Childminder 220999

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 24 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 inspires children to learn through her use of an exceptional range of resources and activities that genuinely challenges and interests them. Her teaching skills are superior and she has very high expectations for what children can achieve. Children are confident and competent learners.  The childminder is fully aware of each child as an individual with different learning needs. Her observations and accurate assessment lead to planning for future learning that is based on a comprehensive knowledge of each child.  The partnerships with parents are excellent with regard to sharing information and working together to ensure continuity of care and learning for children.  The childminder regularly evaluates the quality of her provision to ensure sustained improvement. She consistently updates her knowledge and skills in order to maintain extremely high standards.  Children's emotional security is given a very high priority by the childminder and

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This provision is outstanding

relationships are excellent. The childminder's practice is highly effective in supporting children's emerging independence.  Children communicate confidently. The childminder continually engages in meaningful conversation with children. She expertly supports their thinking skills and the extension of their speaking skills.  Children gain a superior understanding of families and traditions beyond their own through the wealth of experiences that the childminder provides.  Children's mathematical learning is supported with maximum positive impact through the childminder's excellent teaching.  The childminder continually improves her knowledge on different aspects of child abuse in order to ensure that children are fully protected.

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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 build on children's strong understanding of the sounds that link to letters, in order to maintain the rapid progress they make in developing their early reading skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor play areas.  The inspector observed activities and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's suitability, qualification and training.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children's welfare is comprehensively promoted. The quality of risk assessments and actions taken to manage or eliminate risks is superior. The childminder's systems for monitoring the effectiveness of all aspects of her provision are extensive. She is extremely proactive in accessing training courses, maintaining a high level of practice. She promptly improves her knowledge about current government requirements. Parents are meaningfully involved in the self-evaluation process. They comment on their children's rapid progress and say that the childminder keeps them well informed. They value the social skills that children develop, particularly politeness and respect towards others.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder consistently uses observations and precise assessment to plan activities that successfully challenge each child. She uses her extensive early years knowledge and teaching skills to inspire and engage children and motivate them to learn. Children's curiosity is continually fostered. For example, they play with torches and confidently talk about different sizes of circles of light when they shine their torch at a distance and close to an object. Children's comments include, 'The circle is huge' and then, 'Now it's tiny'. The childminder suggests that children shine the torch through their own hands. When doing so, they excitedly say that they can see their bones. Children are deeply absorbed while being creative with paint in different ways. The childminder recognises the importance of continuing to offer children high-quality opportunities to develop their understanding of the sounds letters make, in order to maintain their excellent progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children play with a wide range of activities in the highly stimulating environment, indoors and outdoors, created by the childminder. They are happy, sociable and confident. The partnerships with parents are excellent with regard to sharing information so that children's care needs are comprehensively met. Children behave well. The childminder promotes children's self-confidence and willingness to try new skills as she acknowledges and praises their efforts as well as their achievements. Children's good health is promoted extremely well. Parents provide healthy food and the childminder uses her food hygiene knowledge effectively to protect their good health. Children learn to manage risks for themselves, for example, they gain an awareness of 'stranger danger' while also learning about people in society who help us.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children's learning continually builds successfully on what they already know and can do. They are active learners and develop outstanding skills in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. Children confidently make decisions about their play, explore and investigate and find things out for themselves. They express their views clearly and confidently. Children spontaneously count and use mathematical language while they play. They continually practise their excellent manipulative skills and their pencil control is developing exceptionally well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 220999 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 854564 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 24 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1986. She lives in Northampton. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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