Childminder EY456232

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 October 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

 Teaching is outstanding because the well-qualified childminder has an exceptional knowledge of each child's learning and developmental needs. She makes excellent use of accurate assessments of their progress to plan further activities that challenge children and incorporate their interests. Children make excellent progress in their learning.  Children flourish in the exceptionally well organised, stimulating, safe and welcoming child-orientated environment. The childminder supports them to settle extremely quickly. Children form a very close attachment to the childminder and this supports their well-being very well.  The childminder's skilful planning helps children to develop an excellent awareness of a healthy lifestyle from an early age. For example, they learn about good hygiene routines and benefit from excellent opportunities to engage in physical play.  Partnerships with parents are outstanding. The childminder shares information

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This provision is outstanding

exceptionally well with parents. This supports their knowledge of how to further extend their children's learning at home.  The childminder forms extremely strong partnerships with other early years providers and local schools. Excellent information sharing greatly promotes continuity in children's care, learning and development.

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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 many exciting and varied ways that children learn outdoors.

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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 looked at relevant records and the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a very thorough knowledge of how to identify risks to children. She is extremely confident in knowing how to report any concerns regarding children's welfare. The childminder undertakes thorough risk assessments to help her minimise hazards and maintain a safe environment for children to play in. Self-evaluation is exceptionally strong. The childminder has very high expectations of all children and focuses improvement plans extremely well on helping children achieve the highest levels of success in their learning. She currently has plans to extend activities in the garden, such as developing a vegetable growing area and adding a music wall. The childminder has an exceptional drive to continually develop her knowledge and skills. She uses a very wide variety of methods to investigate best practice. For example, she identifies precise training needs that help to raise the quality of teaching

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is an inspirational teacher. Her positivity and energy are infectious as she naturally captures and extends children's learning as they play. This helps to motivate children and consistently sustains their imagination and ideas to the highest level. The childminder monitors children's development extremely closely to identify any delays or gaps. This helps her to plan what they need to do next to help them excel. The childminder's support of very young children's learning is exemplary and she is extremely sensitive to their attempts at communication. She provides lots of opportunity and time for them to make choices and extend their excellent independence skills. Children enjoy exploring the outdoor area. They practise walking up and down the steps under the close supervision of the childminder. They particularly enjoy investigating water. They carry it round in a kettle, listen to the sounds it makes as it sloshes and add items to it to see

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are highly responsive to the childminder. She listens to them very attentively, making eye contact and getting down to their level. The childminder is respectful, kind and caring, and supports children in learning right from wrong. This helps children to be highly aware of the ground rules that she has in her home. The childminder makes the most of opportunities to teach children about healthy eating. They take part in various cooking activities using fallen apples and collected blackberries from the garden. This helps children to learn about where certain foods come from. Outings into the local environment help children to understand the community and where they live.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceeding the developmental levels expected for their ages. They develop great confidence in their own abilities. They learn to take care of themselves and become inquisitive learners. Children gain excellent listening, speaking and literacy skills that help to prepare them very well for their future learning and eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456232 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 1066503 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 June 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in the Fulwell area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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