Childminder in Kent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 August 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 is exceptionally dedicated to making positive improvements to practice. She fully includes children in the self-evaluation process and she regularly asks them to share their thoughts and ideas. Children are extremely valued and this has a highly positive impact on their learning.  Children have excellent relationships with the childminder. This helps to support children to have extremely high levels of confidence and emotional well-being. For example, the childminder visits the children at their home and gains their trust.  The childminder uses an extensive range of ways for children to develop their understanding of people's differences and similarities within society. For example, children learn braille and taste foods from around the world.  The childminder maintains impressive partnerships with parents. She shares planning and sends daily videos and photographs of children's achievements. She supports

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This provision is outstanding

children to make outstanding progress from their starting points and provides an extremely high level of consistency in their learning.  Children develop outstanding skills to support future learning. They learn complex mathematical skills, for example, they compare, add and subtract numbers.  Children have inspirational opportunities to extend their imagination skills and they engage in spontaneous role play and make up their own stories.

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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

 extend even further the already excellent opportunities for younger children to develop their awareness of technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, including children's progress reports, policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children, parents and the childminder.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder attends an extensive range of training. For example, she learns about different techniques that children use during play and fully includes this knowledge in planning. The childminder monitors and checks children's development exceptionally well. She quickly identifies any gaps in progress and supports children to address these rapidly. She has an extensive range of resources to engage children in inspirational learning. She plans to extend opportunities for younger children to enhance their technology skills even further. The childminder maintains highly successful communication with other professionals. For example, she shares children's progress with the nurseries they attend. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive knowledge of safeguarding policies and who to contact to follow up any concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children exceptionally well to prepare them for future learning. For example, they visit the teachers at the school they are due to attend. The childminder knows the individual children extremely well and incorporates their interests skilfully into play. She uses the surrounding environments to extend children's learning exceptionally well. Children who show an interest in being outdoors are taken to weekly sessions to explore nature, such as paddling in streams. Children develop exceptional communication skills. The childminder uses constant signing to communicate with them and asks inspirational and thought-provoking questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an exemplary role model. Children are extremely polite and behave exceptionally well. They ask to leave the table after finishing mealtimes and offer to help tidy up. Children show a mature level of kindness towards others. They share, take turns and are extremely patient. Children develop an exceptional understanding of their physical well-being and the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they grow and eat their home-grown vegetables, such as peas and rhubarb, and the childminder sends them home for children and families to enjoy. Children develop extensive physical skills, for example, they climb trees and build dens.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop exceptional skills to prepare them well for school. They explore sounds and letters and develop extremely good early reading and writing skills. They read each other books, giving meaning to print, and record scores as they play football. Children learn how to risk assess independently and keep themselves safe. For example, they build campfires and use real hammers and tacks during pattern activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477270 Local authority Kent Inspection number 974910 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 5 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 Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The childminder cares for children Monday to Thursday, from 7am to 6.30pm, 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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