Corah Wendy Diane

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 February 2016 26 January 2009

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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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has made impressive changes to develop her provision. She has succeeded in raising the quality from good to outstanding.  The well-qualified childminder uses her extensive knowledge to meet the individual needs of the children. She achieves this through robust assessments of children's achievements and plans exceptionally well for their learning.  Children are cared for in an exciting environment. They benefit from rich learning and play experiences that are well supported by a wealth of toys, equipment and resources. Children have plenty of opportunities and time to create and experiment as they use the vast range of materials in their play.  Children develop excellent social skills and learn to treat others with respect. As they attend groups away from the childminder's home, children quickly learn what is expected in different situations. They have a highly developed sense of who they are

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This provision is outstanding

and astutely recognise the needs of others.  The childminder is extremely innovative and creates a child-friendly environment to maximise all learning opportunities. The garden is developed comprehensively and includes a sensory area, plots and planters for growing vegetables and fruits, areas for making marks, and ramps to enable all children to move around freely.  The partnerships with parents support children's learning and care exceptionally well. Parents contribute comprehensively to their child's learning journals and are extremely well informed about their children's routines, progress and learning experiences.  The partnerships with other providers are exemplary. The childminder is extremely focused in her pursuit of excellence to ensure children are thoroughly prepared for the next stage in their learning. She attends local schools to observe their teaching methods and implements these in her practice.

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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

 consider additional ways to enhance professional development to help sustain the excellent levels of teaching and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at those parts of the childminder's home used for the care of children.  The inspector observed teaching and learning activities in the indoor environment. The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a sample of procedures and children's records. She also viewed evidence of suitability of all adults living and working in the childminder's home.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation form and read written feedback from parents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection procedures. She keeps up to date with new developments in safeguarding and shares these with parents. The proactive childminder takes every opportunity to enhance her skills through training and meetings with other childminders. Nevertheless, she expresses a strong desire to utilise additional opportunities to extend her professional development to help maintain her excellent standard of teaching. The childminder rigorously monitors all aspects of her practice and ensures the environment supports children's learning successfully. For example, she has attached a platform to raised equipment indoors so that younger children can access these easily.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children make considerable progress in their development because the childminder uses expert teaching methods to provide rich and rewarding experiences. The childminder is highly skilled and successfully integrates all areas of learning into activities. For example, children play a simple matching game. They identify and match pictures of different types of food, sounding out letters in the names of items they choose. They confidently explain the effects of good and bad foods on their health and teeth. Children also do simple calculations as they play the game, independently working out how many cards are left. The childminder expertly adapts activities to ensure all children are included and challenged at the right level. Children make lots of discoveries during play. The childminder provides an interesting selection of resources, including lentils, boiled eggs, containers and equipment. Children learn that the contents of eggs change from runny to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

hard when they are cooked. Pre-school children operate simple equipment to squeeze and shape dough while younger ones enjoy prodding it with their fingers and exploring the texture.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's care and are extremely self-assured in their interaction with her and others. The childminder treats children with respect and listens attentively while they share their ideas, understanding and knowledge. Children enjoy lots of cuddles and play well with others. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They know what is expected of them and are extremely considerate towards others. Children develop considerable understanding of healthy lifestyles. They are outside daily and enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits grown in the garden plot. This helps them to understand in a significant way how some of the foods they eat are produced.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make remarkable progress from their starting points. Children develop essential skills and are fluent communicators. They are extremely keen to learn and show lots of independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 225212 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 866221 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 January 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1994 and lives in Loughborough, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3 and a teaching qualification at level 4. She receives funding for early years 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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