Childminder in Durham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 September 2016 27 February 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

 Teaching is consistently very strong. The childminder meticulously plans activities that enthuse children and provide highly appropriate challenges. This helps her to support all children extremely well to build on what they already know and can do. They make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder makes astute and perceptive observations of children at play. She uses her findings to inform rigorous assessments of their learning. This helps to ensure all children are fully supported to quickly develop skills across all areas of learning.  The childminder has a superb drive for continuous improvement. Rigorous evaluation of all aspects of her practice helps the childminder to continuously enhance her provision and build on the already excellent outcomes for children.  Leadership is inspirational. The childminder has extremely high expectations of her assistant and also works closely with her co-minder. The arrangements for support and

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This provision is outstanding

supervision are very robust. This helps to maintain and enhance the quality of teaching across the whole setting.  The childminder is extremely attentive and consistently supports children's emotional well-being exceptionally well. She offers children an abundance of praise and encouragement. This contributes to the remarkable levels of confidence and self- esteem demonstrated by them.  Children demonstrate an excellent attitude to their learning, which helps to prepare them extremely well for school. They are consistently engaged in meaningful play and are highly curious, inquisitive and enthusiastic.  Parents are extremely happy with the care provided by the childminder. They are very much involved in their child's learning and development. They welcome advice and resources to help them to support their child more effectively at home.

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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 with the planned enhancements to the excellent learning environment and evaluate the impact of these on outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the childminder and her co-minder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her co-minder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability checks carried out on assistants working with her.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and looked at written feedback from other parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is qualified and experienced. She is deeply committed to continuing with her professional development, which she focuses closely on the needs of the children attending. This contributes to her capacity to continue building upon her outstanding teaching. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Very robust policies and procedures help to ensure that children are kept safe in her care. These help her to deal with concerns about the welfare of children appropriately and swiftly. Partnerships with parents and other professionals are well established and highly effective. This helps to provide great consistency in care and learning for children, particularly when they move on to other settings. These partnerships also contribute to the highly coordinated approach to teaching children who need extra support with some aspects of their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is rich, varied, flexible and highly focused on the individual needs of the children. An excellent focus on children's developing language contributes to the remarkable progress they make. The childminder very skilfully builds upon children's interests. When children are excited to find conkers, she incorporates them into appealing activities that support their progress across all of areas of learning. For example, she encourages them to think, predict and generate ideas as they roll a variety of natural objects down a slide. The childminder expertly extends children's play to maximise their learning opportunities. For example, as children play with dolls, she introduces ideas that help her to teach them skills in mathematics and literacy.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The environment is exciting, stimulating and extremely well planned to support children's learning across all areas of development. The childminder has exciting plans to extend this and enhance learning opportunities even further by adding an outdoor classroom. The childminder has a highly consistent and sensitive approach to managing behaviour. Children quickly learn right from wrong and behave exceptionally. The childminder has very high expectations. Children confidently manage their own self-care needs from a remarkably early age. This contributes to the exceptional levels of independence that help to prepare them for school. Children frequently take part in exciting outdoor activities and benefit from lots of fresh air and exercise. Meticulous menu planning ensures meals are nutritious and dietary requirements are met. This helps to promote children's physical health and well-being to the highest levels.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those in receipt of early years funding, make excellent progress. Most are working within the range of development typical for their age and some exceed this. Children learn about words and numbers and they take part in activities linked to familiar stories. They have many opportunities to experiment with making marks and practise early writing in innovative ways. For example, they make lines and patterns as they squirt coloured water from bottles outdoors. They develop key skills in mathematics and literacy that help to prepare them extremely well for later learning in school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY382928 Local authority Durham Inspection number 1072344 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 12 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 27 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in Crook. She works alongside her husband, who is also a registered childminder. She also works with an assistant. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She 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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Telephone number

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