Childminder 149169

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 March 2016 5 May 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 superb. The childminder's expert knowledge of how children learn underpins every interaction. She is alert to each possible opportunity to extend and enhance children's learning. From their individual starting points, all children make excellent progress.  The childminder makes excellent use of her observations of children's play to plan further experiences that help them achieve their next steps in learning. The childminder's detailed knowledge of children's interests helps her to ensure that what is on offer is always inviting and exciting.  The childminder provides high-quality support for children's emotional well-being. She helps them to feel confident, highly valued and to have an appreciation for the feelings of others. Her flexible settling-in procedure is expertly tailored to meet the needs of each child and their parents.  Children's strongly explorative nature is supported extremely well. The childminder

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This provision is outstanding

offers a learning environment that invites children to make choices about their play and to work out how to tackle problems for themselves.  Partnerships with parents are superb. The incredibly successful relationships make a significant contribution to how confident and secure parents and children feel. The childminder's friendly but very professional approach to her work ensures that excellent communication is maintained.  The childminder successfully evaluates her practice. She is highly effective in including the views of those who use her service, in order to help her decide on the priorities for improvement.

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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 explore further opportunities for professional development to enhance the excellent teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector and the childminder reflected together on children's learning through play.  The inspector, childminder and children had discussions at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies, evidence of the suitability of household members, observation and assessment documents, the safeguarding procedures and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector looked at letters and cards from parents and children, taking account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder maintains meticulous documentation that she uses to explain her service to parents. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has gained a detailed knowledge of the latest legislation, and through reflection, has ensured it is included in her practice. The childminder puts her training and qualification to excellent use. She continually looks to incorporate what she has learnt. She recognises that ongoing professional development and training, focusing on children's learning and enhancing her teaching, is an area for constant growth. She has established effective relationships with other early years providers, in order to offer continuity of experience for children who attend more than one provision. The childminder checks the home, garden and areas used when out to ensure children have the safest possible environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides children with a wide range of superb activities to promote their learning through play. She is very conscious of continually building on what they know and can do. This continuously influences her planning of extremely well-matched activities and very precise teaching. Children have enormous fun with imaginative play. They thoroughly enjoy caring for the dolls, feeding them and getting them ready for a nap. Children recreate their own personal experiences in their play. The childminder is careful to interact in a highly skilful and astute way. For example, she expertly supports children as they investigate push-button toys, watching closely and talking through children's actions without diverting or distracting them. Children gain significantly from the opportunities to create things. They proudly show others the cards and pictures they have made.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary and the childminder is a superb role model. Children very quickly develop the important social skills that underpin their interactions with others. Children enjoy activities out in the fresh air. The childminder helps children to learn about the world around them, for instance, as they go out in the local area. She effectively describes what she sees and hears, encouraging children to be equally observant and curious. Children build their physical skills, as they develop their coordination on climbing equipment and increase their stamina with gradually longer walks. The childminder balances children's safety with their need to explore. She offers highly appropriate explanations that help children learn about risks and what to do to keep themselves safe.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children rapidly acquire skills in all areas of learning. They are working very comfortably within, and often beyond, the typical expectations for their age. The childminder is helping them to deepen their thinking and understanding. Children are articulate and enthusiastic learners. They wholeheartedly share the childminder's passion for voicing ideas and expressing themselves through creative projects, early writing and drawing. Children revel in music and rhymes, which the childminder uses very effectively to promote their early mathematical learning. She helps them to develop a confident and independent attitude in order to prepare them for their future learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 149169 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 854240 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2001 and lives in Hertford. She operates all year round from 7am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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