Murphy, Katy Elizabeth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2016 29 February 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

 Children show great love for the childminder. Their emotional well-being is promoted exceptionally well through the warmth and care they receive as a result of their close bond with the childminder. Therefore, children are extremely happy, confident and have a strong sense of security.  Partnerships with the local school are highly effective and have a significant impact on the quality of teaching. The childminder skilfully teaches phonics and mathematics in the same way as school, which helps to prepare children superbly for school.  Children gain an excellent knowledge of different people, their community and the wider world. They learn how each person is different and individual, showing deep respect for others.  The childminder's teaching and practice are first-rate. She seeks regular and precise feedback from other childminders. This enables her to enhance her teaching and accelerate children's outstanding progress even further.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children flourish in this child-focused learning environment. Their interests and next steps in learning are expertly planned for. Teaching is skilfully adapted to meet the needs of the youngest and oldest children to ensure they are fully challenged.  Assessment of children's progress is precise and accurate. The childminder uses effective strategies to help children meet and exceed their expected milestones.  Children's independence is promoted superbly. They make independent decisions through the choices they are given and take on responsibility for carrying out tasks. This helps to give them a great sense of pride in their own achievements.

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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 encourage children to make marks and form recognisable letters through a wide range of experiences to further promote their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder throughout the inspection. He looked at relevant documentation, such as learning journals and evidence of the suitability of all those living on the premises.  The inspector viewed parent feedback provided to the childminder and took this into account.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder maintains a first-rate knowledge of how to protect children from abuse or neglect. The childminder is very innovative in seeking evaluation of her own practice. She has used critical feedback from others childminders who she networks effectively with. This has identified ways of enhancing the childminder's already excellent teaching of mathematics. The childminder has sought training from her local school, which she has an effective working relationship with. She has worked with the teacher to become highly skilled in order to accelerate children's mathematical development. As a result, her training is having a significant impact on the progress of children to ensure they learn all the skills they need for school. Her next identified area of focus is on children's early writing skills. Parents' feedback is extremely positive and used effectively to improve the outstanding care and teaching.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Parents say they feel well informed about children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations of children, as she has an in-depth knowledge of the skills children need to be ready for school. She skilfully uses this knowledge to plan for children's long-term development. She also tailors children's individual learning plans using her accurate and detailed observations. This means all children excel from their starting points. The childminder works hard to establish open relationships with parents. This means assessments reflect children's development both at home and with the childminder, as parents' views are integrated into all assessments. The childminder has outstanding working relationships with health professionals and other settings. This enables joined-up assessment of children's progress to identify any who are not making the expected progress. This means any gaps in children's development are closed rapidly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's home and garden are high-quality learning environments. Since the last inspection the childminder has worked exceptionally hard to develop her garden into an exciting space where children spend most of their day. This reflects children's preference to learn outside, where they show very high levels of concentration. Children have warm relationships with other children and the childminder. For example, they find a partner to do action songs with, holding hands, confidently following the actions and laughing together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress. Older children are able to count up to 20, recognise numerals and identify different quantities using measuring jugs. Children are developing excellent literacy skills. Older children have exceptional listening and concentration skills. The childminder encourages them to listen and identify environmental sounds. Younger children have very good language skills. The childminder skilfully introduces new vocabulary to build children's language repertoire, praising new words that they use, such as, colourful and customer.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY359154 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 849578 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 29 February 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4. She operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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