Childminder EY389914

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 April 2016 4 August 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 childminder forms excellent, warm and caring relationships with children. Children thrive, are very happy and demonstrate that they feel exceptionally secure in her care. For example, children spontaneously seek out cuddles and reassurance when needed.  The quality of the teaching is inspirational. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills exceptionally well. For example, she engages children in highly effective conversations during everyday activities, such as mealtimes, and uses skilled techniques to help those needing extra help to extend their language skills.  The childminder works very closely with other local childminders to raise the quality of her practice and achieve exceptional outcomes for children. She regularly evaluates what she offers and updates her knowledge to make continuous improvements to her setting to benefit the children further.  Children make excellent progress and learn a very wide range of skills that helps to

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This provision is outstanding

prepare them for the next stage in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder works closely with parents to keep them informed about their children's progress. She provides them with ideas and suggestions to help them support their children's learning further at home.

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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

 strengthen even further the already excellent partnerships with other settings that children attend to share information about children's next steps to provide greater consistency and support in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the house and garden used for childminding.  The inspector sampled written documentation, including children's records and the childminder's suitability checks.  The inspector took the views of parents into account.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder aspires to provide a very high-quality service to help children make the best possible progress. She has an excellent understanding of her role and responsibilities to protect children's safety and welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder monitors children's progress to identify any gaps in their learning. She has an excellent knowledge of how to provide tailored support and involve other professionals to help children catch up. For example, when children need support to help develop their communication and language skills, the childminder provides additional quality focused interactions. The childminder has excellent partnerships with other settings that children attend. However, she does not always make the best use of the partnerships to discuss children's next steps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is consistently of a high quality. The childminder uses her excellent knowledge of the children to extend their learning continuously. She provides an extremely wide range of opportunities for them to learn outside. For example, the childminder involves children in nature competitions that encourage them to look for and identify the range of birds that visit her garden. She provides children with opportunities to develop their physical skills, such as learning to climb trees and walking through orchards. Robust assessment systems monitor the progress children make. The childminder ensures that she provides plenty of time for children to process information, respond and answer questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children know the expectations the childminder has for their behaviour. Boundaries are clear and children are extremely well behaved. They learn how to listen and are confident and respectful to adults and each other. The childminder has interesting methods to support children's personal, social and emotional development. For example, she provides children with resources, such as large dolls, in their play to encourage them to share their thoughts and ideas in role play. The childminder has an excellent range of books. For example, she has books that depict different feelings and she uses these expertly to help children to learn how to recognise and deal with their emotions, which supports their emotional well-being exceptionally well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress. They regularly exceed their individual targets and are extremely well prepared for school. Children are exceedingly independent and learn how to look after themselves very well. For example, even the youngest children dress and feed themselves. Children develop confidence and persevere at tasks when they face challenges. For example, they try different puzzle pieces until they find the right one.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY389914 Local authority Kent Inspection number 822409 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 4 August 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in a rural area of Tonbridge in Kent. The childminder provides care on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8am until 6pm almost all year round, and offers overnight care. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a level 3 early years qualification.

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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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