Childminder EY443555

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2016 17 October 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

 The childminder is highly motivated, extremely well informed and ever improving the care and learning she offers for children. She actively seeks out opportunities to extend her learning and to increase her professional knowledge and skills.  The childminder works closely with parents. Since the last inspection, she has increased opportunities for parents to become more involved in their children's learning. This is now an effective part of her practice that is highly beneficial for children.  The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder is able to adapt, extend and stimulate children's attention with her engaging teaching. Children learn about the days of the week and the weather. They talk about animals that live in cold places and how they can recognise the changing seasons.  The childminder displays an excellent capacity to extend children's learning. Children are highly competent and by far exceed expectations in development for their age. The

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This provision is outstanding

childminder recognises this through her observations and plans activities that provide them with extensive levels of challenge.  The childminder helps children to learn about others, to be respectful and understanding. They talk at length about what different people believe and find creative ways to share in celebrations together.  Children form extremely close bonds with the childminder. Her very calm, relaxed and caring nature helps children to feel confident and settled. The childminder changes her plans to help to meet children's needs.

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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 build on children's excellent skills and knowledge in using technology to enhance their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector discussed planned activities with the childminder and joined in with a board game with the childminder and children.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder's practice is exceptional. She uses meticulous self-evaluation to review her work and to precisely target areas for development. This has enabled her to turn previous weaknesses into strengths. The childminder has an extensive knowledge of child protection issues. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has increased her knowledge through attending training and consistently reads relevant journals and information. She has a deep understanding of the ways that she can help to keep children safe in her care. The childminder works with her local children's centre to help her to remain abreast of the work of the Local Safeguarding Children Board. The childminder establishes productive relationships with other settings that children attend to freely exchange information that supports children's learning extremely well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children enjoy using tools as they play with dough. They strengthen the muscles in their fingers as they use scissors to cut the dough. Children demonstrate their excellent mathematical understanding. They recognise that their dough becomes bigger when they roll it out on the table. When they cut it, they explain that it has become two halves. Children are very expressive communicators. They talk at length about their families. The childminder extends this by asking probing questions. She seeks out children's views and opinions. Children delight in pondering on the questions and finding out how things work by asking questions themselves. They show superb awareness of the rules of board games and are proud when they win by matching all the cards to their list.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children learn about how their bodies work and how they can stay healthy. The childminder is able to effectively help children to understand highly complicated ideas, such as the journey that milk takes inside their bodies after they have drunk it. She skilfully uses books to help her to explain to children why they have a cough. The childminder recognises that she can further extend on children's fascinations by using more technology in her teaching. Children show an impressive ability to draw on their previous experiences, such as visits to the doctor, to help them to put their new learning into context. Children talk with animation about their families and confidently express their sense of their own identity. They are extremely confident and show exceptionally high levels of self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress and are working well above expectations for their age, especially in their communication and language skills. Children have a vast range of opportunities to increase their knowledge and they express their ideas fluently. Children show high levels of empathy and understanding of feelings. They are exceptionally well prepared with the skills they need for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443555 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1060046 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Long Marston. She operates before and after school, each weekday, except from Friday afternoons. On Mondays and Wednesdays, the childminder operates from 7.30am until 6pm.

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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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