Harvey, Deborah Gail

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 April 2016 15 October 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 childminder provides a highly stimulating, superbly resourced environment. Children enjoy rich and varied learning experiences. They have exceptional opportunities to learn about the world around them. Children benefit from rich resources and activities, which help them gain an understanding of people and communities beyond their immediate experience.  Children are exceptionally happy in this warm and caring environment. They build very close relationships with the childminder and each other. Children show enjoyment in their learning and are enthusiastic to share their achievements.  The childminder is highly successful in her pursuit of excellence. She is committed to continuous improvement and uses her expert skills and knowledge exceptionally well to evaluate the effectiveness of her practice. The childminder also uses her expertise to provide coaching and support for other childminders.  Children make rapid progress. The childminder uses sharply focused assessments to

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This provision is outstanding

plan precisely for the next steps in children's learning.  The childminder has exceptionally strong partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend. Parents are extremely well informed of the progress that their children make. They have excellent opportunities to be involved with their children's learning and development.

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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 learning opportunities for children to explore and use different technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at documentation, including self-evaluation, qualifications, policies, children's development records and planning.  The inspector observed the children playing throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked safeguarding information, risk assessments and the premises.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in writing.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at convenient times and carried out a joint observation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has excellent arrangements to protect children from harm. She has a detailed knowledge of child protection issues and has robust procedures to assess risks to children. The childminder regularly reviews and monitors the practice of her assistant, in order to continue to maintain the excellent standards of teaching. She makes sure they are clear about their role and responsibilities. The childminder has established excellent partnerships with parents. They are extremely happy with the care that is provided and the progress that their children make.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly assesses children's abilities and uses the information to plan inspirational activities which captivate children's imagination and develop their learning and interests exceptionally well. For example, children have great fun dressing as pirates and taking part in a treasure hunt. They pretend to walk the plank and board their pirate ship. The childminder asks probing questions to develop children's language and extend their thinking. Children particularly enjoy listening to stories. The childminder builds on their interests with further play opportunities linked to a story. After listening to the childminder read a story based in Africa, children recreate the African environment. They use a range of carefully selected resources, exploring and tasting various fruits and role playing the journey from the market. The childminder is particularly skilful in using everyday situations, such as visits to school and the shops, to promote children's literacy

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

and mathematical skills. Children enjoy spotting letters from their names in the local road signs and exploring shape and number on the doors of the houses that they pass. There is scope to enrich children's understanding of technology.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary and the childminder is an extremely positive role model. She ensures that children use their manners and are considerate and respectful of others around them. The childminder is extremely skilful in helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others. She meticulously selects resources and activities to help promote equality and diversity and challenge stereotypes. Children enjoy playing with a range of small figures that includes families from other cultures and wheelchair users. The childminder places an exceptionally high emphasis on children's health, welfare and well- being. She has well-established routines and procedures in place. The childminder encourages children to be highly independent and they have excellent self-help skills. For example, children carefully use knives to cut their fruit at snack time. Outdoors, they use safety knives to cut vegetables in the mud kitchen.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their individual starting points. They are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning with high levels of confidence and independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 252466 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 854801 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 October 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1993. She lives in Nottingham. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 5.30pm. She works with an assistant. The childminder 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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