Childminder EY441299

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 September 2016 21 March 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Since her last inspection, the childminder has effectively addressed the action and recommendation given. She ensures that her assistant has a clear understanding of their role and responsibility to keep children safe. Ongoing supervision of the assistant's knowledge and practice is robust and reviewed regularly. Activities are well planned, offering suitable challenge for all children.  Children thrive in the childminder's care and enthusiastically learn new skills. They are motivated to learn and enjoy selecting equipment that interests them. Children ask questions while they search for magnetic balls buried in shredded paper. They want to know why the sticks they are using attract the balls and listen intently to the childminder's explanations.  The childminder works closely with staff from other settings that children attend. She shares children's progress with key staff, helping to extend their learning even more.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder gently reminds them why rules, such as walking in the playroom, are used. Children are motivated to be kind to each other and to try hard to master new skills. They proudly display their achievements on bright cards on a wall for everyone to see.  From an early age, children quickly learn to understand why they need to have a varied diet. They select items from different food groups and help to buy and harvest what they eat. The childminder works closely with parents to help continue a balanced, nutritious diet at home.  The childminder makes full use of the local environment to extend children's learning. They visit the local airport to study the planes and frequently search for different colours and shapes on their walks.

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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

 explore ambitious training and development opportunities to help enhance the already deep knowledge and understanding used when introducing new and exciting ideas to the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home. She spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked the evidence of the suitability of the childminder, her assistant and all household members. She viewed a range of documentation, including the safeguarding procedures and self-evaluation documents.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and discussed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector took into consideration parents' views recorded in questionnaires and written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has robust procedures in place to ensure records are kept of visitors to her home. She displays notices to help her and her assistant know how to pass on any concerns they may have about children's welfare. The childminder uses training and development constructively. However, there is capacity for her to access more ambitious information to help her introduce new and exciting ideas into her provision. The childminder has established robust monitoring systems to help track children's progress. She confidently works with other professionals and swiftly seeks advice to help support children's progress if she identifies any gaps in learning. The childminder accurately evaluates the quality of care and education she provides. She gathers information from parents, outside agencies and other settings to help her continually maintain the highest standards. The childminder meets with other

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

childminders to share ideas and gives examples from her own provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her accurate assessments of children's progress to help her focus planned activities in order to challenge and stimulate children. She expertly adapts the equipment she uses to continually capture children's interests in order to help trigger their investigations. Children enthusiastically use film characters to help them develop their mathematical skills. The childminder confidently engages children to act out a simple story. They eagerly work out how to build a mountain from cushions and make a bus from chairs. This helps them to solve problems, while they continue to play imaginatively. Very young children recognise numbers and shapes with ease. They talk about the days of the week and begin to talk about the numerals and letters they recognise on the calendar.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children feel happy and secure in the childminder's care. They giggle with excitement when she joins in their explorations and games and spontaneously snuggle up on her lap when she reads stories to them. The childminder uses every opportunity to encourage children to begin to use good hygiene routines. She shows children how to clean their teeth and they confidently talk about why they need to brush their teeth and how they wash their hands. The childminder encourages children to exercise. They enthusiastically dance to music to help promote their physical development. Before children first attend the childminder's home, she gathers detailed information from their parents about what children like and can already do. She finds out how parents manage daily routines, such as sleep times, to help her provide consistent care.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children rapidly progress in their learning and development. They are motivated to learn on their own and with others. The childminder ensures children are ready for their subsequent move to nursery or school. Children learn to use pencils and scissors and are confident to speak and listen in small groups. Children learn how to put on their coats and shoes by themselves. When they leave the childminder's care, children are highly confident, independent learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441299 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1058505 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 March 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Luton. She operates from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. On occasions, the childminder works with an assistant. She provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children and holds a relevant 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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