Abbott, Katherine Anne

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 May 2016 7 December 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 is highly organised and children flourish in her care. She keeps children safe and takes excellent care of them, ensuring their well-being. For example, she shows children how to put on their sunhats to keep themselves safe and cool in the garden.  The childminder engages children very effectively in their learning, providing challenging and exciting activities. For example, children show that they are making excellent progress in early reading skills as they match words to photographs during story sessions. The childminder prepares children extremely well for school.  The childminder sets very high standards for children's behaviour. She successfully promotes children's excellent personal skills and their respect for others. For example, at snack time children demonstrate very good manners and an understanding of safety as they cut up their fruit.  Teaching is very effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the areas of

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This provision is outstanding

learning. She regularly checks children's achievements to make sure that they make excellent progress from their initial starting points.  Self-evaluation is accurate and extremely thorough. The childminder works closely with parents and early years advisors to assess and maintain her outstanding provision and help her make ongoing improvements that benefit all 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

 share more detailed information with parents about their children's achievements and where they require more encouragement, to extend their experiences even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed several different activities and listened carefully to interactions between children and the childminder to see the impact these have on children's learning.  The inspector sampled many of the documents that the childminder uses for the service. These included information about safeguarding procedures.  The inspector sampled records of children's past achievements and looked at information about their progress.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector read several letters from parents to obtain their views about the service.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge. She is fully aware of what to do if she is concerned about a child in her care. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder monitors children's progress rigorously. She ensures that they make excellent improvements in their learning through high-quality activities. The childminder has highly effective partnerships with the local authority, local early years providers and other childminders. This enables her to share relevant information, develop her skills further and deliver an exceptional quality of teaching. The childminder attends regular training, using what she learns to promote positive outcomes for children very effectively. She keeps parents well informed of children's progress and has identified she can provide even more detailed feedback in future.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Excellent teaching is evident in the consistent way the childminder uses her training to encourage children to improve their communication skills. Children are articulate and confident. For example, they talk to each other during group activities, eagerly helping each other to identify characters in storybooks. The childminder continually uses good- quality questioning and encourages children to offer their opinions and share their views. Children have excellent opportunities to improve their physical skills in the spacious new outdoor area. For example, they eagerly use brushes to sweep the cobwebs they find, are keen to water the plants and play ball with their friends. The childminder carefully observes the children at play and records their achievements. She makes very effective use of this information to tailor challenging activities that interest each child to enable them to make significant progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled at helping children develop a strong sense of belonging. For example, each child has their own 'family book'. They look at the photographs of close and extended family and their pets. They confidently show their friends and share their news. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder is an outstanding role model for the children. She encourages them to take turns and help each other when playing with toys. The childminder encourages a culture of respect for others. For example, children explore diversity, celebrating and learning about a range of festivals.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are eager and extremely motivated to learn. They show high levels of confidence and independence. They develop excellent mathematical skills, learning to count and to identify colours and shapes. For example, children count how many fish they catch during a fishing game and find the colour of their towel to dry their hands.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY356795 Local authority Reading Inspection number 827684 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 December 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Tilehurst, in Reading, Berkshire. She works from 7.30am to 6pm Monday to Friday during term time. The childminder also provides care for older children before and after school. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder is in receipt of funding for children aged three years.

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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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