Childminder in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 June 2016 25 November 2009

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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 experienced, well qualified and dedicated childminder is passionate about providing children and their families with the highest quality of care, education and support from the moment they start with her.  The childminder has extremely high expectations for herself and her assistant. Together they reflect on and evaluate the quality of their practice and the provision. They actively seek and act upon the suggestions and views of children and their parents.  The childminder has a deep understanding of how young children learn and her teaching is outstanding. She skilfully plans a wide range of exciting experiences and opportunities which are precisely matched to children's individual needs.  Observation and planning systems are highly effective. The childminder uses accurate assessments to ensure that all children progress exceptionally well from their starting points.  Children radiate happiness and contentment and clearly feel very comfortable, secure

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This provision is outstanding

and valued. The childminder and her assistant work as a strong team, consistently promoting children's well-being, health and safety. Children respond well to their high expectations and behaviour is excellent.  Relationships with parents are extremely strong and productive. Parents feel extremely well informed, appreciate the superb support they receive and are highly engaged in supporting and promoting learning at home.  The childminder has excellent links with local schools. Effective communication and cooperative working ensures that children's individual needs are met and excellent progress is built upon when they move on to school.

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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 seek ways to further enhance the assistant's professional skills and knowledge that continually develop the already outstanding provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including children's records, health and safety policies and procedures, risk assessments, training records, qualifications and suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of child protection procedures, keeps up to date with changes to requirements and acts swiftly if she is concerned about a child's welfare or development. Gaps in children's learning are immediately recognised and quickly addressed. This helps to ensure that all children make the most rapid progress possible at all times. The childminder provides exceptional supervision to her assistant, who shares her vision of quality. The childminder is committed to providing her assistant with the best possible professional development opportunities to help her continually enhance her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides a vibrant, rich and stimulating learning environment. Children enthusiastically explore and investigate the exceptionally wide ranging and high-quality resources, equipment and toys. They play imaginatively, enjoying cooperative role play. The childminder takes every opportunity to skilfully extend and challenge children's learning. Planned activities are perfectly paced to extend and challenge children and ensure that they remain focused and engaged. The childminder asks thought-provoking questions which consolidate and build on children's prior learning. Children are articulate and confident communicators, who can follow the rules of conversation, listen and carefully consider their responses. The childminder reinforces numbers, counting and mathematical language and children sing rhymes and songs. They recognise numerals and count on and back from a number, skills well beyond those expected for their age. The

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

childminder provides excellent opportunities for children to celebrate the seasons, develop a love of nature and the local environment. For example, children enjoy modelling scented dough, playing outdoor in all weathers and their many visits to the nearby beach.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop extremely close emotional bonds with the childminder and her assistant, who know children exceptionally well. The childminder is an excellent role model, who ensures that children have a deep understanding of rules and consider how their actions affect others. They are polite and considerate. For example, young children show superb levels of control as they wait until every child is seated before starting to eat their meal. Furthermore, children work as a highly efficient team, each taking a role and dispensing water into their cups, without spilling a drop. Children know when they need to wash their hands, can spot dangers, assess risks and talk about actions and solutions. This demonstrates their independence and maturity.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress across all areas of learning. They are self-assured, enthusiastic, keen to develop their skills and try new experiences. They happily lead their own learning, testing out their ideas and theories and demonstrating high-level thinking skills as they play. The childminder provides exceptional support that helps children feel excited, prepared and ready for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 314537 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 847666 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1988 and lives in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. The childminder's daughter is her full-time assistant. The setting operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 5 and her assistant at level 1. The setting provides funded early education for two-, 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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