Childminder EY305118

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 June 2016 23 March 2010

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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 provides extremely stimulating learning environments that children are confident to explore independently. Children are very motivated to learn and deeply engaged in a wealth of high-quality activities.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn. She uses this knowledge very well to plan next steps for individual development, that provide optimal levels of challenge. The quality of teaching is outstanding.  Partnership working with parents and other providers is exemplary. The childminder is highly skilled at sharing information to support children's learning and their welfare. She is very successful in promoting a shared approach, which provides consistency for children.  The childminder is very passionate about her work and has a deep desire to continuously improve her provision. Her self-evaluation is extremely thorough and supports her continued pursuit of excellence. She is a highly reflective practitioner and

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This provision is outstanding

values feedback from parents and children.  The childminder continues to enhance her extensive professional knowledge by attending very regular training. Highly effective action plans promote ongoing improvements to the learning environment. These have very positive benefits to individual children's development.  The childminder is an excellent role model. Children are very settled and demonstrate that they have a strong sense of belonging. They are emotionally secure and share very warm attachments with the childminder.  The childminder sets very high expectations for all children. Her extremely child-centred approach ensures that their well-being and self-confidence are given maximum support.

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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

 consider building on the excellent learning opportunities already in place, to further extend children's knowledge of how to segment the sounds in simple words and how to blend them together.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a tour of the premises used for childminding purposes.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including assessments of children's learning, planning, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures, training records and self-evaluation records.  The inspector considered evidence of suitability checks carried out for all adults within the home.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The learning environment is safe and innovative. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of what to do, should she have a concern about the welfare of a child in her care. She engages parents very effectively in helping to establish starting points for children's learning. The childminder values children's home learning and parents are expertly guided to support and share this information. She has a very secure understanding of early intervention. The childminder is highly skilled at working in partnership with other professionals to provide tailored packages of support for individual children. She leads support sessions and models her exemplary teaching for other childminders in the locality. Parents' written comments are extremely positive about the quality of care and the excellent progress of children's individual learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder tracks children's individual learning meticulously through detailed observations and accurate assessments. Parents are highly engaged in guiding their children's learning at home. The childminder builds a wealth of extremely rich learning opportunities around children's interests. Children thoroughly enjoy investigating and solving problems. For example, they explore which objects they can pick up with magnets. The childminder's interaction with children is exemplary. She asks questions to challenge their thinking and uses clear explanation to maximise their understanding. The childminder promotes children's language development extremely well, modelling new vocabulary and affirming their comments. She is considering how she will help children to segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together. She encourages children to reflect and talk about their recent learning. For example, children explain how they watched a

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

caterpillar build a cocoon and hatch as a butterfly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very well behaved and play cooperatively. The childminder respects home routines and is highly proactive in fostering children's independence. For example, she encourages them to chop fruit carefully at snack time. The childminder gives the highest priority to supporting children's individual allergies, to maximise their safety. Their personal hygiene is very well supported. The childminder promotes children's physical development extremely well. For example, they ride-on scooters, manoeuvring them at speed, with great confidence. This helps them take risk in their play. Children learn about similarities and differences in people, promoting their understanding of diversity. For example, the childminder teaches them about different festivals and celebrations.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress from their initial starting points in learning, including those receiving funded education. Children recognise initial starting sounds in familiar words and can match them to letters from the alphabet. They are very enthusiastic learners and are developing excellent skills that will support them when they move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305118 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 848928 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 March 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005, and lives in Stockport. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 6. She supports children who have special educational needs or disability.

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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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