Childminder EY362289

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2016 28 February 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 exceptionally competent and well-qualified childminder has an astute understanding of how children learn. She accurately assesses their development. This helps her to provide a range of highly stimulating experiences that meets children's individual needs and offers levels of challenge that inspire them to learn.  The childminder is extremely experienced. She continually seeks additional knowledge and expertise. She proactively attends a variety of purposeful training courses. The childminder successfully implements the knowledge gained to enhance children's experiences. This approach contributes extremely well to the high standards of care and education children benefit from.  Children have excellent opportunities to learn about the community in which they live and contribute towards helping others. For example, children thoroughly enjoy fundraising events to raise money to train the guide dog that they sponsor. They also

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This provision is outstanding

plant flowers for a cancer care charity. These are some of the ways that children develop an advanced social awareness.  The childminder works in a commendable manner with other early years provisions that children attend. She pays meticulous attention to ensuring that she regularly shares comprehensive information with them about children's learning and development. This further supports children's excellent development.  Children play a key role in making choices about their day. They have excellent opportunities to express their opinions and guide their own learning. They delightedly display kind actions on the 'value tree' that the childminder helps them to use.  Children research different types of birds before going to the river to spot them. Later, they return home and use the computer to identify the birds, ducks and swans they have seen. This is one way that the childminder helps children to closely observe and

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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

 explore further innovative methods and ideas to engage parents even more in their children's early mathematical development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, such as policies, including safeguarding procedures, as well as evidence of the suitability of household members. She also viewed observation and assessment documentation.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents as provided in documentation and letters to the inspector.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's methods of reflective practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an extremely astute awareness of how to protect children. She has a robust knowledge of child protection procedures and how to report concerns about children's welfare. The childminder has high expectations for her practice and consistently aims to provide exceptional care. She undertakes exemplary, reflective self-evaluation. The dedicated childminder continuously broadens her already excellent knowledge through undertaking training. For example, she has conscientiously reviewed her practice to enhance children's understanding of letters and sounds. This includes, amongst other ideas, designing and implementing a speech and language review for every child. She provides comprehensive information to support parents in advancing children's communication even further. The childminder is also currently exploring further ways to engage parents even more in their children's rapidly

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The exceptionally high quality of teaching contributes to the excellent progress that children make in their learning. The childminder implements a wealth of ideas to promote a shared approach with parents towards children's care. Parents receive full details of children's individual learning plans and their next steps for development, helping them to continue activities at home. They contribute fully towards the planning, sharing achievements made at home. This helps to extend children's learning considerably. Children persist with activities and show an excellent motivation to learn. The childminder incorporates mathematics and literacy within exciting activities. For example, children make themselves 'bunny ears' to wear on listening walks where they identify what they can hear. They search for and identify letters and numbers, as well as testing the sound of metal or wooden objects when these are hit against objects they find. When returning

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

home, children develop a storyboard to show what they have found.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children quickly form extremely close relationships with the childminder. Amongst other methods, she provides a welcome book for children when they are settling in. She also develops a family book about each child to help them to feel secure. Rich, varied and imaginative experiences are on offer for children indoors and outside. Children gain an excellent understanding of good health and have numerous opportunities to be active. For example, they help to plant a wide range of fruits and vegetables. They use such activities to discuss healthy eating. They also plan, shop for and cook some meals together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress given their starting points. The childminder reviews children's progress carefully to help her to identify any support needed. Her meticulous attention to individual learning plans means that all children continue to make the best possible progress. They are exceptionally well prepared for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362289 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 849635 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 28 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in Hitchin. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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