Childminder 104320

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2016 14 November 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

 Children are extremely content and happy. They develop very secure attachments to the childminder and share an extremely warm and close relationship with her.  The childminder has exceptional relationships with parents. She very effectively gathers information about children's achievements at home, shares their progress and fully involves parents in their learning. This includes providing excellent suggestions to help support children's learning at home.  Children are fully engaged in activities. The childminder supports them very successfully to follow their own ideas, investigate and explore. She makes learning inspirational and enjoyable.  The childminder uses highly effective observations to plan and monitor children's progress. Children flourish in the childminder's care and achieve exceptionally well.  The childminder provides an exceptionally well-resourced environment. She makes excellent use of her garden and outings to further extend children's learning. For

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This provision is outstanding

example, following a visit to the garden centre, the childminder recreated the experience at home to extend children's understanding and imagination, and to develop their role play even further.  Self-evaluation is accurate and exceptionally thorough. The childminder continually makes improvements and uses training highly effectively to 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

 provide even more opportunities for children to recognise and explore colour, and how colours can be changed.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and the childminder indoors.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector viewed a range of documents, including self-evaluation, children's learning records, the childminder's safeguarding policy, risk assessment and accident records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder continuously updates her knowledge and has a thorough understanding of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare. Her very thorough risk assessments ensure children remain safe. The childminder uses a very wide range of methods to support her continued professional development, including implementing new initiatives to enhance children's experiences. For example, she has developed her outdoor area further to provide innovative ways to support children's learning. This includes an exciting variety of tubes, pipes and funnels to experiment with the flow of water to encourage children's physical play and understanding of the world.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are confident communicators, benefitting from an excellent range of teaching strategies. For example, the childminder prompts highly successful conversations, encouraging children's thinking and problem-solving skills with challenging questions. She introduces counting and early mathematical skills exceptionally well. For example, children count and use numbers when pretending to go shopping. She rigorously tracks children's progress, focusing activities very precisely to close any gaps in their learning. Very occasionally, she misses opportunities to further support children's knowledge of colours. Children respond extremely well to the childminder's enthusiasm and calm approach. They are confident to try new experiences and excel as they play and learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally attentive and meets children's emotional needs particularly well. For example, she sources additional resources and helps children extremely well to overcome their fears, such as going to the dentist. Children learn to respect and value others. The childminder is an excellent role model, supporting children's exemplary behaviour. She encourages children highly effectively to share their experiences and gain a strong sense of belonging, such as when looking at photographs of themselves. The childminder supports children's understanding of staying safe very successfully, such as gently reminding young children to sit properly on chairs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress and develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning. They show high levels of confidence and independence, communicating and listening well from a young age. Children have excellent early literacy skills, for example, listening enthralled and joining in with stories. Young children show great delight in their play, such as building towers with shaving foam and blocks. They are extremely enthusiastic learners and thrive.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104320 Local authority Torbay Inspection number 824745 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives in the Shiphay area of Torquay. The childminder is open Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5.30pm throughout the year, apart from family holidays and all bank holidays. She holds an early years qualification at level 4.

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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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