Childminder EY458269

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 July 2016 1 August 2013

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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 established remarkable relationships with the local school. She seeks continual guidance from the local authority and consultants to reflect on and maintain her practice and provision.  The childminder has excellent systems in place for sharing information on children's progress. Parents contribute to planning and are continually involved in their child's development, including extending their learning at home.  The childminder uses her qualifications and expert understanding of the ways that children learn to view every opportunity as a learning opportunity. Daily routines are filled with purposeful interaction and excellently planned activities that promote children's high levels of achievement and outstanding progress.  Parents comment that they are extremely happy. For example, they say that they, 'Trust her judgements, instincts and above all else her motivation and passion for all the

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This provision is outstanding

children she looks after'.  Children have a great understanding about being healthy. They are active and carry out effective hygiene procedures. Children have an excellent knowledge of factors that affect the functioning of their body, such as the sun and food.  Children are highly enthusiastic learners and explorers. The superbly planned learning environment wholly engages children in play and activities that support their development impressively. Their excellent levels of engagement, motivation and problem-solving skills support them to achieve 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

 continue to extend professional development plans and training to enhance the already excellent quality of teaching and maintain the excellent outcomes for children.

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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 held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as self-evaluation, training and evidence of suitability.  The inspector took account of the views of parents using the childminder's own records.  The inspector spoke to the children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of following the local safeguarding policy and procedures, and she continually keeps abreast of any changes. The childminder is passionate and extremely dedicated to caring and delivering exceptional learning experiences for children. She frequently evaluates her provision and gathers the opinions of the parents and children. The childminder is working towards gaining additional qualifications. She plans to continually reflect, implement her new knowledge and evaluate how this improves outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's quality of teaching is first class and she is dedicated to ensuring each child makes the most possible progress whilst in her care. She uses assessment extremely effectively to plan challenging and imaginative activities which are very well suited to children's individual interests and needs. The childminder interacts superbly with children during their play. She models language and offers suggestions. This helps her ignite children's imagination, extend their language skills and understanding of mathematical concepts. For example, the children can identify and have learnt the names of dinosaurs and insects. They can explain the creation of a butterfly, naming each stage without prompts from the childminder. They talk about the size, shape and weight of insects and children consider how it would feel to carry a house on your back like a snail. The childminder provides splendid opportunities to learn about creatures as children discover a

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

spider outdoors. They closely examine it and listen intently to the childminder who recalls facts about spiders that they have previously learnt. They are excited to watch the worms feed and move in the newly erected worm house.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children benefit hugely from the childminder's excellent, calm modelling of how to play, care and learn happily together. The childminder knows the children so well that she swiftly identifies changes in their behaviour, which leads to a highly accurate understanding of their emotional needs and excellent support. Superbly planned, consistent routines significantly contribute to their excellent behaviour and impressive levels of independence.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's care. They become highly motivated learners who think critically about how to use the many interesting natural materials to enhance their play ideas. Younger children enjoy excellent story times, where they show great delight in turning the pages and naming the mini-beasts they see. The children consider similarities and differences when they see the pictures of an earwig, and they discuss why it looks like a lobster or a scorpion. All children make outstanding progress in their development and are extremely confident and motivated to learn. All these wonderful experiences have provided children with an abundance of skills that will support them in their future learning and when they start school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY458269 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1043173 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 August 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2013 and lives in Brentwood, Essex. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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