Hyde, Marie Jane

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2016 16 March 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 provides an excellently resourced and highly stimulating environment, indoors and outside. The childminder places a high importance on teaching children to understand each others' feelings. They develop advanced social skills for their ages, such as valuing others and taking turns.  The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills exceptionally well. She seizes every opportunity to add new words into their vocabulary. The childminder speaks in complex sentences for children to copy and supports children to become very confident communicators with adults and their peers.  The childminder forms extremely caring bonds with the children. She displays a heart- warming respect and love for them which they reciprocate eagerly. Children settle superbly in the childminder's care. She is very quickly perceptive to their individual needs. The childminder completes home visits and children experience very supportive

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This provision is outstanding

settling-in sessions before they start.  The childminder forms excellent partnerships with parents. She places a high value on parents being their children's first educators. The childminder provides parents with regular updates verbally, in newsletters and through social media. She provides parents with a wealth of resources and support so they can effectively extend their children's learning at home.  The childminder's completes very thorough and meticulous monitoring of all children's progress. She swiftly identifies any emerging gaps and provides intensive support. Children make excellent progress in all areas of learning.  The childminder forms highly effective partnerships with other childminders. She meets up with them regularly to share high-quality practice ideas and receives feedback from them on her teaching abilities. The childminder uses this to build on the excellent educational opportunities she provides for children.

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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 enhance the excellent opportunities for children who learn best outdoors, and review the impact on their development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outdoor learning environment where children play and viewed all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated the quality of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's development records, planning and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector checked evidence of the qualifications of the childminder, her suitability and the suitability of other household members.  The inspector took account the views of parents as expressed in written testimonials and the childminder's own parental survey.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The experienced and well-qualified childminder is very motivated and driven to provide the highest-quality care and education for children. She attends regular training and researches new early years trends to help inform her excellent practice. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of the possible indicators of abuse and takes swift action to address any concerns she has. She places a very high importance on keeping children safe. The childminder continually risk assesses her environment and carries out thorough checks before leaving for an outing. She has very high expectations of herself. The childminder continually evaluates every aspect of her setting. She actively seeks the views of parents, children and other professionals to help inform her inspirational improvement plans. The childminder plans to enhance even further the excellent educational opportunities she provides outside.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She gets to know children extremely well through in-depth observations and incisive assessments of what children know and can do. The childminder uses these to plan activities that are meticulously matched to children's individual learning needs. She takes every opportunity to incorporate children's interests into activities to engage, enthuse and motivate them to learn at excellent levels. Children actively problem solve and test out their own ideas. They show high levels of understanding as they work together to see how to get wet sand to fall through funnels. The childminder provides an extensive range of resources, such as, scoops, trowels, toy diggers and cups, for children to independently extend their own learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations for children's behaviour. She sets very clear, age-appropriate boundaries and reminds children of these throughout their play. Children show they feel very secure and assured by these rules and routines. They are exceptionally well behaved and use excellent manners. Children have a wealth of opportunities to experience fresh air and physical exercise. They go on daily outings with the childminder to interesting places, such as, the local park, farm, zoo and woods. The childminder uses these visits, and equipment in her own garden, to teach children how to manage risks for themselves. Even the youngest of children independently use equipment, such as high slides and balancing logs. The childminder plans activities, such as washing dolls and getting them dressed, to develop children's understanding of their own health and hygiene.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress given their starting points and capabilities. Children for whom the childminder receives additional funding are catching up with their peers and gaps in their learning are closing rapidly. All children are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school. Children develop very high levels of self- control, confidence and listening and attention skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY358760 Local authority Essex Inspection number 849571 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, 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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