Waters, Alison Elizabeth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 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

 Children develop strong emotional attachments with the childminder. She is very warm and caring towards them, providing a significantly enhanced environment which encourages children's confidence and independence. As a result, children settle in very quickly from the start.  Partnerships with parents are exemplary. The childminder expertly supports parents' confidence in helping their child's ongoing learning at home. The highly comprehensive range of information exchanged effectively supports parents' knowledge about the broad service provided.  Partnerships with other providers and professionals are dynamic. This ensures that all parties work well to develop a shared approach to supporting all children's care and learning. Consequently, children progress exceptionally well across all areas of their learning and development.  The childminder ensures the educational programme is well monitored. The

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This provision is outstanding

identification of children's previous learning and their starting points ensures that precise planning is identified for each child. Consequently, outcomes for children are excellent.  The childminder engages exceptionally well with all children to ensure they continue to be motivated to learn. She provides a highly innovative environment that is fully accessible, promotes children's interests and is effectively challenging.  The childminder ensures that the self-evaluation procedures in place are rigorous. This consistently includes the children and their parents. The childminder's excellent training and meticulous reflective practice foster the drive for excellent improvement over time.

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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 ongoing professional development and maintain excellent outcomes for children.

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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 review of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living or working at the setting.  The inspector took account of the views of parents during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a robust understanding about how to identify the possible signs of abuse and neglect. She knows what to do and who to talk to should she have any concerns about a child in her care. Consistent risk assessment in all areas helps to keep children safe and well. The childminder has an inspiring vision for the future of the provision. She is extremely confident in her understanding about how children learn and develop over time, and training is a key factor in this. The childminder has identified the potential to further extend the programme for her own professional development. This is in order to enhance her already exceedingly strong knowledge so that all children's progress continues to be rapid.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's assessment of children's learning and development is robust. She identifies children's next steps in learning using an excellent range of guidance to support her robust planning. Children become excited as they explore and investigate the rainbow- coloured spaghetti. The childminder's interaction and encouragement of children's engagement are excellent. During such activities, she supports an excellent range of learning that extends children's development very well. The childminder encourages children to use their senses, ask questions and talk about their findings as she uses demonstration and a superior running commentary. Older children seek out the hidden letters of their name while younger children enthusiastically squeeze and cut the spaghetti. Children enjoy singing and rhyme time. They know the actions, count and identify shapes and colours, encouraged through excellent interactions by the childminder.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are provided with an exciting range of outings to places of interest. They visit the zoo to identify animals from around the world. Furthermore, children take photographs home of their outings so that the parents can enhance their child's learning at home. These are some of the highly skilled teaching strategies used by the childminder to motivate children's learning over time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children show excellent levels of regard for other children. They are consistently and meaningfully praised by the childminder, which helps them to develop their very good behaviour. Consequently, this motivates children's confidence and enthusiasm to learn. Children learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. They talk with the childminder about healthy foods, and make healthy choices during their mealtimes. Children access the outdoors every day, where they use an extensive range of equipment and take manageable risks in their play under close supervision at all times.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

The childminder ensures that all children, including those receiving funded education, are monitored and well supported. This helps to ensure that children's readiness for school is fostered well and that the progress in their learning and development is rapid.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449592 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 954881 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Birmingham. She operates from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday during term time only. The childminder 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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