Childminder in Essex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 September 2016 29 November 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 quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder provides highly imaginative experiences that are extremely focused on the individual needs and interests of each child.  The childminder plans precisely for children's next steps in learning. Astute observations enable her to identify children's strengths and developing interests. She offers swift support for children, targeting areas to sustain their excellent progress in their all-round development.  The childminder works extensively with parents to make sure children and their families experience a positive settling-in period. Children have deep, warm relationships with the childminder. She nurtures their individuality, helping them to truly thrive in her care.  Parents express their absolute confidence in the excellent level of care the childminder provides. They explain how pleased they are that children settle so quickly and make such excellent progress in their learning when with the childminder. Information is

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This provision is outstanding

regularly shared with other settings that children attend to provide superb consistency in learning.  Self-evaluation is central to the childminder's outstanding practice. She consistently reviews her strengths and areas where she can improve children's experiences.  Highly engaging and exciting activities planned by the childminder help children learn to be safe. The childminder encourages children to be actively involved in identifying and assessing any possible risks in the environments where they play.

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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

 monitor the impact of training and development opportunities used to further enhance teaching to make sure outcomes for children remain at an outstanding level.

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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 spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly discussed this with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, a selection of policies, safety procedures and required documents.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of the childminder, the co- childminders she works with and adults who live at the premises over 16 years of age.  The inspector took account of a wide selection of written views from parents.  The inspector reviewed how the childminder evaluates her setting to continually improve outcomes for children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder reflects extensively on her work. She works in close partnership with parents and frequently gains their views and opinions of her setting. She uses information successfully to finely tune her provision. The childminder and co-childminders work together in excellent partnership. They thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of what they offer to children and their families. They set themselves challenging goals, including identification of further appropriate training, and the analysis of this, to ensure that they continually strive to achieve even higher levels of expert professional care and learning. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. She frequently reviews and expands on her policies and procedures to be certain that she is promoting children's safety and security.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The inspirational childminder has an infectious sense of fun and makes the most of every opportunity to significantly enhance children's learning. Children of a young age have a superb level of concentration. They respond exceptionally well to the childminder's excellent methods of building on their communication and language capabilities. For example, she skilfully helps to extend their range of descriptive words when they explore different textures, mixing pasta with dried cereals. Children develop an outstanding love of books. Story times are lively and engaging. Children share their ideas and suggest what might happen next. The childminder further ignites children's interest in reading books as she provides props for them to recreate the pictures. This helps to fully promote key skills for children's future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's interactions with children show that she thoroughly enjoys spending time with them. Children establish extremely close and affectionate relationships with the childminder and her co-childminders. Their caring natures support children and they positively flourish in their care. Children enjoy a healthy lifestyle. They have superb opportunities to take part in physical exercise in the fresh air. They frequently visit the nearby forest and also thoroughly enjoy active music and movement sessions. Children learn excellent social skills from the childminder and her co-childminders. They show great affection towards each other, are polite and demonstrate a very good understanding of the need to share and take turns.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children reflect the childminder's calm, highly positive attitude. They are extremely motivated and make excellent progress, rapidly developing the crucial skills for the next stage of their learning. Children make exceptional progress in their communication and language skills. For example, young children competently express their views and listen attentively, demonstrating an excellent understanding of how to follow instructions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442944 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1060018 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 November 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and works at the home of another childminder in Loughton, Essex. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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