Childminder EY315978

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2016 11 January 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 knows the children and their families extremely well. She uses very effective systems to assess children's achievements and plan the next steps in their learning. Children make excellent progress in all aspects of their development.  The childminder places a very high level of importance on helping children to develop strong communication and language skills and on supporting and improving their personal development. For example, they behave exceptionally well and exhibit high- quality attitudes and behaviour.  Strong and effective partnerships with parents and local providers ensure the best possible outcomes for children and successfully support their learning at home. The childminder puts children and their families at the heart of everything she does.  The quality of teaching is consistently outstanding. The childminder uses her high- quality resources very well to support children's knowledge and understanding of the

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This provision is outstanding

world around them.  Children enjoy a wide range of experiences, including regular visits into the local nursery, shops, the local park and activity centres. The childminder uses a range of activities and strategies to promote diversity in a positive way. For example, children develop a strong awareness and respect for differences through stories, imaginative play and discussion.

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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 implement the comprehensive plans for improvement, including those to extend creative play and learning opportunities for children who learn best outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing, listening to stories, painting and playing outdoors.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through letters and written comments.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and observed her playing with the children.  The inspector sampled documentation, including safeguarding policies, qualification certificates and children's learning records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder helps children to settle quickly and make an excellent start in their learning and development. Children benefit from carefully planned, challenging activities that enable them to make rapid progress. They flourish as they experience an exciting range of innovative learning opportunities indoors, outside and in the community. The childminder has very close links with parents, the local school and nursery. This enables her to successfully build on what children learn elsewhere and put each child at the centre of everything she does. She monitors her assistant very well to ensure consistent high- quality teaching. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very secure understanding of what to do if she is concerned about a child's welfare. She is highly committed to continuous improvement. For example, she intends to extend opportunities for outdoor learning and to increase creative play. The childminder is extremely well

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

qualified and very experienced. Recent training has enabled her to provide the delivery of highly effective teaching that has significantly improved children's language and communication skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans relevant and meaningful activities that effectively meet each child's needs. For example, she provides children with a broad range of resources, encouraging them to use their imaginations and ideas to enter in the local carnival. She skilfully adapts her plans to help all children to achieve very well and enjoy their learning. She carefully considers the needs of older and younger children, boys and girls. The childminder has excellent partnerships with others, including speech therapists. For example, she uses signing alongside language to very successfully support children's developing vocabulary with extremely positive results. The childminder uses rigorous and sharply focused assessments based on regular observations of children to monitor their progress. She identifies and tackles any emerging gaps swiftly and effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder ensures that children develop very positive relationships with her and their friends through her very high-quality role modelling. Children feel emotionally safe and secure. The childminder provides a varied range of challenging opportunities to encourage children to be active, manage their safety and test their own physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in this supportive and nurturing environment and make excellent progress. Their behaviour is exemplary. They are extremely supportive of one another, working cooperatively and treating their friends with respect and kindness. Children are highly independent, making choices, tidying up and managing their own personal care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315978 Local authority Devon Inspection number 827258 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 11 January 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Woolsery in North Devon. The provision is open each weekday from 8am until 6pm, 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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