Childminder 154880

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 February 2016 9 November 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 experienced childminder has successfully maintained and built even further on the outstanding provision reported in the last inspection report.  The childminder evaluates her practice exceptionally well, including seeking the views of parents. She takes highly effective action to bring about improvements.  The childminder provides outstanding teaching and an imaginative range of learning activities. Children are fully engaged, challenged and make rapid progress.  The childminder takes every opportunity to develop children's communication and language skills. She also provides excellent opportunities for children to acquire and apply mathematical skills, to be creative and to solve problems.  Children's emotional development and well-being are promoted exceptionally well. The children are highly motivated to learn in the stimulating setting. They grow in confidence and self-esteem, and their behaviour is outstanding.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder keeps parents extremely well informed and involved in their children's learning, to promote a highly consistent approach. Parents say they are very pleased with the care and activities provided.

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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

 strengthen learning opportunities for children who enjoy outdoor experiences, to extend their skills and their development even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder and observed the children participating in a range of activities.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated the effectiveness of some activities together.  The inspector examined a range of documentation, including children's learning records and documents relating to safeguarding.  The inspector took account of parents' written comments and views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder uses her experience and expertise exceptionally well to provide a high- quality service for all children. She keeps up to date with Early Years Foundation Stage requirements and changes in legislation. She attends courses, reads relevant documentation and shares good practice with other childminders to improve her teaching and skills. Since the previous inspection, the childminder has encouraged parents to make an even greater contribution to children's assessments and learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of how to keep children safe and help to protect them from the risk of harm. There are clear procedures for dealing with emergencies and the childminder is fully aware of the action to take should she have concerns about a child's well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has extremely high expectations of what children can achieve. Children receive outstanding teaching from the childminder. She uses assessment highly effectively to monitor learning, and to plan challenging and imaginative activities, which are very well suited to children's interests and needs. The childminder encouraged children to apply their counting and sorting skills extremely well, for example, as they sold her items from their role-play shop. They thoroughly enjoyed investigating model cars travelling down a tube. The childminder does not yet use every opportunity to extend children's enjoyment of outdoor play, to enhance their learning even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder and are extremely well cared for. Strong bonds and relationships have been established between the childminder and children. Children flourish in a highly stimulating environment and are eager to learn and participate in all the exciting activities on offer. They are cooperative and show great consideration and respect for others. The childminder teaches children about healthy lifestyles extremely well. She successfully fosters high standards of hygiene and children enjoy healthy snacks and regular exercise. Children show they feel extremely safe in the setting and are highly confident to explore and experiment as they play.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop excellent communication and language skills, and solve mathematical problems extremely well. They show real enthusiasm and excitement for learning. For example, they became engrossed in a story about three pigs. They repeated familiar phrases then went on to excitedly create models of the characters. They are extremely well prepared for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 154880 Local authority Windsor & Maidenhead Inspection number 826030 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Cox Green, Maidenhead. The childminder's service is open Monday to Thursday, all year round.

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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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