Childminder in Cumberland

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 May 2016 22 June 2010

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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 has worked hard to maintain the highest standards in her provision. Teaching and learning activities are carefully designed for individual children, helping them to make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder provides an exciting, highly stimulating and very well-resourced environment, both indoors and outside. A wide range of both adult-led and child- initiated experiences helps support the children's learning and development extremely well.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder ensures a two-way flow of communication is consistently maintained. Parents are fully involved and are very happy with the quality of care and learning their children enjoy. Partnerships with other providers and professionals are also extremely effective in promoting the continuity of learning for all children.  The childminder is exceptionally caring towards the children. She builds particularly

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This provision is outstanding

secure relationships with children and their families. The childminder is very sensitive to the children's needs and warmly gives them support and encouragement. The children quickly settle and thrive in the nurturing environment.  The children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder provides gentle but firm reminders when necessary to consistently reinforce boundaries. This helps the children understand how they are expected to behave while in the care of the childminder. Constant encouragement and frequent praise help to ensure that the children develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  The childminder actively encourages all children to attempt to communicate. She models language clearly and effectively at all times. This helps support the children to make rapid progress in developing their speaking skills.

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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 review and evaluate incisively the quality of practice, to continually drive improvement and maintain the highest level of achievement for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a tour of the premises.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on the 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 the suitability of adults living on the premises.  The inspector took account of a small sample of the views of parents.  The inspector talked to the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder puts children's safety at the very centre of everything that she does. The childminder is extremely alert to children's welfare needs and has a comprehensive understanding of what action to take should she have any concerns. She skilfully undertakes precise checks on children's progress to enable her to quickly establish any gaps in their skills and secure additional support to help them catch up. The experienced childminder reflects thoughtfully on her provision. She regularly completes targeted training opportunities to underpin her expert knowledge and help her to secure high standards of teaching, learning and care. The childminder is aware that she must continue to focus sharply on how she can maintain the best possible outcomes for all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder shows an exceptionally good knowledge of the skills and interests of each child. Children eagerly learn about the world around them in a variety of ways. One example of this is the childminder takes children to visit a local farm and garden centre to help them understand how animals are born and plants grow. Children's investigations of their environment are celebrated in a large collage that they create to represent seasonal changes. Young children delight in listening carefully to stories which further promote their understanding of changes in the natural world. The childminder fully exploits outdoor play to benefit those children who learn best outside. Children relish using large pieces of chalk for early mark making on a board displayed in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has created a delightfully welcoming, well-organised and clean environment. There are robust settling-in procedures and meaningful exchanges of information with parents and other providers. This helps to promote a strong sense of belonging for all children from the start. The childminder's constant encouragement and frequent praise help to ensure that children develop impressive levels of confidence and self-esteem. Young children's independence skills are developing rapidly, for example, they feed themselves well and wipe their own hands after eating. They remove their aprons for themselves after a painting activity. Children's social skills are extremely well advanced for their age. Young children take turns and share toys exceptionally well, supported by the childminder's very positive approach to behaviour management. Promoting children's good health and excellent hygiene routines are central to the

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

childminder's practice. The childminder supports children's physical development very effectively.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children consistently show high levels of enjoyment, curiosity and engagement. They develop exceptionally positive attitudes towards learning, including early literacy. Strong friendships are formed between children of various ages. Children are extremely well prepared for their next stage of learning, and the eventual move to nursery and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341584 Local authority Redcar & Cleveland Inspection number 849309 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 June 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006 and lives in Redcar. She operates all year round from 8am until 5.45pm, Monday to Thursday and from 11.45am until 5.45pm on Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early years education for two-year olds.

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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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