Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2016 23 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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has made sustained and significant improvements in her knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She has developed highly effective, accurate and precise procedures for monitoring children's progress through observations and assessments that help her to continually plan for their ongoing learning.  Children thoroughly enjoy the childminder's highly positive and encouraging involvement in their play. She successfully supports children of different ages and abilities to be able to fully take part and explore during activities, such as play dough, sorting, weighing and measuring.  The childminder is highly skilled in her teaching. She demonstrates to children how things work and she asks excellent questions that help children to think about what they are doing and to recall events from the past.  Children benefit greatly from the excellent partnerships the childminder has with their

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This provision is outstanding

parents and with other settings they attend. Highly effective communication and sharing of information about children's interests and progress results in children receiving a very consistent approach to their care and learning.  Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder has consistent strategies that are highly effective in enabling children to learn to manage their feelings and behaviour.  The childminder provides a highly stimulating and exciting range of activities for the children, taking full account of their interests and are skilfully planned to continually build on what children already know.  The childminder has a strong understanding of how to keep children safe. Excellent procedures are in place to ensure children are safe during outings.

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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

 extend the already very good opportunities for children who prefer to be outside to explore and learn about the natural world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder and discussed the teaching and learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at convenient times during the inspection. She walked with the childminder and the children to collect a child from another local provision.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation, children's records and evidence of the suitability of the adults living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children as expressed through their written comments on the childminder's questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder fully understands how to keep children safe and protect their welfare. She has completed refresher training in child protection which ensures her information is up to date. The childminder has developed highly effective self-evaluation to help her identify her main plans for the future development of her service, such as extending the activities for children who prefer to learn outside. She has completed a number of training courses which have resulted in a significant increase in her confidence. This extra knowledge and confidence has had a very positive impact on the children as the childminder plans in a focused and precise way for their individual learning. She is successful in identifying when children are not making expected progress and quickly plans targeted activities, working with parents to help children to catch up.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are provided with exciting activities and play materials that they are highly motivated to engage with and take part in. The childminder has exceptional skills in building on children's knowledge and interests through extending activities to cover different areas of learning. She supports children to learn about colours, food and healthy eating when they visit a supermarket; shopping for fruit, vegetables and visiting the storeroom. This activity is extended later through painting activities and science experiments where children look at how colours can mix together. Children are fully involved in their own learning. They enjoy looking through photographs and the childminder ensures they lead the activities. The childminder supports children's communication and language very well. She ensures that all children have the chance to share their news and always gives children time to consider their responses to her

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

questions before moving on with the conversation.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's emotional well-being is given high priority by the childminder. She works closely with parents to ensure children are supported when they settle in. The childminder fully values information that is provided by parents that enables her to follow home routines whenever possible and manage any specific requirements. For example, children who speak English as an additional language. Children are confident and keen to play and explore, they are fully active in their own learning, making choices about what they do. The childminder enables children to be creative and to think deeply during their play. Children are learning about how to manage their own personal hygiene and sit together, having lively conversations as they eat their packed lunch.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making rapid progress in their learning. They are developing key skills that ensure they are very well prepared for moving on to school when the time comes. Children are independent, they put their own coats and shoes on and they learn to respect one another and to work together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY390500 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1043032 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in Brackley. 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 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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Telephone number

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