Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 February 2016 19 April 2010

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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 accurately supports children in learning through play. She carefully observes their achievements and skilfully plans purposeful experiences to promote their progress. Children are exceptionally eager and interested learners. They develop their skills at a rapid pace.  Teaching is outstanding. The childminder expertly promotes children's interests and talents in extremely interesting, challenging and resourceful activities. She provides children with excellent opportunities to extend their skills across all areas of learning, both indoors and outdoors.  The childminder ensures that children have nutritious meals, are active and enjoy fresh air daily. She plans inspiring educational projects to teach children about the importance of living healthy lifestyles.  The childminder builds on her highly professional links with other settings that children attend. She regularly exchanges detailed information with them about children's

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This provision is outstanding

development. She strongly extends children's learning at her provision and they have outstanding opportunities to continuously develop their skills. As a result, children flourish in their learning.  The childminder involves parents in children's care and learning and keeps them fully informed at all times. Through innovative strategies, she expertly obtains contributions from parents to enhance children's individual learning. This provides children with sharply targeted support.  The childminder demonstrates exceptional knowledge with regard to protecting children. She participates in regular safeguarding training and has built very strong links with external professionals.

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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

 enhance even further the opportunities that children have to learn and develop awareness of the diversity of their community and other cultures.

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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 a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members. The inspector also looked at the childminder's qualifications and training.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder maintains a set of policies that is in line with current legislation and shared with parents. She undertakes risk assessments of her provision and outings so children can play, explore and learn safely. The childminder records children's care and learning meticulously to monitor their well- being and welfare. Reflective practice is highly effective. The childminder regularly consults with parents and children and actively participates in a childminders' network group to share positive practice. She identifies targets for the continuous improvement and implements new ideas for children. Since the last inspection, the childminder has achieved an early years qualification and has maintained a training programme that is expertly targeted at enhancing practice. Children thrive as they are provided with the highest standards of care and education.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Assessments of children's skills are extremely accurate and include information shared by parents and from other settings they attend. This gives a true picture of each child's achievement, which the childminder builds on through her well-informed planning. The childminder expertly tracks children's learning from starting points to ongoing next steps in development. She promptly identifies and addresses any emerging gaps in their achievement and children make exceptional progress. The childminder has high expectations of children and skilfully promotes their skills in preparation for school. Children have fun and are fascinated by their experiences. Children fully benefit from resourceful activities and opportunities to develop skills and knowledge across all areas of learning. The qualified childminder teaches children through her interactions with them. Children learn about winter and eagerly explore ice blocks. As they spray warm water on

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

the ice, the childminder teaches them about how ice melts.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder teaches children to be independent, communicate their needs and manage their personal care and hygiene routines. She plans a variety of opportunities for children to develop their social skills. There is scope to build on their growing awareness of the community, diversity and other cultures. The childminder expertly supports children's emotional development. She works in close partnership with parents to develop individualised strategies to manage children's behaviour. The childminder constantly praises children's achievements, ideas and efforts, boosting their confidence and self- esteem. Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder teaches them to be alert about their personal safety, and they form very strong bonds with her.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children have endless opportunities to explore their creativity and imagination. They also learn mathematical concepts such as addition and subtraction when playing as shopkeepers and serving pretend scoops of ice cream to each other. They are gaining the skills and knowledge to prepare them exceptionally well for their future learning, including their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 130056 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 874861 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 19 April 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1998 and lives in South Oxhey, Watford. She operates all year round, Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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