Childminder in St Helens

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2016 5 March 2012

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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 offers high-quality care and learning experiences. These are carefully tailored to individual children, helping them make rapid progress in their learning. Children are highly motivated and they become engaged in purposeful activities for long periods of time.  The childminder uses her qualifications and excellent knowledge to ensure that the quality of care and teaching remains outstanding. She constantly updates her teaching practice through research and attending relevant training.  There is an exciting, highly stimulating and very well-resourced environment, both inside and outdoors. This helps support children's all-round development and provides a wide range of both adult-led and child-initiated experiences that helps develop children's learning extremely well.  The childminder works very closely other professionals to ensure children with special educational needs or disability make the best possible progress. Highly effective

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This provision is outstanding

communication with professionals helps address any gaps in children's learning and development.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder has highly effective systems in place to ensure a two-way flow of communication is consistently maintained. Parents are kept fully involved and are truly happy with the levels of care and education their children receive.  The childminder is exceptionally caring towards children and builds excellent relationships with them. She is highly attentive and warmly gives them the affection and support they need. Children are exceedingly happy in her care.

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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 extend existing knowledge and skills through targeted training to maintain the excellent support for children with special educational needs or disability.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and looked at a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding and the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took into account of the views of parents by speaking to parents present on the day and reading a number of comments given to the childminder.  The inspector carried out a tour of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder fully understands how to safeguard children and the procedures to follow if she has concerns about their welfare. There is an extensive range of robust policies, procedures and well-managed records which underpins the childminder's excellent practice. The childminder is enthusiastic and devoted to continually improving her provision. She constantly evaluates and monitors all aspects of her provision robustly and prioritises time to reflect on the quality and effectiveness of her practice. For example, she plans to further extend her professional development opportunities to fully support children with special educational needs or disability. Parents are extremely happy with the care and learning provided and they comment that the childminder provides an excellent, trustworthy service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations of children. She builds on and reviews children's individual understanding and skills to fully promote their learning at all times. The childminder meticulously plans exciting and challenging activities. During activities, she skilfully adapts her teaching style to match the learning needs of each individual child. Children freely express their thoughts and confidently choose and select their own play resources. They relish the outdoors, where they transport soil to different sized containers and are engrossed in filling and emptying buckets with different sized stones. The childminder is exceptional at developing children's speaking and listening skills. She constantly talks to them, repeating words and asking simple questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The calm, caring and patient manner of the childminder helps create a fantastic, nurturing environment where children flourish. The childminder is incredibly sensitive to children's individual needs. Children are emotionally secure and their well-being is fostered exceptionally well. The childminder is an excellent role model and she constantly praises children's achievements and good behaviour. Children thoroughly enjoy the many opportunities they have to develop their physical skills in the childminder's superbly equipped garden or on outings into their local community. The childminder visits different groups that are of benefit to children so they can develop essential skills in readiness for starting school.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including children with special educational needs or disability, make excellent progress in relation to their starting points. Outcomes for different groups of children, particularly those who access funding for two-year-olds, are excellent. Children have high self-esteem and display high levels of confidence. They are encouraged exceptionally well to explore and investigate the highly stimulating environment, develop their own ideas and lead their own play. Children are learning a range of important skills which supports them to be fully prepared for the next stage in their learning or their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY344902 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 849378 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 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 5 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006 and lives in Great Sankey, Warrington. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder holds Early Years Professional status.

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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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Telephone number

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