Meades, Kirsty

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 April 2016 12 July 2010

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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 strives for excellence and demonstrates this through her uncompromising, highly effective drive to maintain the highest levels of achievement for all children. Incisive self-evaluation leads to a targeted programme of continuous improvement. The childminder demonstrates an outstanding capacity to maintain her high-quality practice.  The childminder has a comprehensive understanding of how children learn and develop. She uses her expert knowledge and highly effective teaching techniques to support and challenge children through responsive and high-quality interactions. Children make excellent progress in their learning.  The educational programme is rich and varied. The childminder provides an extensive range of imaginative experiences that captures children's interest and motivates them to learn. The beautifully presented, dedicated playroom and play areas are highly conducive to children's learning. Interesting and thought provoking displays fill the

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This provision is outstanding

walls and ignite children's curiosity.  Partnerships with parents are firmly established and make a very strong contribution to meeting children's needs. Parents are very well informed about their children's achievements and actively contribute to all assessments. Parents are also given a wealth of opportunities to continue children's learning at home.  The childminder is exceptionally well organised. She keeps herself well informed of all legislative changes and is astute to how these impact on her provision and has a wide a range of comprehensive policies to support her outstanding practice.  The childminder is highly attentive to children's needs and dedicates much of her time to the children. She listens intently to everything children have to say, showing she highly values their opinion and the importance of how they feel. This has a significant impact on children's confidence and self-esteem.

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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

 enhance the already excellent opportunities children have to explore the natural world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and the impact this has on children's learning during freely chosen play and planned activities.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and assessed the accuracy of her evaluation.  The inspector viewed children's records, planning documentation and a range of other documentation, including policies, procedures and the self-evaluation document.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from cards and comments on progress documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of safeguarding and how to keep children safe. She is confident and very clear on the procedure to follow in reporting concerns about the welfare of a child in her care. The childminder is well qualified, attends a wealth of training and is proactive in seeking out new information to make enhancements to her provision. She uses her skills, knowledge and understanding to promote children's learning exceptionally well. The childminder is currently developing the opportunities children have to explore the natural world within their play. Children's progress is regularly recorded and subject to close scrutiny. The childminder is able to very swiftly identify any emerging gaps in children's development and ensure the relevant support is implemented where necessary.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder completes detailed and accurate assessments of children's learning based on regular, high-quality observations. This information is used exceptionally well to plan precise next steps to ensure that children continue to maintain the excellent rate of progress. Adult-led activities are particularly well planned. The childminder identifies learning intentions for each child and how she can challenge them further based on what she already knows they can do. She uses excellent teaching techniques to provide highly effective support for all children. For example, she skilfully adapts her engagement and re- shapes a musical activity to create powerful learning for all children as they play together. She supports children's communication skills exceptionally well as she provides an effective narrative, using key words and linking words to actions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder places the highest priority on supporting children's emotional and physical well-being. Children rapidly develop superb emotional attachments with the childminder. They settle quickly in her care and confidently seek her attention when they want support. She is warm and nurturing towards children and works collaboratively with parents to ensure children's care needs are well known and met. The childminder provides a very safe environment and provides an excellent range of ways for children to learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy. Children practice their excellent understanding of the importance of brushing their teeth. They pretend to be dentists in the role play surgery and use the wide range of real-life resources to further embed their learning.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly engaged in their play and motivated to learn. They show a strong exploratory impulse from a young age, for example, they thoroughly enjoy the sensory experience of exploring shaving foam. Children develop excellent independence and are confident to try new things. They confidently manage their own care needs and rapidly gain skills to support their future learning. They gain a wonderful respect of others as they engage in a vast range of experiences, including exploring current affairs, such as the Queen's birthday, that promotes their understanding of different people, communities and traditions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 154267 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1024373 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 July 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2001 and lives in Edgware, Middlesex. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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