Childminder EY480528

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 June 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 has excellent relationships with parents, carers and extended family members and they work together exceptionally well. Parents speak highly of the childminder's commitment to promoting their children's learning and development.  Children benefit hugely from superb opportunities to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. They spend valuable time learning about food as they take part in planting and growing activities and help to prepare snacks and meals. Children's physical development is extremely well promoted with a range of well organised, challenging opportunities for children to rapidly develop their skills.  Children spend their time purposefully. The childminder praises and encourages children individually in every activity and experience they take part in. The childminder demonstrates an exemplary understanding of the early years foundation stage and she promotes high expectations for children to achieve.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder makes excellent use of the accurate assessments she makes by using her daily observations to plan activities and experiences, which promote children's progress and achievements. Children thrive. They make exceptional progress given their starting points and capabilities.  The childminder is highly driven and her commitment to continuous improvement is exemplary. She is exceptionally proactive in obtaining feedback from children and parents on her own practice, which assists her in developing her in-depth evaluations. She continually researches to improve her own knowledge and understanding and to promote continuous improvement.  Children benefit significantly from opportunities for learning outdoors. The childminder plans as thoroughly for the children to explore stimulating outdoor experiences as she does for what is offered inside. This supports children's learning exceptionally well.

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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

 enhance the already excellent opportunities for children to use their communication and language skills to express their interests and experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a range of activities and jointly evaluated these with the childminder.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as how the childminder evaluates. She saw evidence of the childminder's suitability and took account of the views of parents as provided in documentation.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including safeguarding procedures and policies, as well as observation and assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is extremely vigilant and aware of how to protect the children in her care. She attends regular training to ensure that she is always up to date with current legislation and she is confident to report and manage child protection concerns. The childminder listens carefully to children and she actively promotes their welfare. She is highly motivated to improve and consistently evaluates her setting so that she can identify gaps in children's learning and in her own training. The childminder works considerably well with key staff from other settings that children attend to promote close relationships. This is one example of how children's care, learning and development are consistently promoted.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The experienced childminder plans meticulously to incorporate children's next steps in learning from the daily observations she makes. She consistently links children's progress and achievements from home to what they learn with her and this successfully supports and motivates their interests. Teaching is exemplary. The childminder provides a superb range of activities and experiences that children happily engage in. For example, children explore the home-made action rhyme and music box. They confidently play a range of different instruments as they sing and look with the childminder at the appealing booklet of pictures that link to the rhymes. The childminder asks probing questions that naturally encourage children's thoughts further. She gives them excellent opportunities to communicate and is developing even further ways to help children to express their interests and experiences. The childminder skilfully uses all occasions to extend children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

learning. She shows a genuine and inspiring passion for her role and makes a very positive impact on children's learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's personal, social and emotional development are highly promoted. The childminder is an excellent role model who consistently praises children, telling them how fantastic they are when they achieve something important. Children clearly flourish as their self-esteem and confidence are effectively promoted. Their behaviour is exemplary and they are extremely motivated. The childminder uses spontaneous opportunities to promote children's safety. For example, children pretending to pour tea for the childminder instantly blow their cups as they talk about the tea being hot. Children's health and overall well-being are excellent. They talk freely about removing germs as they wash their hands and have excellent opportunities to make independent choices.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children use a range of resources in the sparkly sand as the childminder incorporates opportunities for them to develop their mathematical language. They build exemplary relationships with the childminder and develop excellent friendships with other minded children. All children are extremely well prepared for their next stage of learning and their eventual move to school. Children acquire the key skills they need for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480528 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 984041 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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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 Cambridge. She operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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