Childminder in North Somerset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 June 2016 26 June 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 extremely welcoming, child-centred and inviting environment encourages children very successfully to explore the range of high-quality resources and materials.  The childminder and her staff are highly responsive to children's needs and wishes, and establish extremely warm and strong relationships with children. Children are very confident and thoroughly enjoy exploring their environment.  The childminder works very closely with parents, staff and other professionals, using feedback from them very effectively to improve outcomes for children and the quality of her provision.  The childminder has a very accurate knowledge of children's needs. She ensures that she and her staff are extremely effective in engaging children in a wide variety of highly stimulating learning experiences, which challenge and excite their interest and curiosity.  Children persist in their activities and are highly motivated to learn and achieve. The

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This provision is outstanding

childminder and her staff have very high expectations of children and consistently encourage their progress.  The childminder has extremely high expectations of her staff and supports them very well in developing their practice. She conscientiously monitors the accuracy of observations and the balance of her educational programme to ensure that they support all children in making very strong progress in their learning.

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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

 increase children's awareness and recognition of their own and others' feelings and emotions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's house and garden.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents recorded in the childminder's feedback records.  The inspector talked with the childminder and her assistants.  The inspector checked documentation relating to the suitability of adults and sampled documentation regarding planning and children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder and her staff are highly skilled. They attend a variety of training and use this very effectively to develop and extend their practice, especially in encouraging children's communication skills. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her staff complete regular safeguarding training. The childminder has amended safety procedures relating to outings and improved her knowledge about the welfare requirements, to help ensure children's safety at all times. The childminder monitors staff practice very effectively and involves her staff well in reflecting on and improving their practice and her provision. She carefully monitors assessments, planning and children's progress, promptly identifying any gaps in her education programme and in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her staff know the children extremely well. They are very alert to and build on children's interests and abilities. For example, when a baby noticed the noise that a timer makes, they provided cause and effect toys that extended the baby's exploration and interest very successfully. In response to older children's interest in bugs, they have developed a 'bug research centre' where children study insects, identify them, and learn about their life cycles. The childminder and her staff plan very carefully to provide activities that continuously build on what children need to learn next. They adapt activities very successfully to accommodate children's individual stages. For example, they encouraged all children to find and count out 'treasure'. They extended this activity very well by asking older children to match the number of coins to relevant numerals and then skilfully challenging them to add items together. The childminder's strong partnership with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

parents successfully encourages their full involvement in their children's learning, supporting progress at home and sharing information about their achievements.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely self-assured in the childminder's home. The childminder and staff have very high expectations of children's behaviour. They support them in taking turns and sharing very well, although they do not always extend children's recognition of their own and others' feelings. The childminder works very effectively with local schools to support children's move to school. She uses information from parents very well to support children's communication and raise awareness of other cultures.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children become highly independent and keen to do things for themselves. Older children have excellent skills, in readiness for school. They are very eager learners and confident communicators. They are considerate, listen attentively, count and learn to solve problems. Babies and younger children are highly inquisitive and curious learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY378716 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1052117 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 9 Number of children on roll 25

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in the village of Mitchell, near Newquay, Cornwall. The childminder offers care each weekday throughout the year. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder employs assistants to work with her.

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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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