Childminder 118968

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2016 16 March 2011

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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 provides excellent care and teaching for children. She actively finds relevant and high-quality training to ensure her knowledge is current, and uses this to develop her excellent skills further.  Children feel extremely safe with the childminder and they settle quickly into an exceedingly nurturing and caring environment.  The childminder successfully promotes children's excellent behaviour. Children develop empathy and compassion, and quickly learn to help one another.  The childminder monitors children's progress very effectively using meticulous and detailed systems. Parents are extremely well informed about their child's excellent progress.  The childminder uses rigorous self-evaluation to review her practice and strengthen outcomes for children. She includes parents and children to evaluate all aspects of her provision.

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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 children to develop their understanding and use of technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed children's learning and development with the childminder.  The inspector read letters and comments from parents to take account of their views.  The inspector observed children indoors, and reviewed children's development records and photographs of their activities.  The inspector examined a selection of relevant policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of her responsibilities to protect children and keep them safe. The childminder shows a strong commitment to children's welfare and safety. She regularly updates her policies and practice to maintain the highest standards. The childminder uses training extremely effectively to improve her practice. She is inspirational in sharing new knowledge and skills with others to promote excellent outcomes for children. For example, she demonstrates successful strategies for developing children's early listening and language skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an outstanding understanding of children's learning and development. She has meticulous systems to assess their needs, and does this with great accuracy. The childminder uses every opportunity for children to learn mathematical concepts in their play. She adapts her teaching extremely well for children's needs, for example encouraging young children to begin counting, and older children to understand money and coins. Children enjoy an extensive range of well-planned and spontaneous activities. The childminder uses her resources to develop children's excellent confidence and concentration. For example, older children used a drawing board to refine and improve their drawing of a ghost. However, opportunities to fully extend their use of technology are not always available.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms extremely close relationships with children and their families. She works incredibly closely with parents to support children's learning and development. The childminder frequently shares detailed and comprehensive information with parents about their child's development and behaviour. Parents speak extremely highly of the childminder. They describe her home as a place where children thrive and flourish. Young children confidently prepare snacks and serve one another. Their behaviour is exemplary. The childminder pays particular attention to preparing children emotionally so they are exceptionally well prepared for their move to new settings.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning. They display high levels of concentration and involvement in the inspiring activities provided. Children are exceptionally confident and extremely friendly. Their self-help skills are exceptional. They develop excellent physical skills in a safe and secure environment, for example learning to spin and control themselves on a roundabout. They become very independent learners as they have extended time to explore their chosen activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 118968 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 825192 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1985. She operates Tuesday to Thursday from 7:30am to 5:30pm. She has a level 3 qualification in childcare. The childminder is entitled to receive funding for free 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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