Childminder EY479111

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 July 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

 All parents are actively involved in their children's learning. The childminder works hard to seek parent contributions. She continually shares children's achievements and her planning of activities. This helps parents to have an in-depth knowledge of their children's progress and empowers them to promote their children's learning at home.  The childminder and her assistant are very highly skilled. They deliver high energy, animated story times that capture children's imagination. They also adapt their teaching to help younger children overcome difficulties and extend older children's thinking and knowledge to fully challenge them.  Starting nursery and school is introduced to children in a positive way. Children have an extremely enthusiastic attitude towards starting nursery, which supports their transition and eventual move on to school. They talk happily about nursery and have no worries about what it will be like.

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This provision is outstanding

 Teaching is continually developed using data from the local authority and by the childminder scrutinising all areas of practice. The childminder takes swift action, such as developing teaching to focus on closing gaps in children's literacy development and enhancing the assessment of their starting points to ensure it is comprehensive.  Younger children learn the behaviour rules quickly, as they are reinforced consistently. Older children are able to follow the rules of the setting exceptionally well, as they are polite and extremely well behaved.  The routine is familiar and well established. Children know what will happen next and, therefore, feel very secure in the setting. They show high levels of confidence and are happy to meet new people, talking to visitors to find out who they are.

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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

 review the implementation of the planned improvements to further promote children's outdoor learning and monitor the impact these improvements have on their outcomes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder throughout the inspection. He looked at relevant documentation, such as self-evaluation, children's learning records and evidence of the suitability of those living and working on the premises.  The inspector viewed parent testimonials and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is an excellent mentor to her assistant. She effectively supervises her to tackle any weaknesses and enhance her strengths. As a result, her assistant's confidence has increased vastly over the past year and her knowledge is first-rate. The childminder has attended training, which is having a superb impact on developing her teaching outdoors. She fully utilises her skills as a teacher to stringently monitor all aspects of children's progress to ensure all areas of teaching is highly responsive to their needs. The childminder is currently developing outdoor learning opportunities for boys, who she has identified prefer to learn outside. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children's safety is at the forefront of practice. They are cared for in a safe environment and policies to protect children from possible abuse or neglect are very robust and updated routinely.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her outstanding knowledge as a teacher to provide rich learning opportunities that are precisely matched to children's individual needs. She also uses her excellent bilingual skills to support those children who speak English as an additional language. When children start who speak limited English, the childminder swiftly identifies them through her robust assessment of children's starting points. She speaks to children in their home language and introduces English words and text. As a result, they become highly proficient in speaking English. The childminder knows the children exceptionally well. She provides experiences that broaden children's knowledge of the world and that they have not yet experienced at home. For example, she recently took children to a local airport for them to see aeroplanes and sit inside one.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very well equipped with the skills and values they need for the future. They develop strong relationships and understand how to be a good friend. For example, they collect feathers on an outing for children who are not present so they do not miss out. Children show respect for adults by doing as they have been asked, for example, following rules and tidying up. Children learn how to keep safe and manage risks. Younger children learn how to carefully manage the steps and slope in the garden and older children safely use knives to prepare fruit for snack. Mealtimes are very sociable and help to promote children's excellent communication and social skills. Healthy eating is promoted through meals and snacks and this is reinforced through activities and games.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children's progress is excellent. The childminder's expert teaching helps children to be exceptionally well prepared for school. Older children are able to recognise numerals and identify shapes correctly as their mathematical skills are enhanced. Younger children's early writing skills are developed through innovative ways. For example, they develop the muscles needed to hold pens and pencils by using tweezers. Children's critical-thinking skills are very advanced. They understand that pouring water onto water wheels makes them go round and are able to accurately predict objects that will float and sink.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479111 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 980233 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8

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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 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children. She works with an assistant and is a qualified teacher.

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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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