Childminder EY344924

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2016 14 June 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

 The childminder implements robust procedures to protect children's welfare and has an extensive and up-to-date knowledge of how to promote children's welfare.  The childminder has excellent systems in place for the recruitment, induction and ongoing professional development of her assistants. Standards of care, teaching and learning remain exceptionally high as the childminder and her assistants have high expectations of themselves and the children.  The childminder and her assistants have excellent relationships with the children. Children bond quickly with the adults and are happy, confident and thrive in their care.  The childminder and her assistants provide a highly stimulating and inspiring learning environment, both indoors and outdoors. The childminder plans a range of exciting and challenging experiences that inspire and motivate children to learn.  The childminder and her assistants have excellent relationships with the parents. There

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This provision is outstanding

is a well-established two-way flow of information shared between the setting and home to provide a high level of consistency in children's learning.  All adults demonstrate an outstanding standard of teaching. All children make excellent progress across all areas of their development.

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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

 strengthen further the detailed information gained from parents about children's learning and development when they first start, to enhance the exceptional assessments of children's skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children involved in activities, both inside and outside.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records, planning and other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of parents' views spoken to on the day of inspection.  The inspector spoke to the childminder her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant are extremely effective in evaluating their practice. For example, they have identified where they can further promote children's early literacy skills and children now enjoy a quiet area where they can look at a wide range of books. They demonstrate a commitment to their own learning. For example, after recent training, the childminder and her assistant have introduced themes designed to channel children's interests, particularly boys, such as building on their fascination with pirates in a positive way. The childminder has a highly effective system for monitoring the quality of teaching and the progress children make. She quickly identifies children that require additional help and works with other professionals to help them catch up quickly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant use excellent methods of teaching to extend children's learning. They have an extensive knowledge of children's development and their next steps for learning. Planned activities are inspiring, full of challenge and motivate the children to learn. For example, the outdoors is used extensively to inspire children's learning, such as exploring nature during pond dipping and using tools to make space ships out of wood. The childminder and her assistant generally take detailed information about children when they start at the setting and then build on these with their precise assessments of children's achievements. They have excellent relationships with the local nursery many children also attend. Information on children's learning is shared with both the nursery and home and this offers a very high level of consistency in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her assistant have very close bonds with the children. The children are happy and secure. The childminder and her assistant are exceptional role models. Children behave remarkably well. The childminder and her assistant use daily activities and routines to reinforce children's learning about a healthy lifestyle, and teach children excellent social skills. For example, to help children behave they have devised their own 'Golden Rules'. Children learn how to keep themselves and others safe. For example, they safely and independently use real tools to create and construct with. The childminder uses daily activities and routines to reinforce children's learning about healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional and rapid progress in their learning from when they start. Children are independent learners; for example, they are encouraged to take ownership for daily routine tasks, such as setting the table and preparing their food. Children are exceptionally well prepared with the skills they need for school, and they excel in early reading, early writing and mathematical skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY344924 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 827542 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 14 June 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The childminder's service is open from 12.30pm to 7pm, Monday to Thursday, for most of the year. The childminder works with up to two assistants who both hold an early years childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged 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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