Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 September 2016 12 December 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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has strengthened partnership work with parents and other providers children attend. For example, her excellent relationship with others enables a very smooth move for children and encourages high levels of information to be shared about their care and learning.  The childminder implements an extensive range of policies and procedures that she shares highly effectively with parents to ensure that they fully understand her work. Parents are highly complimentary about her provision.  The childminder consistently completes robust health and safety checks to ensure children play within a safe and secure environment.  The childminder's excellent observation of children allows her to cater for individual interests and identify what they need to learn next. The stimulating and challenging activities she plans help them to make excellent progress in their learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children settle extremely well and benefit from the childminder's calm and caring approach. They have superb confidence in their abilities and develop high levels of independence.  The childminder has high expectations of children and herself. She is a good example in how to be kind, polite and patient. Children display excellent listening skills, show respect for others and behave outstandingly well.

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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 strengthen children's growing understanding of how to keep themselves safe, to maintain their excellent levels of well-being.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the childminder's training certificates, insurance policy, records of attendance, risk assessments, suitability checks for assistants and household members, and her safeguarding policy.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her daily teaching and care practices.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and observed the quality of teaching and care, including opportunities available to develop children's learning.  The inspector looked at the areas used for childminding.  The inspector took account of the children's and parents' written views during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places a high priority on protecting children and implements comprehensive safeguarding procedures. For example, she attends regular safeguarding training and ensures parents and assistants fully understand her role to safeguard children. The childminder knows how to report any concerns, including allegations, to the relevant authorities. The childminder's robust checks on any staff appointed keep children safe and ensure their continued high-quality care and learning. The childminder checks children's progress meticulously and promptly supports any needing help to maintain rapid progress. The childminder makes excellent use of self- evaluation routines to constantly find ways of continuing to improve, such as helping children to feel even more confident to assess their levels of safety.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her expert knowledge of how children learn and she provides an extensive range of opportunities that excite and motivate children. She expertly adapts activities. For example, she very skilfully asks challenging questions that extend their learning in lots of different ways. The childminder superbly encourages children to expand their imagination, language and mathematical awareness. For example, during a pretend cooking activity, the children excitedly discussed measuring ingredients, using a wide vocabulary. Children develop an excellent understanding of the world. For example, the childminder provides rich experiences for the children to learn about nature, including caring for animals, looking after the environment and planting in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely well behaved, motivated and keen to learn. They learn the differences between right and wrong and show high levels of respect towards one another. For example, they share resources willingly, take care of each other and develop high levels of empathy with others. They have a good awareness of diversity, being very understanding of others from differing backgrounds. Children learn to be resilient and highly confident. Children's health and physical skills flourish very well. For example, they enjoy visits to the local park and swimming pool where they extend their physical abilities. Children know about healthy eating and carefully follow simple hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain very strong key skills for the next stages of their learning, including their eventual move to school. For example, they listen very carefully, are strong communicators and are highly confident with number work. They willingly share, negotiate and cooperate. Children help to establish rules that work for everyone.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445571 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 1059302 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Wanstead, within the London Borough of Redbridge. The childminder provides care all year round from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday. The childminder holds an early years 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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