Childminder in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 February 2016 19 May 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 uses extensive systems to monitor the quality of her provision and seek the views of parents and children. She accurately assesses her provision and recognises the importance of identifying ways to push her high standards even further.  The childminder has highly effective partnerships with parents. They exchange an extensive range of information, which helps the childminder promote children's development and well-being very successfully.  The childminder accurately monitors children's development and has strengthened her systems since her last inspection. She is extremely successful at identifying children's next stages of learning and any gaps in their development. Children are eager learners and make rapid progress.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder provides an outstanding role model. She has very high expectations and is gentle and consistent. Children's social skills are

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This provision is outstanding

excellent; they develop extremely positive relationships with those around them.  The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment and activities. Children are extremely imaginative and enjoy a wide range of sensory experiences. They develop an outstanding thirst to learn, are eager to take part in activities and thrive in the childminder's home.

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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

 use all opportunities to help children develop their early writing skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the children and the childminder, and carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation, parents' survey and written feedback left for the inspection.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has robust practices to keep children safe. She meticulously implements her policies and procedures, and carries out highly effective risk assessments. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how to protect children from risk of harm. She attends regular training and continues to develop her understanding of new legislation. Through her professional development, the childminder has made excellent changes to significantly enhance the care of two-year-old children. The childminder actively works in partnership with other early years providers. She meets with them and shares valuable information that helps them have a highly consistent approach to children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an outstanding awareness of how children learn, using children's interests extremely well to motivate them. She provides excellent support for children's language and communication skills. Young children's speech is extremely clear, using full sentences and following instructions accurately. The childminder skilfully encourages children to persevere with tasks, think of solutions to problems and learn through trial and error. The childminder uses all opportunities to extend children's mathematical development, such as recognising shapes, counting items and recognising which is the largest. Children use a wide range of books and the childminder skilfully encourages them to use them independently. For example, children use books to tell their favourite stories to their dolls. However, the childminder occasionally misses opportunities to encourage early writing skills as successfully.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are happy and highly confident in the childminder's home. She organises her environment exceptionally well to enable children to be highly independent. They move freely around the indoor and outdoor environments to get the resources they need and play where they learn best. Children are very good at caring for themselves and show in their play that they have an impressive knowledge of safe and healthy practices. For example, children get their dolls drinks of water to stop them getting thirsty. Young children strap themselves into booster seats saying they 'do not want to slip out'. The childminder provides extremely imaginative support and activities to help children understand about people's differences. For example, children gain an extremely positive awareness of what it is like to be blind or deaf. They celebrate cultural festivals and learn about the similarities and differences in people's lives.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. They develop an extremely positive attitude to learning and gain outstanding skills that prepare them well for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104235 Local authority Devon Inspection number 824742 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Exmouth, Devon. The childminder provides care each weekday for 48 weeks a year. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged 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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