Childminder EY432027

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2016 17 January 2012

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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 has an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. She completes extremely precise assessments of children's learning. She makes extensive use of her findings to plan highly stimulating and challenging activities that motivate children exceptionally well. All children make rapid progress from their starting points.  Children behave extremely well. The childminder uses lots of praise and gives very clear expectations for behaviour. She promotes children's self-esteem very effectively.  The childminder supports children's health and well-being extremely well. For instance, they manage their personal hygiene independently and learn about healthy eating through an excellent range of discussions and activities.  The childminder supports children's emotional and physical well-being exceptionally well. Children demonstrate that they have excellent relationships with the childminder.

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This provision is outstanding

They are confident to lead their own play and feel very secure in her care.  The childminder is highly successful at involving parents in their children's learning. For example, they communicate regularly and share information about children's ongoing achievements and progress to provide excellent consistency for children.  The childminder works extremely hard to update her knowledge and skills to support her teaching practice. For example, she has completed a relevant qualification since her last inspection, completes research and shares information with other providers.

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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

 develop even further the partnerships with other settings that children attend to extend their excellent learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the areas used for childminding.  The inspector examined a sample of policies, documents and children's records.  The inspector observed the childminder and children during play.  The inspector spoke with children and read testimonials from parents to gain their views.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an exceptionally thorough knowledge of how to protect children and manage any concerns she may have about their welfare. She carefully and regularly evaluates her provision and gains parents' and children's views to help her continually improve the outstanding outcomes for children. The childminder demonstrates an excellent commitment when working with other early years settings and identifies this as an area she would like to develop even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder challenges children extremely well and monitors their progress accurately. She promptly identifies and rapidly closes any gaps in their development. Older children demonstrate excellent literacy skills. For example, they confidently write their names and those of younger children, and identify different letters and sounds. Children of all ages explore early writing activities and enjoy looking at books. The childminder excites and engages the children to maximise learning. She carefully introduces learning outcomes into all activities to make them purposeful. For example, when children are excitedly playing with shaving foam, the childminder introduces items to explore patterns and children discuss the letters and numbers they form in the foam. Children are inquisitive and the childminder encourages them to think and solve problems for themselves at every opportunity. Children develop excellent early mathematical skills, for instance, through

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

counting, singing number songs and when looking for numbers in the environment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's care. They form exceptionally close bonds with her and thoroughly enjoy the time spent in her care. Children invite the childminder into their play, for example, as they work together to create a doctors' surgery during outdoor play. They have excellent opportunities to mix with others and develop very good social skills. Children participate in a wide variety of experiences throughout the year that effectively increase their awareness of differences between themselves and others. They develop an excellent awareness of safety. For example, during imaginative play, children discuss how they need to do up their seatbelts in the car to keep themselves safe.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. They are extremely motivated to learn and demonstrate excellent creative skills. For example, they show high levels of concentration as they investigate the colours they make as they mix paints. Children learn to be social, play together, share resources and take turns. They are exceptionally confident and independent, and learn many skills to prepare them for the move to school. For example, they develop excellent independence skills as they complete little tasks the childminder sets.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432027 Local authority Reading Inspection number 822817 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Caversham, Berkshire. The childminder works Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm. The childminder has a relevant 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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