Childminder EY318842

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 February 2016 1 November 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 has an exceptional understanding of the individual needs of the children she cares for. They benefit from an exceptional level of care and high quality learning experiences, and make significant progress.  The childminder has excellent partnerships with parents. They work closely together to assess children's learning. This provides a consistent approach in helping children to make excellent progress and effectively promotes their learning at home.  Children have excellent opportunities to contribute their views and opinions about the provision to help the childminder to improve her practice.  Children enjoy a large range of stimulating activities and resources that capture their interests and imaginations, enabling them to explore, investigate and extend their learning extremely well.  The childminder is extremely passionate about her role, providing children with outstanding care and education. She creates innovative, home-made resources to

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This provision is outstanding

provide children with new experiences, and keep them purposefully engaged.

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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

 provide even more opportunities for younger children to make choices in their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the children and the childminder.  The inspector held an interview with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including policies and children's records.  The inspector observed children's play and the range of experiences provided.  The inspector gained parents' views on the provision through written statements.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely secure understanding of how to keep children safe, including internet safety and thorough risk assessment. She provides parents with comprehensive information about safeguarding so they are fully aware of her responsibilities. The childminder is extremely dedicated and strives to make ongoing improvements to benefit children. For example, she has started a networking group to enable local childminders to share good practice, skills and knowledge, to raise standards for all children. She provides pictorial evaluation sheets to enable her to seek and value the views of even the very youngest children. The childminder continuously seeks opportunities to extend her knowledge through training, professional development and research, using the skills she learns to motivate and inspire children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder obtains a significant amount of information from parents to enable her to meet the diverse range of children's needs extremely well. She plans and provides an innovative range of activities and resources to promote all aspects of children's learning. For example, exciting trips to the woods or the local garden centre help children develop their understanding of nature and the environment. The childminder has made an ingenious 'discovery board' where children develop their physical and problem-solving skills, for example, as they explore letterboxes, door handles and chains. The childminder uses her high-quality observations to accurately assess children's excellent progress. This enables her to swiftly identify and tackle any emerging gaps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely motivated with high levels of confidence and self-esteem. They develop their independence extremely well overall, although at times, the youngest children cannot clearly identify all resources to extend their choices. The childminder successfully promotes a culture of mutual respect. Children share, take turns and cooperate, demonstrating exemplary behaviour. The childminder extends this respect for others even further. For example, children visited elderly members of the community at Christmas to deliver gifts and cards. The childminder has a unique bond with the children she cares for, helping them to feel emotionally secure.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in this outstanding provision. They flourish and become independent and confident learners from an early age. Children know the childminder values their ideas, and this contributes to their very good levels of self-esteem and strong sense of belonging. All children develop the skills and confidence they need for the next stage of their learning and the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY318842 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 827293 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 November 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in in Hooe, Plymouth. The childminder operates her service from Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, although these hours can be extended when necessary. The childminder receives funding to provide free nursery education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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