Childminder EY253395

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2016 20 February 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 is highly skilled in her role and continually looks for ways to enhance outcomes for children. She evaluates her practice with rigour and completes targeted training to extend her skills and maintain the high quality of her provision.  The childminder makes highly accurate assessments of children's learning and uses these extremely effectively to support their individual needs and extend their learning further. Children thrive in all aspects of their learning.  Children receive outstanding support to develop their communication and language. The childminder interacts extremely positively with children and teaches them new words to extend their vocabulary as they play.  Children benefit from a highly inspirational learning environment, where they select resources for themselves. They are highly interested and motivated to learn.  Excellent partnerships with parents help the childminder to promote children's safety,

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This provision is outstanding

well-being and development extremely well. The childminder successfully encourages parents to take a shared approach to their children's learning. Children's learning at home is complemented by learning experiences in the setting.  All children benefit highly from the childminder's sensitive, nurturing care. The young children rapidly develop their confidence and show that they feel emotionally secure.

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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

 create even more opportunities to build on children's enjoyment of music and enhance their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documents that the childminder uses to support her practice.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed the rooms and resources used by children.  The inspector completed observations of the children engaged in activities indoors.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures she keeps her knowledge of childcare matters up to date. She has an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder uses accurate self-evaluation to identify areas for improvement. For example, she has completed a broad range of carefully chosen training to enhance her practice. This has, for example, increased her skills in assisting children's speech development. The childminder recognises that she could do even more to embrace children's enjoyment of music to enhance their learning. The childminder has successfully built a network with other childminders and regularly shares information and practice ideas. She plans events with parents and other childminders to extend children's early experiences. Parents state that they are exceedingly happy with the high standards of care and attention their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The experienced childminder has an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements. Her planning for children's learning is individual and unique for every child, and reflects their changing needs and interests. The childminder provides an extensive range of play resources to support individual learning. She organises toys so that children can easily make independent choices. The childminder uses innovative thinking to capture and build on children's interests and fascinations. For example, she has created an exciting outdoor water feature that children can use to explore and experiment with water.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides an extremely warm and nurturing environment. She forms close and caring relationships with children. Children behave extremely well. The childminder very sensitively teaches children how to negotiate and share, and to be respectful and tolerant of others. She is very successful in helping children to recognise the similarities and differences between themselves and others, and they develop immense self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely confident, independent and motivated to learn. All groups of children make outstanding progress from their starting points because of the exciting experiences that the childminder plans that bring learning to life. For example, as children learnt about the life cycle of a butterfly, they explored different materials and made caterpillars, cocoons and colourfully painted butterflies. Their creations adorn the childminder's home, and children watch avidly as the butterflies 'fly' in the draught created when the door opens. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY253395 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1037257 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 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 20 February 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Lower Earley, Berkshire. The childminder cares for children between 7.45am and 5pm on weekdays all year round, except for three weeks of annual holiday each 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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