Childminder EY426472

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 2016 11 October 2011

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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 her expert knowledge and teaching skills to support children to reach their potential. Children make rapid progress in their learning and development. This is helping them to develop the key skills they need for their eventual move to school.  The childminder is passionate about her work and dedicated to the children in her care. She is warm and nurturing. There is a great deal of mutual affection evident between her and the children. Children show a real sense of belonging. They are extremely confident and self-assured and are very much at home in the setting.  Children's speaking, listening and understanding skills develop extremely well. The childminder actively encourages children to express their ideas, needs and wishes. She frequently talks to children and exposes them to a large and varied vocabulary.  The childminder organises her space and resources extremely well. She provides a wide

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This provision is outstanding

range of very good quality and interesting resources, along with exciting play experiences for children. These help children to make independent choices and initiate their learning. They thoroughly enjoy exploring and discovering.  Children develop a very good understanding of the world around them. They are provided with lots of opportunities to learn about nature and the local environment. The childminder successfully helps children develop positive attitudes towards differences and similarities in people, culture and religion.  The childminder develops exemplary partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend. All parties share frequent learning and development information. This helps the childminder to be highly effective in promoting a consistent approach to children's care and learning.

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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 ways that children's views can contribute towards self-evaluation.

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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 completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of suitability.  The inspector took account of parents' written views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder ensures all areas used by children are assessed for risks and any hazards removed. The childminder has an exceptional knowledge of how to safeguard children. Professional development is at the forefront of the childminder's practice. She attends regular training courses and these help her to improve her practice. For example, she attends regular training in child protection and knows what to do should she have a concern about a child in her care. The childminder continually reviews her provision to help her to identify and address priorities for improvement. She values the contributions of parents to support this. She is in the early stages of establishing how children can contribute towards this.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes detailed, focused observations of children that she uses to plan specific activities. Assessments are rigorous and help her to identify if there are any delays or gaps in children's development. The childminder is highly effective in following children's interests and adapts activities to bring through learning elements. For example, during a mathematics activity, she helps children to recognise the written numbers one to five. Her observations help her to identify that she will support them to progress to recognising numbers six to 10 next time. When children are interested in bugs in the garden, the childminder teaches them about how to observe them in a magnifying pot. This leads children to enthusiastically hunt for bugs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model for children. She is respectful, kind, caring and supports children in learning right from wrong. This helps children to be highly aware of the ground rules that she has in her home and they develop close bonds with each other. The childminder very skilfully promotes children's understanding of a healthy lifestyle. Children learn how to manage their personal hygiene, why it is important to eat a healthy diet and take plenty of exercise. Children develop very strong physical skills and thoroughly enjoy spending time in the garden. They learn how to climb up the steps for the slide and how to push themselves on the swing. Regular visits to the woods help them to learn observational skills. They use the knowledge gained to collect resources from the garden and make pictures in a frame from natural materials. Children's sense of well-being and their confidence in their own abilities are fully supported when the childminder

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop excellent social and communication skills. They are highly motivated learners and excited to join in with activities. These enhance all aspects of their learning and their confidence is exceptionally well supported. Children are prepared exceedingly well for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426472 Local authority Stockton on Tees Inspection number 852684 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 11 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Yarm. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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