Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 November 2016 3 January 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 monitors children's progress rigorously. She quickly identifies where there are weaknesses in children's learning and development and works in partnerships with parents to close the gaps to ensure children make excellent progress. She knows how to access and use advice from other professionals when needed.  There are superb partnerships with parents. The childminder wholly includes them in determining the starting points for their children's learning and keeps them regularly and fully informed of the progress they make. Parents are exceptionally clear about and involved in their children's learning and achievements.  The childminder is very skilled at interacting with the children in their play. Children develop very good communication and language skills, and are extremely confident and sociable.  Partnerships with other early years providers are extremely effective. The childminder

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This provision is outstanding

regularly shares detailed information and plans about children's care and learning needs to ensure they receive continuity at all times.  The childminder supports children and their parents to feel settled and secure in the setting through very effective visits and sharing of information when children are in their first days in the setting.

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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

 build on the already excellent and enjoyable learning opportunities for children to understand about healthy lifestyles to enhance their learning even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the childminder's interactions with them.  The inspector sampled various documents, including children's learning records, the childminder's self-evaluation and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's comprehensive knowledge of procedures and current safeguarding practice is up to date and there is an exceptional focus on children's safety and well-being. The childminder has secure systems in place to ensure her assistants fully understand their roles and responsibilities. She reflects on her practice remarkably well to help encourage the best possible outcomes for children. For example, the childminder's superb commitment to extending her skills and knowledge through training has created a wealth of understanding about how children learn.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder completes meticulous observations and assessments, and she has extremely high expectations of all children. She knows the children well and plans motivating activities that very skilfully extend children's learning. For example, her expert engagement supports children incredibly well to solve mathematical problems of subtraction. Children calculated how many teddy bears would be left in the bed after several rolled out in their play. The childminder provides a very stimulating environment with a vast array of high-quality resources that spark children's imaginations and motivate them to learn. For example, children engage with stories and puppets to understand how they would feel about making new friends and discuss and explore a wide range of emotions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are superbly supported to understand about diversity. The childminder offers excellent opportunities for them to find out about similarities between themselves and others. For example, she makes stimulating books with photographs of all children's families so they can learn about other people. Young children develop an incredible understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, the childminder reads well-known stories with enjoyable variations that incorporate healthy lifestyle choices. Children used these ideas in their play to host a picnic with healthy food options. The childminder has even further plans of how she can enrich this area of learning. Children's behaviour is exemplary; children treat each other with considerable kindness and respect.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and curious learners who show very high levels of interest and concentration. For example, they develop excellent early literacy skills. They have a good understanding of the sounds that make up their names, and demonstrate remarkably early interest in writing their names. Children demonstrate incredible confidence. For example, children are extremely self-assured in telling stories to their friends from the illustrations in story books. Children gain exceptional skills in preparation for their future learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448158 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1062659 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She works with her mother, who is also a registered childminder, and an occasional assistant. They operate their childminding business from her mother's house, which is situated in Bristol. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. She operates all year round, Monday to Friday.

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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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