Childminder EY448169

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 August 2016 10 December 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 actively involves children within their local community. Children gain a very good understanding of the world around them. The childminder offers a fully inclusive environment where children learn to embrace different cultures.  Parents are extremely happy and complimentary of the nurturing care that the childminder provides. She works closely with all parents to share information regarding children's learning. As a result, parents have a very positive approach to extending learning at home.  The childminder carries out incisive self-evaluation to maintain the high standards of care. She keeps up to date with all relevant guidance and has an extensive knowledge of how young children learn, which she implements throughout her practice.  Children are thriving during their time with the childminder. They are happy and excited to spend time at the setting. They have formed very close bonds with the childminder

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This provision is outstanding

and other children, and demonstrate that they feel fully secure.  Children behave very well. They consider the feelings of others, listening and respecting each other's opinions and differences. Children feel valued and really enjoy sharing their experiences with others.  Children have access to an extremely welcoming and exciting environment that encourages them to self-select activities and feel empowered to lead their own play. Children enjoy being independent learners and are inquisitive about the world around them.

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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

 implement the proposed plans for further supporting the assistant's practice and evaluate the impact of this on the quality of teaching and children's outcomes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as how the childminder evaluates her practice and evidence of the suitability of assistants.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including safeguarding procedures and policies, as well as observation and assessment documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder shows that she has an extensive knowledge of the early years sector and is continuously attending training courses to extend her knowledge even further. She supports the professional development of her assistant very well. The childminder is keen to extend this support to build on the highly effective teaching skills. Together they demonstrate a passion for achieving very high-quality care and work extremely closely with parents, families and other settings. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is very confident about the process to follow should she have any child protection concerns. She demonstrates a vigilant approach to protecting children's safety at all times. The childminder has robust policies and procedures in place that fully promote children's well- being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder successfully plans highly challenging activities that provide children with rich learning opportunities. For example, children enjoy experimenting with magnifying glasses, looking at insects in the garden. The childminder is very skilful in her interactions with all children and encourages them to think of their own ideas to solve a problem, such as when they experiment with different tools during water play. The childminder skilfully questions children to make connections between their experiences. During a cooking activity children learn about where all the different ingredients come from. They recall a previous activity where they picked peas from the pod. The childminder fully encourages children to explore their imagination. They pretend that it is raining and hide under the umbrella talking about what the rain feels like. The childminder is skilful at ensuring that activities cover all stages of development. For example, younger babies enjoy the sensory

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

experience of exploring the sand, while older children eagerly dig for shells and talk about their shape, colour and patterns. As a result, all children are achieving highly. Children demonstrate a love of reading and literacy skills are very well supported.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children continuously demonstrate extremely high levels of self-esteem and confidence. The childminder has established very effective strategies for promoting positive behaviour, which children understand and initiate themselves. For example, when several children want the same toy, they wait patiently until it is their turn. Children fully understand the importance keeping healthy and how to keep themselves safe, using knives safely and talking about why fruit and vegetables are good for them. They take pride in being independent and initiate healthy practices themselves. The childminder has formed very strong bonds with all children, who communicate freely and take great pride in their learning.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children all show that they have the foundations for learning that will enable them to be successful learners in the future. Children demonstrate extremely good social and communication skills and an enthusiasm and excitement towards learning. All children are making extremely good progress across all areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448169 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1060289 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 28

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Thurston. She operates Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder is qualified to level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She works at times with an assistant.

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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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