Childminder EY479944

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 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

 The well-qualified childminder has a tremendous commitment to continuing her professional development to enhance her knowledge. She pursues training that is relevant to her setting and ensures excellent learning outcomes for children.  Partnerships with parents and other professionals are outstanding. The childminder works collaboratively to ensure that children are exceptionally well supported.  The childminder reflects extremely well on her practice, she takes the views of parents and children into account in her evaluation. Additionally, she shares her progress with parents. For example, she updates them on what she has planned and achieved.  The childminder is extremely responsive to children's needs and interests. She supports children to be curious and to investigate. She knows exactly when to join in children's play to enrich their learning.  The childminder is an exceedingly good role model. For example, she deals with

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This provision is outstanding

behavioural issues calmly and gives superb support when discussing their emotions and finding resolutions.  Children develop a remarkable understanding of the natural world. For example, the childminder provides an incredibly stimulating outdoor play area for children to investigate and explore. As a result, they prefer to play outdoors for the majority of their time and thoroughly enjoy being in the open air.

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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 build on the good relationships with parents by encouraging them to share ongoing information on children's learning and interests from home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the childminder's interaction with them.  The inspector spoke with the children and childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled various documents, including children's learning records, the childminder's self-evaluation form, risk assessments and relevant policies and procedures.  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 childminder has an extremely secure understanding of how to keep children safe. For example, she completes regular training so she has a thorough understanding of child protection and the procedures to follow to safeguard children from harm. The childminder monitors children's progress rigorously. This helps her to quickly identify and address any weaknesses in their learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder fully includes parents in determining the starting points for their children's learning and keeps them regularly informed about their progress. As a result, parents are exceptionally clear about their children's learning and achievements. However, the childminder has identified that she would like to engage parents even further to share ongoing information about children's learning and interests from home. The childminder skilfully challenges children's understanding and thinking skills in their play. For example, children were supported to consider why some objects floated and others sunk. The childminder encourages a love of literacy. For example she skilfully uses interactive story sacks with stories, information books and associated resources that relate well to children's own experiences, such as train journeys, that encourage discussion.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are supported extremely well to understand how to keep themselves safe in the hot weather. For example, they have a secure knowledge of the need to wear sun cream and hats, and to drink lots of water. The childminder supports all children tremendously well to be independent. For example, children are exceptionally confident at putting on their own shoes, ready to play outdoors. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder supports children to develop respect and consideration for each other remarkably well. For example, they share well and take turns and consider the feelings of their friends, apologising if they know they have upset them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those learning English as an additional language, make outstanding progress. They show high levels of interest and curiosity and become deeply absorbed in activities. For example, children were incredibly motivated as they hunted in natural habitats for mini-beasts. Children demonstrate incredible respect for wildlife, such as taking care not to disturb spiders in their webs and closely observed a bee pushing a leaf into a tiny hole to make a nest. They are developing excellent pre-writing skills. For example, they enthusiastically record their findings from their bug hunting. Children are extremely well supported to become very independent learners and are being exceptionally well prepared to develop the skills for future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479944 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 988281 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 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 Horfield, Bristol. She operates her service all year round from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 6 and holds early years professional status.

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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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