Childminder 204824

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 April 2016 22 January 2009

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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 quality of teaching and learning is exceptional. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how children learn and great care is taken to ensure that learning is exciting and captures their interests. Children thrive and flourish in the very welcoming family home where they have great fun.  The childminder recognises the uniqueness of each child in their care. She is very caring and extremely attentive to each child's individual needs. Children very successfully develop a strong sense of security, confidence and highly trusting relationships with the childminder.  The childminder places an extremely strong focus on helping younger children to acquire communication and language skills, and supporting their physical, personal, social and emotional development. This provides a secure foundation for children's future learning.  The highly stimulating environment and activities and experiences ensure that children

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This provision is outstanding

are highly motivated and very eager to join in. Children show very high levels of curiosity, imagination and concentration. They are emotionally well prepared for their move on to school.  Partnerships with parents and carers, other agencies and local schools are superb. Very effective sharing of information and involvement of parents in their child's learning and care ensure that children's individual needs are very quickly identified and exceptionally well met.  The childminder is well qualified and highly experienced. She shows a very strong commitment to improve outcomes for all children in her care. There are highly successful systems in place to evaluate all aspects of the provision to drive improvements forward and maintain the highest level of achievement for all children.

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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 planned changes to build on professional development opportunities that increase the potential to maintain the exceptionally high standard of care and education provided and evaluate the impact on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the premises that are used for childminding, including the outdoor area.  The inspector observed teaching and learning activities and assessed the impact they have on the children.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises, the childminder's qualifications, children's development records and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector talked to the childminder about her plans for improvement.  The inspector took account of the views of parents detailed in references and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a strong knowledge of child protection procedures and highly effective policies support her outstanding practice. She is very committed to ongoing professional development to continually update her knowledge and skills to ensure she maintains her exemplary practice to the highest level. She monitors the work of her assistant to ensure his practice reflects her same high standards. Highly successful systems are in place to monitor the quality of teaching and learning. This ensures activities have optimal depth, breadth and challenge. The childminder monitors children's achievements meticulously using precise assessments to ensure that any gaps in learning are narrowing quickly. Parents speak extremely positively about the childminder's exceptional standard of care and the excellent environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children's enjoyment of learning excels in the highly stimulating environment where their natural curiosity to learn is consistently encouraged. The childminder holds very high expectations for what all children can achieve and, as a result, they make rapid progress in their learning. Excellent teaching strategies ensure that every opportunity is made for children to explore their own interests. The childminder responds exceptionally well to the needs of the youngest children in her care to help them develop their confidence, language and physical skills. Children play at their own pace and become totally absorbed in activities. For example, they enjoy exploring the properties of sand and water outdoors. They delight as they pour water down tubes and watch attentively as it trickles into containers. The childminder skilfully encompasses learning about numbers, counting and size into all activities. For example, she talks to the children about big and small as they

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

compare the size of the footprints they make on the patio.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's health, well-being and physical development are highly promoted. Excellent opportunities are provided for children to play outdoors and they explore the space with great confidence. Excellent settling-in arrangements ensure children feel safe and comfortable as they quickly settle in the childminder's care. This is an excellent setting that reflects a highly inclusive ethos where all children are seen as unique individuals who are respected and treated equally. Children who speak English as an additional language are supported very effectively and excellent links with the local nursery further support their continuity in care and learning. Excellent attention is given to promoting children's understanding of keeping themselves safe and helping them to understand the needs of others.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress in their learning and development. They learn extensive skills ready for their move to school and are very independent and confident in their self-care skills. Children demonstrate exceptionally positive behaviour and the childminder continually praises their achievements. They develop great confidence in their own abilities and show pride in their achievements.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 204824 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 854350 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 13 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 22 January 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1992 and lives in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. She occasionally works with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised qualification at level 3. She supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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