Childminder in Shropshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 January 2016 9 September 2011

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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 gives the utmost priority to enhancing children's physical skills. Children have optimal challenges when they play outdoors. They have a wealth of opportunities to explore and experiment with their own ideas using paint brushes and tools to manipulate sand, water and mud.  Children's awareness of diversity is comprehensively fostered by the childminder. Children learn to tolerate differences and respect each other as they learn about people and communities beyond their immediate experiences.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder actively and successfully encourages parents to be involved in all aspects of their children's learning to support them to make the best possible progress.  The childminder is very experienced and well qualified. The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder has an exceptional understanding of how children learn and develop. Monitoring of children's progress is rigorous and children's progress is

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This provision is outstanding

outstanding.  Children are extremely confident and self-assured learners. They settle quickly under the childminder's attentive care and regular praise. They are very happy and secure with the childminder. Relationships between the childminder and children are very caring and strong.  The childminder is extremely proactive about offering healthy food to children. She has embraced a local initiative promoting healthy lifestyles with great responses from children and parents.  The childminder has an ambitious view for her setting. She sets very high expectations of what all children can achieve.

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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 enhance the already excellent outdoor play opportunities to promote children's learning skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed observations of children engaged in activities with the childminder.  The inspector took into account feedback from parents.  The inspector looked at the childminder's self-evaluation form and talked to the childminder about plans for improvement.  The inspector sampled a range of documents including evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises and childminding qualifications. She also looked at children's development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Robust policies and procedures are comprehensively implemented into the childminder's practice. The childminder has an excellent understanding of safeguarding. The childminder understands how to keep children safe and knows what action to take should she have any concerns over a child. The childminder continues to provide the highest quality of care and learning experiences to children. Excellent use is made of training, research and self-reflection to strengthen and enhance her provision. The childminder is keen to further enhance the outdoor environment to enhance children's learning further. Parents speak very positively about how their children enjoy their time with the childminder. They comment on the excellent progress their children make. Parents are encouraged to be involved in their children's learning and development. They can easily access the comprehensive computerised

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

programme the childminder uses to record children's development and progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children learn in a stimulating and very well-resourced environment. The childminder carries out precise assessments on children and knows exactly where they are in their learning. She follows children's interest and plans well for their individual needs. Next steps are addressed and excellent levels of challenge are introduced into activities to extend children's skills. Children are given time and support to learn at their own pace and think things through. The childminder supports children's concentration skills exceedingly well while they sit and complete activities. Younger children develop excellent listening skills as they follow simple instructions. The childminder is passionate about developing communication and language with children. Sign language features highly in much of her practice. She constantly talks to children and sensitively models language in a meaningful way, which encourages them to repeat and learn new words.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides an exceptional range of activities to help children learn to assess and take risks as they play outdoors. Older children learn to use the large climbing equipment safely. Younger children develop balancing skills on logs. They negotiate different habitats, gentle slopes, tunnels and dens in the exciting and challenging large outdoor area. The childminder has high expectations of behaviour. Children quickly learn what is acceptable as the childminder successfully leads by example. Children are kind, calm and well mannered. Children learn about healthy lifestyles and have plenty of fresh air, actively promoting their physical well-being. Excellent relationships with other settings that children also attend contribute to a well established, shared approach to children's care and learning.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress from their starting points and develop skills for their future learning. They initiate their own play and learn skills that will help them make the best possible progress in readiness for the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 506733 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 848022 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 13 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 September 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2001 and lives in Shropshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate teaching qualification. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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