Childminder EY400978

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2016 26 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 makes excellent assessments of children's progress from the start. She uses them, alongside information from parents and children's interests, to plan highly engaging learning experiences. Children progress rapidly in their learning.  The childminder is highly effective in promoting children's early language skills. For example, as she talks to the children she asks challenging questions that encourage them to think through their ideas. She introduces new words to extend their vocabulary, develop their imaginative play and introduce more complex ideas.  The childminder has an excellent partnership with parents. This includes comprehensive arrangements for sharing information and working together to meet children's individual needs fully.  Children are extremely confident and enthusiastic learners. They are happy and very settled with the caring and highly attentive childminder.  The childminder constantly monitors and evaluates her practice to secure continuous

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This provision is outstanding

improvement and maintain very high standards of teaching and learning. She seeks the views of parents and others to help in this process. She uses the information gathered and training, to make targeted improvements and enhance outcomes for children.

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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

 make better use of opportunities to extend children's independence even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children.  The inspector viewed a range of documents, including children's records, regulatory documentation and the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent commitment to professional development and uses training successfully to improve her practice. For example, new ideas helped her to involve parents much more with supporting learning at home. Since the last inspection, the childminder gathers more information about children's development when they first attend to help them flourish from the start. The childminder has very strong links with other professionals involved in children's care to help her provide targeted support to close any gaps in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes rigorous risk assessments to monitor safety. She has an excellent understanding of child protection procedures to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder very skilfully encourages children to make their own choices about their play and teaches them their opinion is valued. She makes the most of all opportunities to capture children's enthusiasm and support them to reach their potential. This includes skilfully using challenging questions to encourage children to think for themselves and fully extend their creativity, language and mathematical development. For example, when building pretend walls, children remembered that builders use cement to make bricks stick and talked about what they could use. They learnt new words and shapes, such as rectangle and spiral, and the difference between long and tall. The childminder enhances children's knowledge and understanding of the world exceptionally well with innovative practical activities and exciting outings. She uses spontaneous opportunities and highly effective teaching to maximise learning easily as they play. For example, children develop

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

early reading and mathematics skills as they discuss the meaning of symbols on labels, and compare the patterns and size of their clothes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have very positive relationships with the childminder. They learn to be respectful of others and play cooperatively. The childminder consistently praises children's efforts and achievements, and boosts their self-esteem very well. Their behaviour is exemplary. The childminder promotes children's physical well-being extremely well through excellent activities and routines that teach children about staying healthy and safe. Children are very independent. They confidently make choices and manage tasks for themselves, such as learning to use knives safely. Very occasionally, the childminder misses some opportunities to extend their independence even further.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress. They are extremely confident, highly motivated and eager to learn. They are very good communicators. They develop the skills they need to excel in the next stage of learning and moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400978 Local authority Devon Inspection number 822511 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 January 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Exminster, Devon. She has a level 4 qualification and offers care three days a week from 8am to 6pm for 46 weeks of the year. The childminder provides funded early 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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