Childminder 506142

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 April 2016 1 February 2011

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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 uses her qualifications and extensive experience extremely well to provide high quality care and teaching. Her robust and rigorous self-evaluation ensures that she continues to identify even more ways to maintain and develop her already excellent provision.  The childminder engages children extremely effectively and provides consistently high quality teaching. Children are eager and excited by the activities and gain a highly positive attitude to learning. They make outstanding progress from their starting points.  The childminder provides excellent support for children to resolve any conflicts. She has high expectations and children's behaviour is exemplary. They think of others' feelings, share well and are kind to each other.  The childminder makes high quality observations, which she uses successfully to assess children's development and have a comprehensive knowledge of how to help them

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This provision is outstanding

progress even further. She ensures any gaps in their development close rapidly.  The outstanding partnerships with parents and other early years providers have significant benefits for children's learning and well-being. They share extensive information to be consistent in meeting children's needs very successfully.  The childminder provides a rich learning environment and an exciting, stimulating range of experiences. Children have a key role in making choices and initiating their learning.

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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

 use all opportunities to challenge children's mathematical development further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's development records.  The inspector spoke with childminder and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and feedback left by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder carries out meticulous risk assessments to keep children safe while enabling their development. For example, children learn to climb trees safely, understand the risks and know their limitations and abilities. The childminder keeps up to date with safeguarding legislation and has a thorough knowledge of what to do should she consider a child to be at risk of harm. She has an exemplary understanding of the importance of working with parents as they know their children best. As a result of constant professional development, the childminder implements new initiatives to enhance children's experiences. For example, she has introduced even better ways to support their outdoor learning and knowledge of the natural world.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder understands the importance of supporting children's language and communication skills. She is highly successful in talking to children as they play to extend their learning and vocabulary. Children have outstanding opportunities to reinforce their understanding. The childminder skilfully supports them in finding out how things work; for example, by using trial and error. She encourages them to have a go and see what happens, and then helps them to think about the process that they have been through. The childminder promotes children's counting skills throughout their play, and challenges older children to extend their learning. For example, children share out frogs for a game, sorting them into colours and working out who has more or less and how to make them equal. However, she is not as meticulous at extending children's awareness of shapes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and have very secure emotional attachments. The childminder responds highly sensitively to children's needs and helps them to take on new challenges. She provides excellent support for children to gain a positive awareness of people's differences. For example, a comment about their 'stick person' not having eyes leads to a discussion about people who cannot see and have special dogs to help them. The childminder plans stimulating real experiences to extend children's understanding and learning. For example, they visit the aquarium and make links as they use suckers on a toy octopus to stick it to the window. Children have an exceptional awareness of how germs affect their health and follow excellent hygiene practices.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children have excellent skills that prepare them extremely well for school. For example, they become engrossed in their learning and are not easily distracted. They listen to instructions and spend time finding alternative ways of completing a task. Children develop a love of books and are extremely motivated to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 506142 Local authority Torbay Inspection number 826165 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1990. She lives in Paignton, Devon. Her daughter is also registered as a childminder at the same address. They provide care Tuesday to Friday for 47 weeks a year. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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