O'Mahoney, Tammi Anne

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2016 22 May 2012

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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 enjoy a broad range of toys and resources, both inside and outdoors. The childminder is very proficient in extending children's learning and in providing an environment that offers challenging activities that promote children's interests. Children are highly motivated to take part and make outstanding progress in their learning.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's individual needs. Her teaching practice is outstanding. Children thrive in her care, and develop essential skills for their future learning.  The childminder makes highly effective use of her systems to monitor and assess children's learning. She is extremely confident in planning for their next steps, and involves parents very effectively.  The childminder has an extremely secure knowledge of her role. She uses her risk assessments, policies and procedures to promote children's health and safety particularly well. Children develop a strong sense of their own safety through her

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This provision is outstanding

explanations.  Children play cooperatively together and their behaviour is exceptional at all times. They show that they feel safe and emotionally secure in the childminder's care.

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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

 help children to make links in their learning and solve problems together.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children during their play, indoors and outside and she observed how they interact with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she plans for children's learning and how she deploys strategies to engage parents to extend this at home.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she evaluates her provision of care in order to maintain her outstanding practice.  The inspector discussed how the childminder uses new skills gained through training and research.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly reflective of her practice. She regularly reviews her provision of care and the effectiveness of each child's individual learning. The childminder enjoys positive partnerships with parents. She has excellent strategies to encourage them to share children's achievements from home, for example through 'wow' moments, which she displays. This active childminder is keen to develop her skills. She regularly attends training, and for example has taken opportunities to learn more about 'schemas'. She states the course was interesting and that she would like to extend this learning to enhance her understanding of childhood development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very good knowledge of child protection matters.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

This enthusiastic childminder teaches children extremely well. She uses warm interactions to motivate them and encourages their participation. The childminder uses focused observations to assess children's achievements and plan successfully for their next steps. She regularly reviews their progress and shares this with parents. Her highly effective skills make a positive impact on how all children make rapid progress in relation to their starting points. Children are extremely well prepared for the next stages of their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder promotes equality and diversity well. She helps children to respect one another, make decisions, take informed risks, and be independent and confident in their abilities. For example, children fully understand to use the trampoline one at a time and not to go under it as their friend jumps above. She encourages children to develop healthy lifestyles and offers various outdoor learning experiences. These include walks around nature parks, for example, or having fun out in the garden. Children plant seeds and understand that they need water to grow. Children were quick to suggest they eat lunch in their garden as it was such a nice day.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children play contently alongside each other. They show interest in books, can anticipate what happens next and confidently offer suggestions as to why. Children are keen to work out solutions; for example, why they cannot blow feathers off their hands during a craft activity. They understand it is because of the glue. Sometimes they are less confident in working together to solve problems. For example, they struggled to move sand using a toy digger from one area to another. Nevertheless, this outstanding childminder is reassuring and supportive of their ideas. Children are developing their independence, language and literacy skills very well. For example, they are eager to learn the phonetic sound of their name and make secure attempts at writing it.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY277069 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 826761 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 6 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Denham, Buckinghamshire. The childminder holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 3. She works weekdays throughout the year.

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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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