Childminder in Lincolnshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 September 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 passionate and highly committed to providing the highest standards of care and learning for children. She is extremely knowledgeable and effective in her and role.  The childminder provides a very nurturing environment where children develop their skills across all areas of learning. She provides an excellent range of toys and resources. Children have copious amounts of opportunity to select their own toys, make decisions and direct their own learning.  Exceptional partnership working helps the childminder to plan activities to excite children. The plans reflect children's current interests and fascinations extremely well. Children are enthused and very active learners.  The childminder knows the children she cares for very well. They form exceptionally secure and very close emotional bonds with the childminder. She has a natural ability to make learning fun and continually sustains children's interests.

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This provision is outstanding

 Well-planned, purposeful daily routines help children feel confident and highly secure in the childminder's care. The childminder also uses these times to fully enhance children's learning about keeping healthy and safe.  Very strong partnerships exist between the childminder and parents. For example, written comments from parents are exceedingly complimentary about the childminder's practice. They praise the excellent quality care, teaching and learning opportunities for their 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

 continue to self-reflect in order to embrace opportunities for professional development, to further enhance teaching practices and promote even better outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor and outdoor activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the childminder's suitability, qualifications and training.  The inspector took account of the views of parents provided by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder's professional development has a highly positive impact on the quality of the provision. She seeks the views of parents, children and professionals to constantly improve. However, through self-reflection, the childminder recognises areas that she could focus on further to help children make even better progress. The childminder is superbly organised and highly motivated. She continually researches information and updates her already secure knowledge and skills by attending regular training, which supports and protects the children in her care. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a very secure understanding of safeguarding issues and is extremely alert to any changes in children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's teaching skills are excellent. Robust and informative observations of children's learning help the childminder to monitor their development very effectively. The childminder is highly responsive to children's individual learning needs and interests. For example, she quickly extends children's interests in toileting. She uses stories and props to help them feel safe and comfortable and talks to them about self-care routines. The childminder plays alongside children and very effectively supports and extends their language skills. She repeats back their words clearly and asks thought-provoking questions to deepen children's understanding. The childminder models language exceptionally well and listens and responds very attentively. She encourages children's interest in letters extremely skilfully. For example, she places letters around the garden for the children to collect and match with other letters to form recognisable words.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has high behavioural expectations and children demonstrate excellent manners. Children are exceptionally confident and self-assured in the childminder's care. The childminder has a meticulous approach to settling children into her care. For example, she completes visits to the children's home so she can find out exactly what they can already do and know. This helps her plan activities and routines to ensure chidlren are fully confident with her when they start to attend. Furthermore, she carefully prepares individualised plans with parents to help children transfer to pre-school and school smoothly. The childminder promotes a very healthy lifestyle with plenty of outdoor play and healthy snacks and meals.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children benefit from excellent opportunities to learn about people, families and communities as they enjoy taking part in many activities in the local environment. Children develop exceptionally strong communication skills. They have impressive vocabularies and partake in enthusiastic conversations with the childminder. Mathematical language is a natural part of her communication with children, to continually develop their skills in this area of learning. Children develop the skills and confidence to become highly enthusiastic learners, ready for school when the time comes. All children make excellent progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478675 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 984491 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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 Sudbrook, Lincolnshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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Telephone number

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