Childminder EY417283

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 August 2016 22 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

 Children make incredibly rapid progress from their starting points. Observation and assessment procedures are highly effective and provide the childminder with an excellent understanding of children's individual learning needs.  Children's communication and language skills are outstanding. The childminder has extremely high expectations of what children can achieve and provides excellent levels of support through her consistent engagement with children as they play.  The childminder is highly skilled and extremely well qualified. Teaching is of a high quality and wholly responsive to children's individual needs. Children are inquisitive and exceptionally keen to learn. They become deeply involved in the wide range of exciting and challenging activities on offer.  The childminder forges excellent relationships with parents. She shares exceptionally detailed information about the progress children make and frequently provides useful

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This provision is outstanding

ideas to help parents continue to extend children's learning further at home.  Children are exceptionally confident and their emotional well-being is fully assured. They are extremely polite and kind, and form very strong relationships with each other.  The childminder's procedures for self-evaluation are exemplary. She constantly strives to find better ways to do things. For example, she actively seeks the views of parents and children, which contributes to her evaluations and better outcomes for children.

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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

 support children further in being able to value languages that are spoken at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a sample of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the childminder's evaluations and views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly professional. She is committed to providing the very best service to help all children reach their full potential. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an exceptionally secure understanding of the procedures to follow to help protect children from harm. The childminder expertly draws on her skills to strengthen the high-quality experiences provided. She continues to develop her professional expertise to improve outcomes. For example, she has completed training and joined professional associations to build on the way she uses the local outdoor environments to further extend children's learning. The childminder is instrumental in establishing strong links with others to help ensure consistency for children's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an exceptionally accurate understanding of children's learning needs and how they each prefer to learn. For example, she interacts highly effectively with all children, adapting her approach sensitively to reflect their needs. The childminder skilfully supports children's communication and language skills. and involves them in solving tricky problems that really make them think. For example, as children experiment in the water tray to find the best material to make a pirate ship, she introduces them to words that help them explain what is happening and understand why some objects float or sink. Children are exceptionally confident to make their own suggestions in the secure knowledge that the childminder will be keen to listen and respond.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder works hard to provide an exciting and stimulating play environment, where children can explore and become independent learners. The highly effective support from the kind, reassuring childminder helps children to settle well. Children spend lots of time outside engaging in active play. They learn to value and care for their local environment, and gain a strong understanding of the wider world through thoughtful activities. The childminder is fully aware of languages children speak at home and recognises she could do more to help them to hear this language when they are with her. The childminder is extremely vigilant about safety and provides excellent support to help children learn how to keep themselves safe, increasing their independence.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress. They are exceptionally well-prepared for the next stage in their learning. Children are confident, highly motivated learners who have a strong belief in themselves. They listen attentively, eagerly asking and responding to questions showing their exceptionally high levels of understanding. Children have confident mathematical skills, frequently using high numbers, shapes and sizes with accuracy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY417283 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1058951 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Exminster, Devon. The childminder provides care on Monday to Thursday throughout the year from 7am to 6pm. The childminder is a qualified primary school teacher and holds a childcare 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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