Brannan, Sara

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 March 2016 22 September 2009

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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 outstanding. The well qualified and experienced childminder provides high quality and innovative learning experiences that are well targeted to children's individual next steps in learning and follow their interests. These help children to be highly motivated and completely engaged in activities.  The outstanding learning environment is wonderfully stimulating and exceptionally child-friendly. Children feel very at ease, confidently exploring the exciting play areas indoors and outside, and playing at their own pace. They make independent choices from the extensive range of excellent resources and lead their own play.  Children's emotional development and well-being are promoted exceptionally well. Children are highly valued as individuals. The childminder has established outstanding bonds and rapport with children, who are extremely happy in her care. They show consideration and kindness to others and their behaviour is impeccable.

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This provision is outstanding

 Excellent partnerships with parents help the childminder to support children extremely well. She is sensitive to the needs of individual families and very effectively provides ideas or resources to promote children's learning at home. Parents comment that the childminder provides an excellent start to children's lives, teaching them life skills and supporting them to make excellent progress.  The childminder and her co-childminder make children's safety a high priority. They complete comprehensive risk assessments to ensure that children play safely at all times. They are vigilant in their supervision of children, while teaching them to take calculated risks and assess their own safety during activities.  The childminder is passionate about her role, proactive with her professional development and continually strives for excellence. She frequently gathers the views of parents, children and other professionals and uses these to continually enhance her

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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 build on the good opportunities for children to construct outdoors and think about how things work.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She evaluated a focused activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the childminder's self- evaluation, records of children's learning and development, written risk assessments and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents provided through written testimonials and information included in the childminder's own parent survey.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder is extremely professional and well organised in everything she does. She works very closely with a co-childminder, sharing skills and expertise to maintain an excellent service. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is extremely vigilant in ensuring children's safety and welfare. She shows a very strong commitment to continued professional development by completing training and online research. She utilises what she has learnt and makes positive changes, in order to improve the outcomes for children. Meticulously detailed records, policies and procedures underpin the childminder's outstanding practice. She works exceptionally well with parents, her co-childminder and other agencies or providers, in order to support children to make excellent progress in relation to their starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is very skilled in assessing children's progress to identify clear and astutely targeted next steps in learning. She talks passionately about how she provides children with time and opportunity to lead their own play, balanced with carefully planned activities to extend and challenge their learning further. She skilfully responds to children's ideas as they confidently ask for the props and resources they need to put on a show. Children thrive on the praise that they receive, which encourages even the quietest children to join in. A key strength of the childminder's teaching is the conversations she has with children. She continually talks with them about what they are doing and listens carefully to their responses. She skilfully questions them so they recall previous activities and make connections in their learning. Children are developing strong thinking skills as they work out how to complete puzzles or construct objects, with plans in place to further

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

develop these opportunities when children play outside. Children develop a love of books and have easy access to an excellent range of reading materials.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder plans her environment extremely well for children, both indoors and out. Children have a wealth of stimulating opportunities and experiences to choose from. This supports their confidence and independence extremely well as they are free to explore and use their imagination. Children have formed very close attachments to the childminder and each other. They are excellently supported to learn about the lives of others. They visit a residential home, take part in charity events and meet people within the community. Children's health is very well promoted. They frequently play outside, enjoy an excellent choice of fruit snacks and are actively involved in the preparation of these, which further enhances their learning experiences. Children show high levels of independence and manage their self-care needs very well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points. They consistently demonstrate high levels of motivation and a thirst for learning. Children competently learn to problem solve, recognise shapes and colours, and grow in confidence when using letter sounds and numbers. Children are exceptionally well prepared for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY219328 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 848199 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 22 September 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Caister, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder works with another registered childminder.

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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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