Childminder in Kent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 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 and her assistant pursue excellence in all they do. They have a deep understanding of the curriculum and how to apply it to meet the needs and interests of the children. This helps to have an extremely positive impact on children's development and they make excellent progress from their starting points.  Relationships with parents are extremely strong. The childminder uses various ways to engage and involve parents effectively in their children's learning. Parents value the bonds that the childminder and her assistant have with their children and appreciate the support and the excellent quality care.  There is an extremely sharp focus on helping children to acquire communication and language skills. For example, the childminder regularly uses sign language with babies and children to help support them with their language development.  The childminder plans stimulating activities to help encourage children to be highly

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This provision is outstanding

motivated. For example, children regularly access an exceptional variety of rich, natural learning environments, such as the effectively resourced garden, and take part in woodland walks.  The childminder and her assistant are extremely skilled and highly sensitive in helping children of all ages to form secure emotional relationships with others. This helps children to settle quickly and flourish in their development.

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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

 build on children's already excellent knowledge of healthy lifestyles even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and children's activities, and completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held conversations with the childminder, the assistant and the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability checks and qualifications, and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents during the inspection.  The inspector sampled the children's observations, planning and assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally skilled in assessing individual and groups of children's progress and monitoring practice and the environment. She is extremely effective in undertaking self-evaluation and includes the views of the assistant, parents and other professionals. The childminder supports her assistant's performance exceptionally well to help maintain highly effective teaching practices. For example, she carries out appraisals, training sessions, and uses an extremely effective programme for professional development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant keep up to date with safeguarding practice and implement their procedures exceptionally well to help keep children safe from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder precisely and accurately observes and assesses children's learning and she uses this information exceptionally well to help inform her planning. The childminder and her assistant have extremely high expectations of children and interact exceptionally well with them to help extend their abilities and skills. The childminder and her assistant appropriately follow children's lead and provide extremely effective and timely interventions to help challenge children's learning. For example, children enthusiastically use exciting ingredients to make 'mud pies' in the outdoor 'mud kitchen' where they are challenged to problem solve and think for themselves about real-life cooking scenarios.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides an extremely welcoming environment. Children explore their surroundings with great confidence, are extremely eager to join in and effectively lead their own play and develop their own ideas. The childminder very occasionally misses opportunities to help children increase their already excellent awareness of healthy lifestyles even further. Children gain an excellent understanding of people, families and communities beyond their own experience. For example, the childminder supports diversity in the environment through resources and planned activities, such as Chinese New Year celebrations, extremely well. The childminder and her assistant are excellent role models. Children show exceptionally high levels of respect and consideration towards others.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop exceptionally well from their starting points, at a level typical for their age or above. This helps them prepare extremely well for the next stage in their learning or for school. Children use their imagination remarkably well and are highly stimulated by physical challenges. For example, they explored with natural materials such as planks and tree stumps to make a road to get from one point to another. They worked together extremely well to discuss the best way to arrange the planks to help them succeed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477890 Local authority Kent Inspection number 981673 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 12 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 registered in 2014 and lives in Canterbury. She operates from 7.30am until 6pm from Tuesday to Friday and receives funding for early education. The childminder works 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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