Childminder EY100270

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 February 2016 6 November 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's teaching skills are excellent. She has very high expectations for what children can achieve and inspires them to learn through activities that challenge and interest them.  Observation and accurate assessment, with the involvement of parents, leads to planning for future learning that is based on a comprehensive knowledge of each child.  The childminder regularly evaluates the quality of her provision to ensure sustained improvement. She consistently updates her knowledge and skills in order to maintain very high standards.  The partnerships with parents and other early years providers are exceptional with regard to sharing information and working together to ensure continuity of care and learning for children.  Safeguarding procedures are comprehensive. The childminder continually improves her knowledge on different aspects of child abuse in order to ensure that children are fully

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This provision is outstanding

protected.  Children are confident learners. Their emotional security is given a very high priority by the childminder and relationships are excellent.  The childminder continually engages in meaningful conversation with children. She fully supports their thinking skills and the expansion of their vocabulary.  The childminder's superior teaching promotes children's mathematical learning with maximum positive impact.  Children make rapid progress in their literacy development. The childminder offers excellent support so that children recognise rhyming sounds and learn to link sounds with letters.  Children's interest in the natural world is fostered effectively by the childminder.

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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 broaden the range of experiences that promotes children's understanding of families, communities and traditions beyond their own.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor play area and outside.  The inspector observed activities and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's suitability, qualification and training.  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. Systems for monitoring the effectiveness of all aspects of the provision are extensive. The childminder is highly proactive in accessing training courses and maintaining a high level of practice. This includes promptly improving her knowledge on current government requirements. Parents are meaningfully involved in the self-evaluation process. The childminder values their views so that their feedback can be incorporated into her plans for improvement. Parents say that their children thrive and are well prepared for dealing with the challenges presented when they start school. The childminder is proactive in making links with other early years providers in order to ensure continuity of care and learning for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her extensive teaching skills to inspire, engage and motivate children to learn. She completes precise assessments and plans activities that successfully challenge each child. Children are curious about the natural world and are very keen to be involved when the childminder suggests they make feeders for birds. Children extend their mathematical knowledge in meaningful ways as they search in the garden for twigs, following the childminder's request for them to gather 12 of a similar size. Children confidently use mathematical language, counting, calculating and comparing the sizes of the twigs. They use their extremely good manipulative skills to spread grease onto tubes using small knives. They roll the tubes in bird seed, competently create holes using the sharp nib of a pencil, and insert one of the sticks. Children are deeply absorbed as they talk with the childminder about what kinds of birds they think the feeders will attract.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder offers children constant reassurance and time to participate in their activities at their own pace. She promotes their self-confidence and willingness to try new skills as she acknowledges and praises their efforts as well as their achievements. This supports their very positive behaviour. The partnerships with parents are excellent with regard to sharing information so that children's care needs are comprehensively met. Children's good health is promoted extremely well. They learn about healthy eating and know how food and exercise contributes to their good health. They manage risks for themselves, such as knowing that they must not eat berries when they are exploring outdoors. Children's emerging independence is fully supported by the childminder. She provides children with a range of experiences that support their understanding of diversity. There is scope to build further on their growing knowledge of the wider world

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

with regard to different families, communities and traditions.

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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, knowledge and resilience as active learners in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY100270 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 848108 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 6 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002, and lives in Brackley, Northamptonshire. She holds an early years qualification at level 5. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and planned annual 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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