Childminder EY404642

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 26 July 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 quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder completes very accurate assessments of children's learning. Planning is meticulous. She provides activities and learning opportunities that are sharply focused on the individual needs of each child.  Children are extremely happy and settled in this welcoming and homely environment. They develop exceptionally strong relationships with the childminder, as she is warm and responsive to their individual needs. This supports children's emotional well-being and helps their confidence and readiness to learn.  The childminder sets out her home and garden with a superb range of stimulating resources and inspirational activities. These are well organised and encourage children to choose things for themselves, enabling children to follow their interests and develop a curiosity and self-motivation.  Children's social skills are extremely well supported. They have regular opportunities to

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This provision is outstanding

attend local groups. They develop excellent levels of confidence and self-esteem as they socialise with other children and adults who speak the same home language as themselves.  The childminder is highly motivated and ensures that she keeps up to date with current legislation. This has a positive impact on her practice. She uses the information exceptionally well to inform her detailed policies and procedures.  The childminder uses self-evaluation well to reflect on her setting and consider where improvements may be needed. She considers the views of parents and children when developing her already outstanding 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

 consider different ways to help children process their thoughts and respond to answers, enhancing their already excellent communication and language skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas used by the children.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and members of her household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Child protection procedures are robust and well embedded. The childminder is extremely confident in the action to take should she be concerned about the welfare of a child in her care. The childminder's thorough staff performance and development procedures ensure both she and her assistant are knowledgeable and confident within their roles. Their regular, documented staff meetings successfully contribute to children's safety and well-being and offer them many enjoyable, challenging experiences. The qualified childminder is extremely dedicated and committed to building on her experience. She regularly undertakes training to further develop her practice and improve outcomes for children. This is particularly evident in her most recent training to support children who speak English as an additional language. These children make exceptionally good progress, given their starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children's communication and language development is excellent, especially those who speak English as an additional language. They ask questions and come out with profound sentences such as, 'The sun has fallen out of the sky'. The childminder recognises that on occasions she is a little too enthusiastic in conversations and does not always allow children enough time to answer. Parents are fully involved in their children's learning. The childminder provides them with a wealth of ideas to support children's learning at home. This significantly contributes to the excellent progress children make in their learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's good health is effectively promoted by the childminder. She works extremely closely with parents to ensure they provide healthy options for children's meals and snacks. Equality and diversity are fully promoted. The childminder provides a sensitive range of resources, relating to different types of families to help children value their own backgrounds. This helps to promote children's understanding of similarities and differences in others. Children thrive on the childminder's high expectations of their independence. Children spontaneously suggest tidying and cleaning up. They confidently lead their own self-care practices and are very proud of their achievements.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those who receive funding, make excellent progress from their starting points. Children demonstrate excellent mathematical skills. They throw a dice, recognise numbers and find the corresponding number of bricks. They spontaneously add numbers together and know that when they have four bricks, one more makes five. Children develop early literacy skills. They thoroughly enjoy looking at books. They eagerly name familiar objects and learn new words to extend their vocabulary. Children use a magnifier to look for a caterpillar and a butterfly, in the extremely well thought out selection of natural Spring objects, which support a popular book. These literacy and mathematical skills help to promote children's next steps in education, including the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY404642 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 874160 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 July 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Watton, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 6am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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