Childminder in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 April 2016 1 May 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 has strong partnerships and excellent communication with parents. This helps to promote a shared approach and provide consistency for children.  The childminder is extremely committed to promoting high-quality provision. She uses regular self-evaluation extremely well to look at her practice and strengthen her quality of teaching.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of all children's needs. She uses information from parents, along with her ongoing assessments, to establish children's starting points, plan for their learning and monitor their progress. The childminder quickly identifies where children need support and takes prompt and effective action.  The childminder uses her excellent skills and experience to promote children's learning. She is a skilled teacher and inspires children to take part in the superb range of activities on offer.  Strong partnerships exist with other professionals. For example, the childminder shares

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This provision is outstanding

information with settings children are due to attend to ensure she prepares children well for moving on.  Children respond well to the childminder's kind, caring manner. They develop excellent social skills and behave very well.

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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 develop the use of space to make the best possible environment for children to play and learn.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and childminder, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the written views of the parents.  The inspector viewed a range of documents, including children's learning records, the childminder's safeguarding policy, risk assessment, accident and medication records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her responsibility to safeguard children. When working with an assistant she ensures that they are familiar with her procedures and policies, and with the children's next steps in learning. The childminder is highly proactive in developing her skills and knowledge. She actively seeks training and support to continually develop her excellent teaching. For example, she works closely with qualified teachers to share good practice. This significantly helps her extend children's learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are extremely comfortable and happy. They develop secure attachments to the childminder. Children are exceptionally confident and the childminder promotes their independence from a young age. For example, she encourages children to cut up their snack, teaching them the correct and safe way to handle knives. The playroom is extremely well resourced, with lots of inviting playthings. However, the childminder recognises that, at times, the space becomes a little cluttered and reduces free movement for children. The childminder takes every opportunity to teach children according to their level of development. For example, as all children eagerly join in an activity involving cutting and gluing, the childminder offers support appropriate to their individual needs. She talks to older children about the different shapes while teaching others how to open and close scissors to achieve a cutting motion. The childminder also ensures that babies

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

are able to become involved in all activities. The childminder skilfully promotes children's language as they have great fun playing and learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very much valued by the childminder. She knows and respects their individual needs and provides a wonderfully nurturing approach. The childminder plans stimulating activities for children to explore the natural world and develop their physical well-being. For instance, children show great effort and perseverance in throwing various sized balls through a net. They enjoy climbing, sliding and excitedly explore speed as balls fall down the slide. Babies show delight as they play and explore, for example, as they crawl and the feel and texture of mud and grass in their fingers.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated, independent learners and concentrate on activities. Children are very sociable as they share, take turns and play alongside others. They are articulate communicators and are confident to ask questions and express their view. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their future move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY217005 Local authority Devon Inspection number 826327 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in the village of Hartland, near Bideford, Devon. She provides care from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, throughout the year apart from family holidays. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3 and receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder's husband occasionally works with her as an assistant.

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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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