Childminder in Swindon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 September 2016 24 June 2013

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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 has excellent relationships with parents. She pays great attention to gathering all the information she needs to provide outstanding care for every child. Children feel very happy, safe and valued. They thrive under the warm, attentive and stimulating care that the childminder provides.  Children have a wonderful time with the childminder. They thoroughly enjoy the rich variety of interesting and exciting activities. They are absorbed in their play and extremely eager to join in. The childminder is an excellent teacher, supporting children's learning in playful ways so they make rapid progress.  The childminder knows each child exceptionally well. She keeps a close check on children's development, so quickly identifies those at risk of falling behind. She makes sure that they get the support they need to help catch up.  The childminder constantly explores ways to further improve the already very high

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This provision is outstanding

quality care and learning that she provides. She develops her skills and knowledge through training, research and exchanging ideas, and uses her new knowledge very effectively to benefit all 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

 encourage children even more to experiment freely and fully develop their own ideas, for example, by making sure that they can easily find the resources they may need.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and daily routines in the childminder's home and garden.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her.  The inspector sampled documents that the childminder uses, including children's developmental records, policies, insurance and training certificates.  The inspector spoke with a parent during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of safeguarding procedures and regularly updates her training in this area. She has organised her home carefully to help keep children safe, for example, making sure that she can see children at all times inside and outside. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a wide variety of resources to support all areas of development very well. However, she is aware that sometimes children cannot find just what they need at the right moment to help them learn. She has exciting plans to use her allotment as a rich learning environment. She keeps detailed learning records for all children and makes sure that they progress as well as they can.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder very skilfully supports children's speech. She clearly repeats unfamiliar words many times and encourages children to use more complex phrases. She listens very carefully to young children, giving them time and confidence to express themselves. She continues to deepen her knowledge, and now develops children's early reading skills well. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. For example, she knows that the children prefer to be outside so she makes extensive use of the outdoors to provide a wealth of valuable learning experiences. She skilfully asks questions to encourage children to think and solve problems. She helps them make connections, for example, as they compare their own wet footprints with the model dinosaur prints in the sand.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model. Young children show great maturity, for example, willingly giving up a toy that they know is special for another child. Children learn that it feels good to be kind and helpful. Interesting activities help children to learn about different communities. They listen, for example, to a story about Inuit people, then imagine living in a cold place by making ice windows and playing with arctic figures in an icy scene. Children gain an impressive understanding of healthy living. For example, they learn a great deal about healthy foods by helping to tend the allotment. Children are physically active. They learn to manage risks, such as moving a bucket so they do not bang their head. They confidently 'have a go' and learn to do things for themselves.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are confident, highly independent learners who are exceptionally well prepared for school. They begin to recognise letters and their sounds, count, and explore shape, volume and number in their play, such as measuring pumpkins. They are curious, observe nature closely and find out how things work. Children have excellent social skills that help them make friends and behave well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY384224 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1062230 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 June 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in the Rodbourne area of Swindon, in Wiltshire. She cares for children during weekdays throughout the year. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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