Childminder in Medway

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2016 16 February 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

 Partnerships with parents are exceptionally strong. The childminder involves parents extremely well in their children's development from the beginning. For instance, she extends parents' understanding of how children learn through displays and thorough discussions. She always encourages them to share their children's achievements at home to enable her to continue their learning.  The childminder constantly reviews and evaluates her provision and practice. She is highly effective as she monitors her service to maintain her excellent standards and continues to improve.  Extensive and accurate observations and assessments are effectively carried out to identify the next steps in children's learning. This helps the childminder to encourage children successfully to make outstanding progress.  The childminder works exceptionally well with parents to establish children's starting points. This information helps children settle, engage in activities that truly interest

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This provision is outstanding

them and support their future learning needs.  The safety and welfare of children are central to the childminder's practice. She has an excellent understanding of how to keep children safe and secure, indoors and on outings.

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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

 extend the excellent environment further with more innovative opportunities for younger children to investigate and explore.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children participating in activities and interacting with the childminder and assistants.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, assistants, parents and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector reviewed the children's assessment records and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector discussed with the childminder her self-evaluation and induction procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Since her previous inspection, the childminder has made extensive changes to her practice. For example, she reviewed the environment to ensure children have excellent access to resources and the garden. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow. She ensures her assistants know how to recognise possible concerns about a child's well-being. The childminder provides exceptionally good support and guidance to help the assistants understand their individual roles and responsibilities. The childminder guides them particularly well in their professional development. The childminder involves parents and her assistants in her self-evaluation, for example, through daily discussions and questionnaires. She makes excellent use of opportunities to extend her knowledge, such as discussions with other early years professionals and reading very relevant literature.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are very enthusiastic and motivated learners, who enjoy an excellent range of varied and imaginative learning experiences. However, on very rare occasions, there are fewer opportunities for some children to extend their investigations further. The childminder is extremely skilful at tracking children's progress to ensure they make outstanding progress. She consistently checks for any gaps in their learning to support. Children develop excellent early literacy skills, for example, they love hearing rhymes and discuss the pictures in books with the childminder. The childminder extends their language development very successfully. For example, she asks very skilful questions that encourage children's conversational skills and introduces new words to younger children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are extremely confident, happy and form strong emotional bonds with the childminder, assistants and each other. The childminder offers superb support for children to develop their social and physical skills. For example, they eagerly join in turn-taking games, where they learn to share, manage their feelings and understand the needs of others. The children have exceptional opportunities to develop their strength and coordination as they play physical games in the large indoor space and use the well-resourced garden. Children develop excellent hygiene skills. For example, they independently use the toilet and blow their own noses, using a mirror to ensure they have done it correctly.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceedingly confident and independent. They quickly develop skills they need for a move to nursery or school. They make excellent progress from their individual starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY278256 Local authority Medway Towns Inspection number 826777 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Chatham, Kent. She cares for children between the hours of 7.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. She works with three assistants on different days. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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