Childminder EY469255

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 March 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Children behave extremely well, and play and learn very happily together. The childminder sets clear boundaries and takes every opportunity to praise positive behaviour. Children have very high self-esteem and emotional well-being.  The childminder is skilled at supporting children and their families exceptionally well during settling-in periods. She ensures all children are superbly well equipped and ready for their next stage of learning.  The childminder is tremendously committed to her professional development. She has a clear programme to meet her training needs, which helps to aid her excellent continual improvement, making superb use of her qualification.  The childminder places a very strong emphasis on developing children's communication skills, including those who are learning English as an additional language. This helps children to make rapid progress in their language development.  The childminder knows the children extremely well and places a very strong focus on

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This provision is outstanding

their individual needs. She uses her skills exceptionally well to plan, observe and assess children's progress. Targeted next steps ensure children continuously learn new skills through highly challenging activities to meet their needs.  Children develop excellent independent skills, making decisions from the wide range of easily accessible resources that help them initiate and extend their interests and ideas.

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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 develop opportunities for children to explore and use a range of technology, particularly for those who learn best outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and the childminder at play both inside and outside.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation which included children's progress records, and policies and procedures  The inspector spoke to parents, children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector toured the premises and reviewed resources.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she ensures that her assistant, who she uses for emergency cover only, has a clear idea of his role and responsibilities, and how she develops his skills and knowledge.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder uses her expert knowledge and skills to track children's achievements and challenge their learning further. She uses self-evaluation very effectively to focus on the impact of her teaching, ensuring that the children's needs are central to everything that she does. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly undertakes safeguarding training and is clear about the procedures to follow if she is worried about a child. The childminder shares information thoroughly with other providers to promote continuity for children's experiences. She has very strong links with outside professionals to ensure all children make rapid progress. The childminder forms exceptionally strong relationships with parents, actively involving them in their children's learning from the start. This helps children to sustain excellent developmental progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are highly motivated to learn in his welcoming child-focused environment. The childminder joins in children's play and consistently extends and challenges their learning. Activities are extremely inspirational and closely linked to children's interests, which means they become deeply involved in their play. For example, children bring a favourite book from home each day to share at story time. The childminder very skilfully uses puppets and actions as she reads, to extend learning and to make the story come alive. Children are thoroughly engrossed. The childminder uses very effective questioning to encourage children to share their thoughts and ideas. The childminder uses excellent mathematical language to teach children about colours, numbers and shapes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Extremely secure and caring attachments are evident between the children and the childminder. The childminder promotes children's physical development and imaginative skills extremely well during daily activities and regular outdoor play. For example, children excitedly race to a pretend fire, using sit-on lorries. They act out the different roles with much enthusiasm and energy, exploring different ways of doing things. The childminder does not extend opportunities for children to use technology more, especially for those that prefer to learn outdoors. Children gain an excellent understanding of diversity and the wider world, learning about rainforests and different musical instruments.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Young children very confidently initiate their own play and make choices, developing key skills for their future. Children gain excellent skills to do things for themselves, for example, when preparing snack. Children show great curiosity and are very keen to have a go and engage in new experiences. They are extremely polite and have excellent social skills. Children are very successful learners, and extremely confident and self-assured.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469255 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 961051 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 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Didcot, Oxfordshire. She employs her husband to work with her as her assistant, when required. The childminder operates each weekday throughout the year. The childminder is a qualified primary school teacher.

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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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