Childminder EY476441

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 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 childminder manages her provision proficiently. She carefully evaluates what works well and takes swift action to ensure the highest quality of care and learning experiences for children. She monitors the work of her assistants highly effectively and continually looks for ways to improve their teaching skills and the quality of provision.  An excellent range of activities is provided and the childminder and her assistants quickly respond if children lose interest or want to pursue other play opportunities. The young children enjoy an impressive range of outdoor play opportunities that provides physical challenge and great exploration as they investigate the natural world.  Children thrive in the care of the childminder and her assistants, who recognise and respond sensitively to their unique needs, abilities and interests. Children make outstanding progress in all areas of their learning.  The childminder and her assistants have an excellent knowledge and understanding of

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This provision is outstanding

how children learn. They use their knowledge of where children are in their learning to plan activities that are tailored precisely to build on what the children know and can do.  The children's high levels of enthusiasm and motivation to learn can be attributed to the excellent encouragement they receive from the adults caring for them.  The childminder's home has been transformed into a welcoming, stimulating environment where children can move around freely and make choices in their play.

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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

 build on the excellent team working already in place, to make the most of one another's skills and further develop monitoring of children's learning to maintain even higher standards of provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked evidence relating to the suitability and training of the childminder and her assistants, and sampled documents that support her provision.  The inspector observed activities indoors and in the garden, and joined the childminder and the children on a walk.  The inspector took account of parents' written feedback which was provided for the inspection and recorded in recent questionnaires.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and spoke with the childminder and assistant present about planned activities.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated an activity together.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures that children are vigilantly supervised while allowing them the freedom to explore, take risks and engage in physically challenging activities. The childminder and her assistants have a comprehensive understanding of safeguarding matters and keep their knowledge of current legislation up to date. The childminder and her assistants have only been working together for a very short time but are already successfully identifying what works well in the setting and have many ideas to develop their practice further. For example, they want to make even greater use of their individual skills to enhance outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistants instinctively know when to play an active role in children's play and when to stand back and let them explore freely. Their interactions serve to continually extend children's knowledge and skills. The children, who are all under three years of age, show excellent confidence and a willingness to try new things. They know that the adults are there to provide support and reassurance as needed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in the care of the childminder and her assistants who are highly responsive to their emotional needs. Settling-in procedures work highly successfully to introduce children to the setting, adults and other children. The childminder gathers comprehensive information from parents to ensure she knows as much as she can about children's individual needs. She shares information with parents exceptionally well and carefully adapts the care provided to meet children's needs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children enjoy rich learning experiences that lead them to make rapid progress in all areas of development. They gain all the skills they need for the next stages of their learning. Children become independent from an early age; for example, children aged one year join the other children to find their shoes for outdoor play. Outdoors, children relish being able to explore the impressive range of activities set out and excitedly set off for their daily forest walk. They confidently greet local people, such as the post lady and dog walkers. They toddle and run, negotiating the different terrains and listening carefully to instructions from the childminder. They say hello to Henry the horse and take imaginary showers in the tree older children have named 'the shower tree' because of its shape. They join in songs and counting, spot butterflies and snails and match them to a picture checklist of what they observe. They keenly climb on logs, showing no fear, and gain

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

excellent physical agility for their young ages. They climb the steps of a climbing frame extremely competently and slide down from the high platform safely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476441 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 993330 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 15 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in October 2014. She employs two assistants. The childminder and one assistant hold qualifications at level 3 and the other assistant has a qualification at level 2. They accept funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. The provision is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round.

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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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