Childminder EY485163

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 May 2016 Not applicable

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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 effective in her teaching. Children are excited and inquisitive about the excellent activities the childminder prepares for them. She is very sensitive in her approach, asking extremely well-placed questions and allowing children time to consider their responses before moving on with the conversation.  Children are highly motivated and eager to take part in their activities. They are enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoy the childminder's highly positive involvement with them.  The childminder is highly qualified. She uses her expert knowledge of how children learn to plan activities that take full regard of their interests. She accurately assesses children's progress and works closely with their parents to plan the next steps in learning.  Children clearly show that they feel safe and confident in the childminder's home. She helps them to develop secure emotional attachments. Along with the close partnership

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This provision is outstanding

working with parents, this ensures that children's needs are met extremely well.  Children behave exceptionally well. They have a secure understanding of the expectations for behaviour and are provided with fun activities that interest them. The childminder is an excellent role model. She treats children with great respect and gently discusses with them about why they need to work together and to think of others.  The childminder is dedicated to her role. She keeps her knowledge up to date through training and is committed to continuous improvement. She effectively reflects on her service, making adjustments and enhancements to respond to the children's specific or changing needs.

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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 children with even more opportunities to learn about the natural world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder and discussed the teaching and learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at convenient times during the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as, the childminder's self- evaluation, children's records and evidence of the suitability of the adults living in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is very secure in her understanding of how to keep children safe and promote their well-being. She ensures children are well supervised, and she carries out thorough risk assessments of her home, garden and the outings she does with the children. She is effective in assessing risks for children's individual and specific needs, managing these very well with parents. Children's progress is clearly evident and the childminder's precise assessments of what they can do informs her future planning of activities. She is extremely reflective, continually considering how she can further support children in their learning. As part of this reflection, she has identified how she can continue to extend children's interest and learning about the natural world.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's qualification and experience mean that she understands how children prefer to learn and she accommodates this extremely well. She provides an imaginatively planned range of activities, both inside and outside, which provides challenges that help them continue to make progress. The rich environment enables children to indulge their interests. For example, they use familiar stories as themes, access resources and activities that are linked together and watch the life cycle of butterflies. The childminder's expertise in linking activities together results in all areas of learning being included. Children are very well supported in their communication and language, and show a keen interest in numbers, counting and writing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children benefit from the childminder's gentle and consistent approach. She enables them to feel relaxed and happy in her home, and this develops their very secure sense of well- being. Children take part in daily routines and activities that help them understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, they are excited to show pictures they have made about how to make healthy choices for food in their lunchbox. Children receive a highly consistent approach to their care and learning, because the childminder develops close partnerships with their parents. She seeks detailed information before children start to help them settle in. Daily feedback from the childminder ensures that parents are kept fully informed about their child's routines.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making rapid progress. The childminder ensures they are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning and for moving on to school. They are confident and curious learners who display sustained interest in the abundance of planned and spontaneous activities they take part in. Children quickly become familiar with the daily routine and are involved in the planning of their activities. Children are increasingly independent. They manage their own self-care and make choices about what they do. They learn to respect each other, make friends and work together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485163 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1003077 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in Irchester. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 6.

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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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Telephone number

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