Childminder EY433879

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 March 2016 9 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 keeps thoroughly comprehensive learning records. She uses highly focused observations to plan specific activities that build on children's next steps in learning. Children make rapid progress from their individual starting points.  Children play in exceptionally well-resourced play areas where they have rich and varied learning experiences. The childminder provides exciting activities that ensure children are extremely engaged.  Children's individual needs are exceptionally well met. The childminder promotes children's health and well-being extensively. She provides balanced and nutritious snacks as well as lots of outdoor play and regular walks.  Younger children quickly learn to be independent in managing their personal routines and in making choices in their play. The childminder helps them to develop excellent social skills, for example, by modelling polite language and behaviour.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children form very close relationships with the childminder, helping them to feel exceptionally secure, confident and well settled.  The well-qualified childminder evaluates her work with the children extremely well. She has an excellent focus on continually maintaining her high-quality practice. The childminder's experience and training have supported her to ensure that she maintains the best possible outcomes for children.

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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

 continue to review opportunities for parents to share information about children's learning and development at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder playing with the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of policies, and discussed the childminder's assessments of children's learning.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's suitability and qualifications and discussed her self-evaluation process.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in writing.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is highly knowledgeable and experienced and ensures that children are safe in her care. She continually updates her training and clearly understands how to identify and report any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder has completed an early years qualification, which has provided her with an extensive knowledge of how children learn and develop. The childminder is extremely well motivated and provides high-quality learning experiences. She works with other childminders extremely well to reflect on her planning and monitor children's learning. She skilfully adapts activities and experiences to meet children's needs. The childminder has strong and purposeful partnerships with parents. However, she has identified the need to further develop how she gathers information about learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder guides and supports children's learning extremely well. Children engage in an exciting range of activities. For example, young children excitedly engaged in a cooking activity and responded extremely positively to the well-embedded routines. They were extremely well supported to complete all the tasks. The childminder made excellent use of the activity to help children develop their counting skills and to extend their vocabulary. Children eagerly talked about and explored the ingredients and enjoyed mixing them and filling the cake cases skilfully. Children were curious and highly motivated to investigate the textures and colours of the cake decorations as they decided how use them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children play in exceptionally comfortable and stimulating spaces where they independently choose from a wide range of easily accessible resources. The childminder provides extremely sensitive settling-in procedures that closely meet each family's needs. Children demonstrate exceptional social skills. They gain an extensive understanding of diversity, for example, through investigating different celebrations and cultures. The childminder teaches children how to manage their own safety exceptionally well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children have extremely strong physical skills. They learn early mathematical skills and use these exceptionally well. Children develop extensive language and communication skills. The childminder skilfully encourages them to repeat words to extend their vocabulary, and she ensures that they pronounce words correctly. Children are rapidly gaining the skills required for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433879 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 822834 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 February 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Reading, Berkshire. She works weekdays from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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