Childminder in Milton Keynes

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 January 2016 26 March 2012

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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 is fully committed to maintaining the very highest standards in all aspects of his work. He works extremely effectively with his co-childminder to review and assess what they do and plan further improvements to the already outstanding provision.  The childminder makes excellent use of training opportunities to improve his skills. He fully reflects on all that he learns and makes excellent use of his improved knowledge to continue to deliver high-quality teaching and learning.  Children make excellent progress. The childminder is very skilled at extending children's learning and understanding in a variety of effective ways. Children particularly develop a real love of books and an appreciation of the natural world.  Children build very close bonds with the childminder. Their great affection for him is evident. They are extremely comfortable in his care, behave extremely well, and are

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This provision is outstanding

very happy to spend time in his welcoming home.  Parents hold the childminder in very high regard. They appreciate the role he plays in their children's lives and the time he takes to get to know parents and keep them informed about their children's progress.

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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

 ensure children are confident to use different materials and tools to fully extend their creative development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and the children in the home and garden.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the learning that was taking place.  The inspector took account of parents' views.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about his understanding of safeguarding, child protection and first aid.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records and the childminder's policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder fully understands the importance of this aspect of his role and regularly attends additional training to extend his knowledge where possible. He understands his responsibility to safeguard children and has a detailed knowledge of the steps to take if concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder has refined the role he plays in reviewing the provision as a whole and in assessing children's progress. He and his co-provider form a very effective partnership. They worked together to review their outdoor provision to ensure they make the very best use of this area to extend children's learning. The childminder has successfully built links with a wide variety of other professions. He is extremely well-placed to seek advice and support for individual children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows the children extremely well. He uses this knowledge to plan, with his co-provider, a wide range of interesting activities and outings that fully capture children's interest. However, he plans fewer activities to support children's creative skills and development. Children remain very excited to learn. In addition, the childminder fully understands the rich learning that can come from children exploring and playing independently in different ways. Children are excited to listen to stories and develop their literacy skills and they see the childminder's love of books and delight in reading. They listen carefully as he points out features of the natural world and take great pride in helping grow vegetables.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder meets children's care needs extremely well. He makes mealtimes fun and children enthusiastically eat the home-cooked food, keen to be a 'dinner winner' and identify the different vegetables on their plates. He organises cosy areas for children to rest and sleep, offering soothing words to help children settle. Children see how much he enjoys being outdoors and respond positively to his suggestion to 'breathe in the fresh air'. They develop an excellent understanding of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. The childminder promotes children's emotional well-being equally as well. He carefully teaches children to put on their coats and tie their shoelaces. Even very young children are able to find their own outdoor clothes in preparation for going outside. His home is full of happy and settled children.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in all areas of their learning. They are extremely well prepared for their future learning, including their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 141701 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 825772 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1997. He lives with his wife, who is his co-childminder, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. He provides care all day Monday to Friday, throughout the year.

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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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