Childminder in Stoke-on-Trent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 12 January 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 is well qualified and highly ambitious. She follows an excellent observation system to monitor children's learning and development and target teaching precisely. All children make exceptional progress from their starting points.  Children's safety, health, welfare and well-being are significantly enhanced by the vigilant and highly consistent implementation of excellent policies, procedures and practice.  The childminder shares information exceptionally well with parents about children's experiences and achievements. She makes full use of their daily feedback and regular questionnaires to continually improve her provision.  Children are highly motivated and extremely eager to join in with all of the inspiring activities and experiences the childminder offers.

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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

 review the organisation of the excellent range of resources to make it easier for children to make independent choices.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's teaching and its impact on the children's learning.  The inspector checked documents, including the childminder's background suitability checks and training certificates.  The inspector sampled the childminder's planning documents, and discussed children's individual learning and development.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her self-evaluation processes.  The inspector sampled the childminder's policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of her role and responsibility in keeping children safe, including the procedures for reporting any concerns about children's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes highly reflective assessments of her practice and monitors the impact of her teaching. She places high regard on her professional development and updates her skills and knowledge regularly. Highly effective planning helps to enable the childminder to offer an exceptional range of activities and experiences. In addition to exciting activities in the childminder's home, children thoroughly enjoy daily outings. For example, they visit local parks, the woods, the local common, and attend local play groups and children's centres.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly effective in supporting children's growing language skills. For example, she repeats and models new words to develop their vocabularies. The childminder is a skilled teacher and supports new childminders by sharing her experience and knowledge. The childminder has high expectation of what each child can achieve. For example, she supports very young children to make their own pizzas and choose their ingredients. The childminder is an innovative child carer. For example, she has worked with children to develop some of their favourite stories using home-made props. Occasionally, not all of the equipment and resources are fully accessible to the children to enable them to make fully independent choices in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model for the children. For example, she expertly turns negative conversations about children's behaviour into positive conversations. Children respond exceptionally well to this approach. Children's behaviour towards the childminder and each other is exemplary. The childminder has high standards of care and excellent hygiene practice. She effectively meets the personal care needs of babies and toddlers. Children learn the importance of making healthy choices in relation to food. For example, the childminder provides a selection of berries for snacks and follows a healthy menu plan which has been developed with parents to include their child's favourite foods.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of learning, or for their move to school. Children flourish in this setting. For example, they delight in the stories and songs they share with the childminder and develop their imagination and creativity using the home-made props and puppets.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY358835 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 827714 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She is situated in Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich. The childminder operates daily from 8am to 6pm all year round. She holds a relevant 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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Telephone number

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