Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 September 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 makes excellent use of training opportunities and carries out her own research to further her understanding of child development and to extend her teaching skills still further.  The childminder is highly reflective. She continually seeks ways to further improve the excellent experiences and care she already provides. She has improved her provision to outstanding levels since the last inspection.  The childminder makes detailed and accurate assessments of children's progress. She works closely with parents to build a full picture of each child's existing skills. The childminder uses these assessments to provide a highly personalised range of resources and activities for each child.  The childminder has a very secure understanding of her role in supporting children's learning. She makes superb use of this expert knowledge to provide high quality teaching. Children make excellent progress under her nurturing and enthusiastic

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This provision is outstanding

guidance.  Children build extremely secure bonds with the childminder. They show high levels of well-being and are relaxed and happy in the childminder's home. The childminder is highly successful at helping children to behave extremely well and develop confidence in their own abilities.

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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

 enhance the existing range of experiences available for children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in the childminder's home.  The inspector discussed the learning that was taking place with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector looked at some documentation, including the childminder's policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very secure understanding of her responsibility to keep children safe and knows what steps to take if she has a concern to protect a child's welfare. She is an exceptionally thoughtful practitioner who is highly successful at evaluating the changing needs of the children she looks after and closely matching the resources, experiences and teaching she provides to their individual needs. This personalised approach has a highly positive impact on outcomes for children. The childminder is equally thorough in planning and implementing improvements to the provision as a whole, leading to its higher quality since the last inspection. For example, she has made improvements to the resources she provides in her garden, although she recognises that she could develop further opportunities for babies to enjoy outdoor play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes excellent use of her experience and training to provide inspirational teaching. For example, she fully researched a particular approach to developing children's play and uses her enhanced understanding to provide a high quality activity to help develop young children's physical skills and further their natural curiosity to learn. The childminder supports young children's language development exceptionally well. She fully encourages very young children to communicate in many different ways, for example, by pointing, while also offering clear and relevant new words to further help them to communicate. She makes excellent use of singing and story times to further support young children's all-round development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder meets children's physical and emotional needs exceptionally well. She provides healthy and nutritious meals and organises her daily routines to include teaching children about the importance of good dental health. The childminder ensures that children fully understand how much she enjoys their company. She creates a very positive and happy environment in which children flourish and feel fully confident to experiment, explore and learn.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress, given what they know when they start. They develop a superb range of skills in preparation for their future learning. Very young children quickly learn to trust adults to look after them. They make rapid progress with their physical skills. For example, they learn to turn the pages of books and can use levers and dials on interactive toys. The childminder uses partnerships with staff at nearby schools brilliantly to help children gain a very clear understanding of the routines of 'school life'. In addition, children develop a strong set of other skills, such as counting and early writing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY240393 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1058788 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. She provides care all day, Monday to Friday, throughout the year.

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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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