Childminder EY454136

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 October 2016 21 May 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's practice is inspirational. She is highly motivated and passionate about her role. Her extensive self-evaluation enables her to successfully identify ways she can improve further to benefit the children.  Children thrive in the warm, caring and nurturing environment. They have extremely strong bonds with the childminder and are emotionally secure and ready to learn.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder is highly successful in involving parents in their children's learning. For example, she details ways that they can support children's learning at home, such as sending out her 'sharing sacks' for parents to use.  The childminder supports children's communication and early literacy skills exceptionally well. For example, excellent use is made of books and props to successfully engage and nurture all children's interest in books and rhymes.  Children enjoy an extremely well-resourced and stimulating learning environment. They

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This provision is outstanding

are motivated to learn as they excitedly explore and investigate their surroundings.  The childminder continually plans for each child's individual learning. Teaching is highly responsive and based around children's interests. Children make very good progress in their learning.  The childminder has a very good understanding of her role to safeguard children, ensuring that their safety and welfare are central to everything that she does.

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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

 enhance further opportunities to support children's physical skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and the children, and looked at the play equipment and resources.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection, including discussing the quality of teaching after observing activities.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding and talked to the children at appropriate times.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records and assessments.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her provision and read comments from the parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly effective in monitoring all aspects of her provision, maintaining continuous improvement to enhance outcomes for children. For instance, she is very inventive, creating specific resources for the parents to use at home to help their children settle and to support their children's speech development. Assessment of children's progress is accurate and precise. The childminder uses this information, alongside her excellent knowledge, to plan purposeful activities that provide children with challenging learning experiences. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is very clear about her responsibility to protect children from harm. Children join in activities to teach them how to identify and manage risks in the environment so they learn to keep themselves safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder has a very good understanding of how young children learn and how this relates to the needs of children in her care. She provides an excellent range of varied and imaginative play activities that are tailored to children's individual learning. For example, young children eagerly investigate the textures and materials in the basket. The childminder's positive interaction enthuses and engages children extremely well and children have fun banging two items and creating sounds. The childminder extends this further, for example, by encouraging them to play soft and loud, then slow and fast. Children use a broad range of writing tools stored in 'tool boxes', for instance, to support their early literacy skills, indoors and outdoors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children benefit immensely from the welcoming, nurturing environment. Their individual needs are exceptionally well met, giving them a strong sense of belonging. For example, younger children show increasing confidence as they explore the inviting and stimulating play environment, reassured that a familiar adult is nearby for support. Children enjoy physical play activities in the childminder's garden and by going on outings. Occasionally, the childminder does not take full advantage of the opportunities to further support the children's climbing and balancing skills. Children have positive relationships and learn to respect each other, such as the importance of sharing and taking turns with their friends.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very happy. They are keen learners, for instance, they follow their interests and eagerly choose how and where they want to play. Children can access an excellent range of play experiences, indoors and outdoors. For instance, outdoors, they can make their own dough or experiment with sound at the music station created. Children develop the essential skills that they need for future learning and their move on to school, such as learning to dress themselves and manage their personal care needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454136 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1063077 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Swanage, in Dorset. She operates Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder has 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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