Childminder in Bury

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 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

 Care practices are exceptionally effective in promoting children's emotional and physical well-being. The childminder provides a highly vibrant, stimulating and enabling environment that helps to ignite children's desire to learn and be independent. Children are extremely motivated and show strong self-confidence.  Children make excellent progress in all areas of their learning, including children who speak English as an additional language. The childminder has exceptionally high expectations for all children, irrespective of their initial attainment.  Very young children rapidly develop excellent speaking skills. The childminder demonstrates outstanding skills when developing children's learning in social communication, language and early mathematics. She has an exceptional understanding of the skills and attributes that contribute to children's readiness for school.  The childminder provides parents with a wealth of ways, tailored to individual children's

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This provision is outstanding

needs, to help promote children's excellent progress. Parents provide evaluations of how this contributes to children's learning. Parents are highly involved from the outset in the observations, assessments and planning for their children's progress.  The childminder makes outstanding use of opportunities to stimulate children's thinking. She makes highly effective use of interactions to encourage children to recall what they know and to quickly use new learning, especially new words. This contributes to how well children are able to use their increasing vocabulary in context.  The childminder makes excellent use of professional development to enhance her provision for children's learning and care. She precisely identifies where she can develop her skills and knowledge further. The learning environment that the childminder creates is disseminated to others as an example of highly effective practice.

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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

 explore ways to further promote the learning of very young children through their repetitive play and evaluate the impact of this.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluation of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation related to the provision for children's welfare and learning, along with evidence of checks on the suitability of those living or working on the premises.  The inspector and the childminder discussed how the childminder reflects on her provision, in order to bring about continuous improvement.  The inspector looked at documents provided by parents to gain their views of the setting. The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a highly comprehensive knowledge of the possible signs that a child's welfare may be at risk and to whom any concerns should be reported. The childminder monitors children's progress exceptionally frequently and rapidly identifies areas where more support can further enhance their learning. She regularly seeks parents' views to support the highly effective reflection that leads to continuous improvement at the highest level. The childminder is considering ways to further develop her excellent use of children's repetitive play, to promote their even greater progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children have excellent opportunities to develop a strong mathematical vocabulary through daily routines and activities. The childminder encourages individual children to count pieces of each fruit at snack time, then to count the total present. Very young children demonstrate an exceptional understanding of quantity. The childminder uses highly effective strategies to extend children's vocabulary. She repeats new words frequently and children rapidly begin to use these independently. The childminder provides interactions that are highly focused to children's individual needs and children make excellent progress in learning descriptive language, including for shape names and colours. Children delight in learning new words while handling scented, coloured dough. They show their learning when selecting a rolling pin, while saying, 'Roll it, roll it'. The childminder provides a multitude of experiences for children to gain a positive awareness

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

of diversity and to respect any differences from others.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop excellent self-help skills. Children aged two years and under proudly use stools to climb into booster seats, then fasten the safety straps and put on their bibs independently. The childminder makes highly effective use of specific praise to help them understand what they have achieved so well. She places a very strong emphasis on children developing respect for others, and equality of opportunity. She successfully weaves learning about preferred behaviours into activities at all possible opportunities. Children quickly become familiar with this and ask, 'Share?' when using large construction blocks, showing that they have learnt that this behaviour is expected. They have excellent opportunities to learn to express their feelings and to recognise the needs of others. Very young children independently offer water beakers to others when they get their own drink. The childminder provides a wealth of opportunities for children to learn about the factors

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress in gaining the key skills and attributes needed for school, including children who speak English as an additional language. Children swiftly gain independence skills and an excellent awareness of how to behave safely. They rapidly develop excellent social and communication skills, as well as the ability to think critically and use what they have learnt.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483361 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 999413 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in the Moston area of Manchester. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm on weekdays, excluding bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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