Childminder EY444961

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 September 2016 18 October 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 is extremely ambitious for children in her care to succeed. She takes advantage of training and research to continuously enrich children's learning and development. She reflects thoroughly on the quality of her provision and takes robust action to improve further.  The childminder has rigorous procedures to check children's achievement and build on their earlier learning. She promptly addresses any gaps in children's knowledge, skills or understanding. Children of all abilities make rapid progress in their learning and are very well prepared for the next stage in their education, including starting school.  The childminder helps children to follow their interests and to deepen their understanding of the world around them. Activities are highly engaging and stimulating. The childminder forms constructive links with other settings children attend. She promotes continuity in their learning and development very effectively.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is an excellent role model for children to follow. Children are polite and very well behaved. They are highly motivated and inquisitive. She helps them understand the importance of following rules and keeping themselves safe.  The childminder develops very positive relationships with parents. They value her knowledge and understanding of children's learning. They are extremely well informed about their children's learning and understand how they can contribute to their progress.

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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

 continue to enhance the opportunities for children to develop their coordination and control in physical activities, particularly for those who choose to play outside, in order to sustain their rapid progress in this aspect of their learning over time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her provision. He looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an outstanding and clear vision to guide her practice. For example, she has made good use of training to develop high-quality assessment and planning and to prepare children for starting school. The childminder carefully considers the views of parents and children in planning future developments to the quality of care, teaching and learning she provides. The childminder acknowledges that there are opportunities to build further on children's good physical skills, particularly for children who prefer to play outside, in order to maintain rapid progress. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of ways to protect children from harm and to identify any concerns. She is very proactive in ensuring child protection policies are up to date. She is vigilant and makes sure children play in a safe environment and develop the skills to care for themselves.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Activities are extremely well planned to help children make rapid progress in their learning. The childminder has high expectations for children to use and apply the skills they have learnt throughout their time with her. She has an excellent knowledge of children's different learning and development needs and makes learning highly enjoyable. For example, children are fully engaged in hunting for bugs in the garden and investigating them closely with magnifying glasses and kaleidoscopes. They create collages of bugs with complex repeated symmetrical patterns of coloured spots that they count and order accurately. The childminder helps children to communicate very clearly in speech, writing and through their role play. She helps them to make decisions about what they want to play with and to solve problems with a high level of independence.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very happy and content. They play extremely well together. The childminder helps children feel at home in different situations. For example, she takes children on many exciting visits to airports, wildlife parks and museums. They learn to appreciate different viewpoints and beliefs. For example, they participate in cultural festivals, such as Rosh Hashanah and Diwali. Children's social skills are well developed. Children apply themselves wholeheartedly to their tasks. They persist for considerable periods. The childminder helps children to recognise potentially unsafe situations and to keep themselves free from harm. For example, they have a very good knowledge of road safety routines and of how to use the internet safely.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their individual starting points. They rapidly develop the skills they need for successful learning. For example, they follow instructions carefully, solve problems and explain their thinking clearly. Their mathematical skills are very well developed. For example, they accurately read, count and order numbers and add two sets of numbers together. They learn about the world around them and the properties of baking powder when they make erupting volcanoes. They write their name and form letters neatly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY444961 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 1060125 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Sheffield. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.40pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childminding qualification. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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