Childminder 226068

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 February 2016 19 August 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 childminder has high expectations for what all children can achieve. The quality of teaching and planning for their future learning is outstanding.  The childminder continually evaluates the quality of her provision to ensure sustained improvement. Rigorous self-evaluation takes full account of the views of parents and children.  The childminder constantly updates her knowledge and skills, in order to maintain the very high quality of her provision.  The partnerships with parents and other early years providers are exceptional with regard to sharing information and working together to ensure coherence of care and learning for all children.  The childminder continually improves her knowledge about different aspects of child abuse, in order to ensure that children are fully protected.  Children are emotionally secure and confident in the childminder's care. Relationships are outstanding and children are continually inspired to learn by the childminder.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children make very good progress in their communication and language development. They constantly chat with the childminder and she promotes their thinking skills effectively while engaging in conversation with them.  Children's learning with regard to people, families and communities beyond their own experiences is promoted extremely well by the childminder.  The childminder's superior teaching supports young children's mathematical learning with maximum positive impact. Children spontaneously count and use positional language while they play.

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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

 make even more use of opportunities that arise spontaneously for children to understand simple rhythms.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor play area.  The inspector observed an activity and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's qualification and training and checked evidence of the suitability of all adults.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures, and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The quality of risk assessments and actions taken to manage or eliminate risks are superior. The childminder is proactive in accessing training courses, in order to comprehensively address children's care and learning needs. This includes promptly accessing training to improve her knowledge of any current government requirements. She is fully aware of, and implements, the latest early years initiatives with a highly positive impact on the service she provides for children and their families. The childminder continually reviews her provision to identify priorities for sustained improvement. Parents and children are meaningfully involved in the self- evaluation process. In a questionnaire, parents comment on the rapid progress that their children make. They value the childminder's interest in their child's learning at home and her suggestions about how they can support children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children make outstanding progress. The childminder uses her extensive early years knowledge and teaching skills to inspire and engage children and motivate them to learn. The childminder continually uses her observations and information from parents to complete precise assessments of each child's achievements. She uses this information to plan activities that successfully challenge every child. Young children's speaking skills are extremely good. The childminder offers excellent support to aid some children with their pronunciation as they extend their use of sentences. Children are very proud of their drawings of family members, which the childminder displays in the hallway. Their pencil control is very good and they are able to form enclosed shapes. Children are keen to explore and investigate. In preparation for a creative activity, they help the childminder to dye rice using food colouring. Children confidently describe their tools as they scoop the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

rice into containers. They spontaneously talk about size, such as, 'The wooden spoon with a long handle'. Children use their very good manipulative skills to fill bottles with rice, listening to the sounds as they shake the bottles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's health, safety and emotional security are comprehensively addressed through the childminder's excellent care practices. The outstanding partnership with parents begins with discussions during a very good settling-in period that is agreed in accordance with each child's needs. Children learn about how food and exercise contributes to their good health. They learn good personal hygiene practices and these are supplemented effectively with posters that the childminder displays. Relationships are excellent. Children show consideration for each other and readily share and take turns. Their self-esteem is continually boosted, as the childminder recognises their efforts and achievements. Children confidently make independent decisions about their play.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children's learning continually builds successfully on what they already know and can do. They develop outstanding skills in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226068 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 854697 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 19 August 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1989. She holds an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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