Childminder in Northumberland

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 April 2016 17 June 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 uses a range of highly effective teaching methods that promotes children's learning extremely well. Excellent interactions during highly innovative activities engage children for extended periods of time in an abundance of interesting, challenging and enjoyable experiences.  The childminder has extremely high expectations for what children can achieve. She provides them with her individual attention, putting them at the centre of all that she does. She successfully promotes a positive relationship between all adults and children.  Children make rapid and sustained progress. The childminder precisely focuses on children's next steps and interests when planning and organising activities. She evaluates what children learn and carefully reflects on how she can set more challenging targets to raise their attainment even further.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents are highly complimentary about the

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This provision is outstanding

fantastic service the childminder provides. They feel they are kept informed and involved in their children's learning and they welcome ideas for continuing their child's learning at home.  The childminder is highly skilled and extremely sensitive in helping children feel safe and form secure emotional attachments. She is extremely caring towards them and their confidence and emotional well-being are successfully supported.  Children have a wonderful time exploring the vast amount of toys and resources accessible to them. These are carefully displayed to promote their independence, free choice and decision making to the maximum level.  Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder is a very positive role model who helps support children to understand what is acceptable behaviour. She helps them take responsibility for their actions and consider the feelings of others.

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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 strengthen the excellent opportunities for parents to be even more involved in helping to pinpoint children's learning and development needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation, children's progress records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector read the statements provided by parents for the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. A set of meticulous records is maintained, including robust policies and procedures to ensure that all children are kept safe. These underpin the secure knowledge the childminder has about safeguarding children from harm. Systems to monitor children's progress are highly detailed and shared with parents. The childminder is considering further ways to involve parents in children's learning. She carefully monitors children's progress and ensures the relevant support is implemented, where necessary. Robust procedures are in place for rigorously checking the childminder's quality of practice to drive continuous improvement. There are excellent links with the local school. These result in children's learning being complemented and their well-being protected when they attend more than one setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The highly experienced childminder carries out very precise assessments of children's progress. She knows the children well and skilfully builds their next steps in learning into daily routines and activities. She follows the children's lead and they are highly motivated and enthusiastic to learn. She skilfully guides children and challenges them exceptionally well. Children's imagination is fully extended by the childminder. During conversation, they refer to particular characters so she introduces home-knitted finger puppets and associated toys for them to use. Children become the characters and act out nursery rhymes. The childminder develops children's language extremely well. Children talk about the pictures in the storybooks, prompting excellent discussions. The childminder includes mathematical language in children's play. They enjoy counting objects and deciding which is the biggest or smallest.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The children enjoy very close relationships with the inspiring childminder. She constantly praises their achievements, which builds up their confidence and self-esteem. Children are exceptionally well behaved. The childminder calmly communicates her expectations with younger children and older children decide their own house rules. Children are expertly supported to develop an understanding of a healthy diet and the importance of looking after their environment. For example, they plant seeds to grow in a local allotment and learn how to make blackberry jam. Children enjoy outings in the fresh air to many places of interest in their community. They visit the local toddler groups where they mix with other children, helping to further develop their social skills.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making rapid progress in relation to their starting points. They are emotionally and physically very well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including nursery and then school. Children regularly participate in routines and activities that help them develop the skills they require. These include self-care skills, learning about colours, shapes, letters and sounds, pencil control, and sharing and taking turns in activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY303894 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 848911 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 June 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland. She operates all year round from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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