Childminder EY446347

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 August 2016 4 October 2012

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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 evaluates her provision perceptively and makes constructive improvements. She identifies exactly where she needs to boost her teaching skills. For example, she has gained new knowledge to help effectively address the recommendations from the previous inspection, which has helped to lift the overall quality of her service.  The childminder feeds children's natural curiosity through providing a highly stimulating learning environment and a rich range of experiences. Babies, for example, eagerly handle new objects to find out how they work and chuckle over different noises they hear. Children make substantial progress from their starting points.  The enthusiastic childminder rapidly forms excellent relationships with children, and does all she can to help them feel happy and content. She works extremely closely with their parents from the start to know all she can about their children's personal-care

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This provision is outstanding

routines and preferences.  The childminder concentrates extremely well on supporting children's early speaking, social and physical skills. For example, she helps babies learn to talk through providing much individual attention.

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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

 consider even further ways to actively seek parents' views on the quality of the service provided.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children and its impact on the children's learning.  The inspector and the childminder jointly observed and discussed children's learning, progress and behaviour.  The inspector took account of parents' views through conversation and written references.  The inspector checked the childminder's understanding of safeguarding matters, and sampled a range of documents, including the record of children's attendance and documents from relevant outside professionals.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about how she evaluates her service and plans improvements.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder prioritises children's welfare. She is fully aware of her role in protecting children from harm and keeping them safe. For example, she has risk assessed her new premises meticulously and checks that older children understand babies must not have small objects. She updates her safeguarding training regularly and pays excellent regard to hygiene matters. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder evaluates her practice accurately. For example, she knows that she could do even more to support babies' understanding of the meaning of new words and to gain parents' views on her service. She checks children's progress and improves her teaching knowledge effectively, for example, she acts on other professionals' advice on how to extend inclusive practice. The childminder uses children's views to help her decide what activities to provide.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations of what children, including babies, can achieve. She plans activities that excite children and follows the children's personal-play interests closely. She seizes all opportunities to extend learning. For example, when a baby handled a shaker with a dial, she quickly showed them how it was turned. This attention encouraged the child's curiosity and finger control. The childminder assesses children's abilities accurately and knows exactly what aspects of a child's development need to be supported further. For example, she engages children's attention expertly with simple rhymes to extend language and physical skills. The childminder is very careful not to stifle children's exploratory play. For example, when a child bangs bricks on the floor, and enjoyed the thumping sound produced, the childminder encourages this play until the child was satisfied and did something else.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder gives first-rate attention to teaching children how to keep themselves safe. For example, older children know she collects them directly from school classrooms. Children have excellent opportunities to develop physical skills. For example, babies receive every encouragement to walk. The childminder works extremely well to develop children's understanding of eating healthily, for example, by engaging parents to provide a consistent approach. The childminder has very high expectations for children's behaviour; for instance, older children know how to comply with the 'house rules'.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for their next stage of education. They listen intently and gain in confidence. For example, they learn to get on with others and meet new people. They thoroughly enjoy new experiences. Babies persevere to achieve success and beam with joy when they reach personal goals, such as when reaching a favourite toy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY446347 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1059338 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. The childminder operates her service each weekday from 7.30am until 6.30pm throughout the year, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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