Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 February 2016 16 April 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

 The learning environment indoors and outside is exceptionally well resourced. Children benefit enormously from a wide range of stimulating learning opportunities. This supports high levels of involvement across all areas of learning.  The childminder understands the children's individual needs superbly because she assesses their starting points thoroughly and continually monitors progress through detailed observations. This helps her to plan their next steps in learning very precisely.  Children begin to develop the essential skills required in readiness for school from a very young age. Their literacy skills are developing exceptionally well and they recognise the sounds that letters make in their names.  Children develop exceptionally strong relationships with the childminder because she is warm and responsive to their needs. This supports children's emotional well-being and helps them to be extremely confident and ready to learn.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children benefit from the very effective partnerships that exist between the childminder, parents and other providers. Information is regularly shared to ensure children's individual needs are fully understood and children's ongoing care, learning and development are consistently promoted to the highest level.  The childminder is highly reflective about her practice. She regards the views of parents and children as extremely important. This helps her to build further on the quality of the provision, in order to maintain the best possible outcomes for children in her care.

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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 build on knowledge and skills through innovative and targeted training opportunities that maintain the excellent practice already achieved.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practice and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the documents available, including children's learning records, policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector discussed with the childminder her methods for self-evaluation.  The inspector sought parents' views from written comments available on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is passionate about providing a high-quality childminding provision for children and families. She understands the importance of continuing to develop her knowledge and skills, in order to maintain the excellent practice. Written comments from parents state that they are delighted with the high quality of care and the exceptional progress that their children are making. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder ensures that her safeguarding knowledge is regularly refreshed through training. She is confident to speak to parents regarding their children's welfare and knows exactly what action to take if she is concerned about a child in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are constantly absorbed and fully engaged in what they do. They show delight as they explore a range of resources, such as the brightly coloured strings of wool they pretend are noodles and mix and pick up with chopsticks. Young children are captivated as they fill containers using the chopsticks. The childminder demonstrates expert practice and teaching methods, and uses real-life experiences to stimulate children's learning. Children learn about natural forces, such as gravity. When a four-year-old's slipper falls off his foot, he tells the childminder that gravity has caused it. Children are excited as they tuck into their Chinese food and enthusiastically talk about the prawn crackers being crunchy. The childminder extends children's learning as they play. For example, young children enjoy dancing around waving colourful materials as they learn positional language, such as above, behind, in front and side to side. Teaching highly motivates young children as the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

childminder uses popular nursery rhymes with related props to engage children in purposeful singing sessions. The childminder encourages children's curiosity. For example, children examine a range of sounds made by musical instruments she has collected from different parts of the world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's home is organised very effectively so that all children can easily access resources. Visual cards also help children make decisions about activities they would like to do. The childminder is very skilled and responsive to children's individual needs. Children are happy in her care because her exceptionally well planned daily routines help them to feel very secure. The childminder encourages children to use simple signing as they sign good listening and good manners. Children are extremely well behaved and the childminder's high expectations contribute to this. She encourages children to enjoy a healthy diet, sensitively coaxing them to try new food, such as vegetable spring rolls, as they celebrate Chinese New Year.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are exceptionally well prepared for school and make rapid progress from their starting points. They are extremely motivated to learn and have high levels of confidence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY257460 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 848402 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 17

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 April 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003 and lives in the Nuneaton area of Warwickshire. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 5.30pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised 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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