Childminder EY469847

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 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 highly qualified and experienced childminder has a superior understanding of how children learn. She continually observes them and assesses their progress to immediately identify how to support them with the next stages of their learning. As a result, children make excellent progress in all areas of their development from their individual starting points.  The childminder arranges her home with great consideration so that it is a highly suitable environment for children's exploratory play. Children are deeply engaged in their learning as they set their own challenges. They show advanced concentration skills.  The childminder provides an extremely well thought out array of activities that she purposefully selects to meet the individual needs of each child. For example, the childminder only takes children to playgroups where she has assessed that the quality of provision meets her high standards and expectations.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder plans exceedingly well for all areas of the learning programme. She provides activities that have multiple learning opportunities. For example, children develop their vocabulary alongside grasping mathematical concepts, such as, more, less, empty and full and learn to share during messy play activities.  The childminder is extremely attentive to children's emotional well-being. She uses highly effective methods to develop their confidence and self-esteem. When the childminder talks to children about their emotions she uses her excellent teaching skills to help them to develop high levels of empathy and understanding for each other.  The childminder frequently reviews her practice to set challenging goals for continuous improvement. She forms excellent working partnerships with other professionals and knows how to provide targeted support for children and families where it is needed.

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This provision is outstanding

Partnerships with parents are highly supportive of their individual family circumstances.

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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

 implement the planned changes to the outdoor provision and review the impact on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents in written testimonials.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed a selection of documentation, including policies and procedures and records of children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The diligent childminder ensures that she achieves the highest standards of practice at all times. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive understanding of child protection issues. Her role supporting a local children's centre helps her to keep very well informed about upcoming changes in childcare practice. The childminder strives to help children make very fast progress in their learning by ensuring that her teaching has a highly positive impact upon their development. She monitors the progress of children and identifies where minor gaps in their development may be. Where she finds any weaknesses in her provision, she addresses them promptly. The childminder completes a wide variety of training to develop her exemplary knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder frequently includes parental contributions in her assessments of children's learning. She shares her extensive knowledge of how children develop to help parents know how to support their child's learning at home. The childminder regularly involves children in discussions about their learning developing their ability to freely contribute their own ideas. The childminder uses her deep knowledge of the learning programme to teach at the right level to engage children in activities and provide them with optimum levels of challenge. She ensures that children play outside every day by taking them to visit local parks. The childminder takes toys and activities along with her to provide additional planned learning opportunities during these trips. This very effectively ensures that children have their need for fresh air and exercise met while continuing their learning during their outdoor play. The childminder has identified that she would like to enhance

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

children's learning and enjoyment even further by having a more freely accessible area for the children to play and learn outdoors. She has begun to make highly appropriate plans to transform a small outdoor area at her home for this purpose.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder completes detailed risk assessments, she identifies hazards and minimises risks that children may encounter maintaining very high levels of safety. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, children actively seek help from the childminder when a play tepee falls over. She then engages children with helping to get it back up and talks to them about how to prevent it from happening again. The childminder is extremely caring towards children. She values children's positive efforts by giving them praise and clear explanations about why their actions are helpful, this develops their exemplary behaviour. The childminder ensures that children have highly suitable clothing to protect them from weather when they go out, promoting their comfort and enjoyment. Parents value the effort that the childminder puts into supporting the emotional well-being and security of their children especially during their settling-in period.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make very rapid progress in their learning from their starting points. The excellent progress that children make prepares them extremely well for the next stages in their learning, including school. Children are highly motivated and curious to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469847 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 975540 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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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 2014 and lives in Ipswich. She operates all year round from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 5.

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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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