Childminder 210237

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 May 2016 31 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

 Children who attend the childminder's provision are deeply involved and happy as they busily play and learn. The childminder skilfully uses every opportunity to challenge children's thinking and to promote their learning. Children make very swift progress from their starting points.  The quality of the childminder's teaching is consistently of the highest quality. She accurately identifies what children need to learn next. She meticulously plans and modifies activities, so that children are excited and interested and eager to keep learning.  The well-qualified childminder demonstrates unfailing commitment to continuing her professional development. She constantly seeks out information and training to improve her knowledge and skills. She incorporates changes to requirements into highly effective policies and procedures that underpin excellent practice.  The childminder's partnerships with parents are extremely strong. Parents are highly

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This provision is outstanding

complimentary. They particularly value the detailed daily information they receive about children's care and learning. Parents and the childminder work extremely closely together to consistently promote children's independence, confidence and good health.  The childminder reflects deeply about her provision. She expresses her fascination with watching and learning about children's unique response to the world. The childminder uses her superb knowledge and understanding of how children learn when she plans changes and improvements to constantly enhance children's experiences.  The childminder is an articulate and positive role model. She sensitively guides children to be considerate and courteous. She places a high priority on valuing and praising each child's contribution to conversations and daily routines. This helps children become extremely self-confident and successful learners.

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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

 review the implementation of the planned changes to the outdoor play areas and assess the impact of the changes on children's outcomes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during daily routines and activities. The inspector assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of her suitability to work with children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Children thrive in the care of the experienced and motivated childminder, who ably achieves a highly professional approach within her home environment. The childminder wants to keep improving. She interprets and implements information from training and childminder network meetings effectively. For example, she attended training about how boys learn and this led her to question some aspects of how she teaches boys. As a result, the childminder improved her teaching, so that play and learning activities are deeply meaningful for every child. The childminder makes insightful observations that evoke a clear picture of children's actions and learning. She regularly summarises children's learning and shares the summaries with parents. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder confidently demonstrates her understanding of Local Safeguarding Children Board guidance. She ensures parents are familiar with and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's skilful teaching changes direction moment by moment as she watches and listens to children's responses. When children begin to take their first steps independently, the childminder places two favourite activities on tables positioned three toddler-steps apart. Children walk, with increasing strength and confidence, between the tables. They demonstrate immense pride in their achievement when the childminder applauds them. The childminder creates many meaningful opportunities for children to count and use numbers in a wide array of contexts. Younger children learn that if they have a brick in each hand there are two bricks. Older children enjoy counting up to 100. At lunchtime the childminder checks the temperature of the pie and reads the number on the thermometer with the children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop extremely close, warm relationships with the childminder. She consistently encourages children to be polite and to respect each other. For example, children learn to wait until everyone is ready before they start to eat their snack. The resources in the childminding provision are of high quality and are well maintained. The childminder uses everyday items creatively in her teaching. For example, children have fun crushing crisped rice grains with their fingers, and this helps them to develop finger strength and accurate coordination. The childminder is currently introducing more activities and resources to expand children's opportunities to learn actively outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children rapidly acquire the knowledge and key skills that prepare them extremely well for starting school. Children can dress themselves independently. They confidently go to the toilet by themselves. From a young age children learn to make healthy choices in their diet. Children develop excellent literacy skills. They recognise their written names and can discriminate the sounds that they hear at the beginning of their name and other familiar words. They invent games and stories using their imagination. Children demonstrate advanced mathematical knowledge and understanding for their age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 210237 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 854477 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1992 and lives in Uttoxeter. Her provision operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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