settling-in arrangements mean that children settle quickly into the homely setting. Parents express very high levels of satisfaction about their children's happiness and progress while with the childminder. Children are confident with the rules and routines of the setting. They happily help to tidy away after activities and know to hang up their coats and take off their shoes. They are developing excellent relationships with each other and play together well. They are confident enough to share their knowledge and skills with others. For example, they are keen to teach their peers some new dance moves following a dance class. Much fun is had as they become engrossed in this activity.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are enthusiastic leaners, highly motivated and make rapid progress in their development. They are exceptionally well prepared to start nursery and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 301121 Local authority Darlington Inspection number 854989 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1995 and lives in School Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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