Childminder EY269090

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2016 1 March 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 helps children to feel extremely safe and settled in her care. She helps them to build strong and secure attachments and they learn to care for, and respect, each other.  The childminder works exceedingly well in partnership with parents. She ensures that parents are fully involved in their children's learning. She assesses children's initial learning needs from information gained from parents. This helps her to plan effectively for their continued progress and development.  Children are active and enthusiastic learners. They are highly motivated and energetic. They are keen to explore and investigate their environment. The childminder provides extremely high-quality activities and experiences that help children to achieve exceptional outcomes in their learning.  The childminder builds highly successful relationships with other settings that children attend. She shares information about children's progress with key persons in other

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This provision is outstanding

settings to ensure she maintains continuity in children's learning.  Children thrive in the childminder's care. She teaches children to be responsible for their own and others' safety, for example, when crossing the road.  The childminder uses the skills and knowledge she has gained through her childcare qualification, and her own research, to develop and improve her practice. She continually reflects on her practice and takes account of parents' and children's views to implement improvements.

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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 strengthen the excellent programme for continuous professional development and explore new sources of training, to further expand on skills and expertise and promote even better outcomes for children.

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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 held a meeting with the childminder and spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's progress records, attendance records, suitability and qualifications, risk assessments and policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by reading feedback and testimonials available on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder manages her setting extremely efficiently. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder thoroughly understands her responsibility to ensure the well-being of the children in her care. She has a robust knowledge of the procedures to follow if she becomes concerned that a child may be at risk. She conducts highly effective risk assessments of her premises and on outings. She helps children to learn about her excellent fire evacuation procedures and they demonstrate that they know what to do in an emergency. The childminder is well qualified. She is keen to constantly develop her skills and is searching for more innovative training to enhance her expertise still further. The childminder monitors children's progress exceptionally well. Parents are extremely impressed by their children's achievements and speak very highly of the care and learning their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans highly effectively to continually promote children's development and learning. She provides motivating and challenging experiences that encourage children to achieve exceptional outcomes. She uses excellent activities to enhance children's skills in listening and speech. She engages them in conversation and asks searching questions. She incorporates their interests into her planning to promote their concentration and problem-solving skills. For example, she shows them pictures and asks them to identify the missing parts of vehicles. The childminder has an excellent understanding that some children learn best outdoors. She provides exceptional outdoor activities and builds on children's interests to make learning fun. For example, she draws parking bays with chalk where children count vehicles and match their colours, learning skills in mathematics.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children demonstrate by their excellent behaviour that they feel very safe in the childminder's care. She provides an exceptionally welcoming and inviting environment where children can play freely. Children greatly enjoy their outings in the fresh air. The childminder takes children on nature walks, and they explore the parks and green spaces, counting worms and small creatures. They plant vegetables in the garden and benefit from a good healthy diet. They skilfully prepare their own food and make choices in their play. Children are afforded excellent opportunities to learn about people, families and communities as they visit local facilities. The childminder teaches children to respect differences in people and to learn about other cultures. Children's independence is exceptionally well promoted as the childminder teaches children to do things for themselves, such as washing and dressing.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning. An extensive variety of books is freely available for children of all ages to choose. Writing materials are available at all times. This helps children to develop a strong interest in reading and writing. They discover that words have a meaning and this helps them to develop skills they need for the next stage in their learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY269090 Local authority Essex Inspection number 848531 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 25

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003. She lives in Billericay in Essex. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, from 7am until 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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