Childminder 209933

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 May 2016 30 September 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 play and have fun in a childminding provision that combines a homely atmosphere with an expertly executed programme of activities. The childminder's excellent understanding of how children learn is evident in all aspects of her thoughtful and innovative teaching. Children make very swift progress from their starting points.  The well-qualified childminder demonstrates a high level of dedication and a clear vision. She continuously reviews her practice and carries out plans that constantly enhance children's experiences. Her reflective, open-minded approach to her own learning and development makes her an excellent role model for children.  The outdoor area is filled with a multitude of resources designed to prompt children's thinking. The childminder's attention to detail is superb. She uses simple, home-made resources extremely effectively to teach children about similarity and difference.

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This provision is outstanding

 Parents and the childminder work very closely together to consistently promote children's independence, confidence and good health. Parents are highly complimentary. They are particularly pleased with younger children's rapid progress in learning and understanding new words and phrases.  The childminder regularly and accurately summarises children's progress. She uses her expert knowledge and deep understanding of child development to identify next steps for children's learning. She meticulously plans and modifies activities to challenge children and make them eager to learn more.  The childminder sets consistent boundaries for children's behaviour that she unfailingly maintains and sensitively teaches. As a result, children learn to respect each other's opinions and preferences.

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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

 evaluate the impact on children's learning of the plans to grow and use vegetables and plants.

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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 records of children's progress and evidence of her suitability to work with children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers from their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly professional and hard working. She ambitiously promotes children's well-being and progress. She has recently changed her approach to sharing information about activities and children's learning with parents. This has improved the communication between parents and the childminder. Parents now receive more meaningful information to help them continue children's learning at home. In addition, the childminder obtains more detailed information about what children do at home. This means she can help them make useful links between their experiences at home and in her provision. The childminder interprets and implements information from training and online professional networks superbly. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to respond quickly and appropriately to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is imaginative and inventive. She continually finds creative ways to use household items and daily routines in her teaching. For example, she devises a learning activity for children who are learning to handle small objects with more precision. Children concentrate hard as they carefully insert drinking straws through holes in an upside-down colander, then put threading beads onto the straws. As they play, the childminder skilfully weaves new vocabulary and information into her commentary and questioning. This helps promote children's early understanding of colours, shapes and counting. They also learn the meaning of everyday words when they find out that one straw is full and another is empty. The childminder clearly communicates her own interest and enjoyment when she reads to children. As a result, children readily find and read the high-quality books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Relationships in the childminder's provision are close and positive. Children understand and follow the childminder's consistent rules and routines. The childminder knows the children extremely well and swiftly responds to them. When younger children bring her a cushion, the childminder knows they want to be read to because they are following her well-established routine. Children eat healthy and nutritious food. They learn to make informed choices about what to eat. The childminder plans to enhance and extend children's knowledge and understanding about food that can be grown, prepared and eaten at home. Children learn to be independent. The childminder carefully positions coat hooks accessibly so that children can fetch, begin to put on and fasten their coats.

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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. They demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding for their age. From a young age, children begin to dress themselves independently. Children increasingly demonstrate self-control in their behaviour. They handle tools and equipment with a high level of skill and accuracy. Children's early literacy and numeracy skills are excellent. They understand that reading is pleasurable and informative. They persevere and are unmistakeably eager to learn. Children concentrate well and know how to seek help with problems they encounter.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 209933 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 854473 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 September 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1994 and lives in Cheddleton. Her provision operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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