Childminder EY482177

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 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

 Children are extremely settled and secure in the childminder's care. They are highly motivated to explore the extensive range of resources and innovative activities that the childminder provides.  Children benefit from highly effective teaching and support. They progress rapidly from their starting points, quickly gaining key skills that prepare them for moving on in their learning and on to school.  The childminder is exceptionally well organised. She thoroughly evaluates her provision to ensure she is meeting children's individual needs very successfully. She continually identifies further improvements to enhance her practice even further.  Parents receive comprehensive information about their children's care and learning. The childminder involves them fully and continually seeks their help to improve her practice and support their children's learning even more successfully.  The childminder is an excellent role model for children. Her enthusiasm and very high

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This provision is outstanding

expectations inspire children to do well. The childminder has a thorough understanding of how children learn and what she can do to support them in the best possible way.  The childminder supports children's physical well-being highly successfully, ensuring they have an excellent understanding of keeping themselves safe and healthy.

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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

 make even better use of spontaneous opportunities to encourage young children's awareness of numbers and counting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including regulatory documentation, policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector took account of feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very thorough understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow if she has any concerns. She uses highly successful arrangements to engage with parents and ensure that they are fully aware of the progress that their children make. The childminder seeks parents' views to help her improve even more. For example, to help children settle and encourage their language, she is working with parents to develop a book of songs and rhymes that they can share together. She has also introduced further safety measures to make it even easier and safer when parents collect their children. The childminder uses training and evaluation very effectively to enhance her practice. This has helped her to create inspirational outdoor play areas, with further plans to extend children's physical skills further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder accurately monitors children's learning, identifying how she can move them forward, close any gaps and support them to make excellent progress. She gathers detailed information from parents alongside her own observations to ensure she is fully aware of children's abilities and interests. This helps her to plan children's learning meticulously and provide them with highly effective support. She makes excellent use of her resources to enhance learning and provide even more challenge. The childminder frequently introduces mathematical ideas, including weight, capacity and size. She occasionally misses the opportunity to encourage children to count as well. The childminder interacts very successfully with children, supporting their communication and language superbly. This includes giving them time to think, solve problems and develop their vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop extremely strong bonds with the childminder. The childminder helps young children to feel very confident and self-assured. Children have space for their own belongings and special baskets with toys that are of particular interest. They proudly show others where their individual pegs are and the name labels next to the sunflowers they have planted. Children receive excellent guidance to behave well. The frequent praise and encouragement from the childminder boosts their self-esteem very well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely eager learners. They behave very well, learning to respect others and stay safe, such as when playing ball. Young children become fully absorbed in activities, such as water play, learning new words, including 'splash', 'spin' and 'heavy'. At a young age, they become very independent with excellent perseverance and physical coordination. For example, children become engrossed in filling a container with small objects and working out that they have to take some out so they can put the lid on.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482177 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 996267 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Wareham, Dorset. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She cares for children daily from 7.30am until 7pm.

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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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