Childminder EY453421

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 December 2016 30 April 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 delivers first-class before-school and after-school care. She is extremely knowledgeable about how children develop and ensures that children's needs are central to all that she does.  The quality of play and the childminder's interactions with children are exceptional. Children are highly engaged in a range of purposeful and enjoyable activities. They have extremely close relationships with the childminder.  Parents are extremely impressed with the quality of service their children receive. They give continuously positive feedback and receive detailed feedback from the childminder about their children's play, which helps to build on their experiences at home.  Children are very confident and are extremely independent. They show high levels of attention, focus on activities and have exemplary behaviour. All age groups play together very well and have strong friendships.  The childminder helps all children feel valued and respected in her home. She makes

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This provision is outstanding

fantastic use of the daily routine and traditions to enhance children's personal identity. They have a very strong sense of belonging within her home.  The childminder evaluates the quality of her provision rigorously and has developed practice extremely well since the last inspection.

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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 the already very strong partnerships with schools that children attend, to share more precisely information about their needs and interests.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children during daily routines and activities.  The inspector and the childminder held a meeting and reviewed documentation before she collected children from school.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' written views.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated the effectiveness of a planned activity together.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder diligently updates her skills to enhance the care and inspiring experiences she provides for children. For example, she recently attended a seminar on supporting positive social values, which has helped her skilfully encourage children to be fair and understand democracy. The childminder asks parents and children to complete regular surveys of her provision. They particularly compliment her excellent contribution to their child's health through the provision of excellent, nutritious and interesting meals. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a meticulous understanding of local child protection procedures and knows how to protect children's welfare. The childminder spends time reviewing children's knowledge about keeping safe as they play. For example, she focuses on how to travel to school safely while children engage in role-play activities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has highly effective relationships with parents and children. She gathers precise information from parents about their child's needs when they join her. She is extremely flexible and adapts experiences to help children settle in quickly and flourish. The childminder shares a wealth of information with parents about what their children enjoy and what is coming up next. She gives top priority to meeting each child's needs highly effectively. For example, she gathered comprehensive information from other specialist professionals and worked effectively to help children improve their skills rapidly. However, the childminder is not quite so proactive in sharing her expert knowledge of children's interests and needs with their teachers. The childminder provides an inspiring and inviting space for children to play with versatile, creative and innovative play ideas. For example, children create an account of their exciting trips and significant experiences,

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

and collate them in journals which they delight in sharing with parents and others.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder plans exceptional ventures to build on children's awareness of how others live in the world. She helped the children to understand about children in the community and wider world who are less fortunate than themselves. For example, they collected toys and resources to donate and the childminder helped them to find out where they would travel to, and how they would help the other children. The childminder celebrates children's individual skills and achievements extremely well. Children are very confident and eager to participate in activities. They relish the responsibility of tasks such as setting the table or helping to serve the dinner. Children work together extremely well to achieve goals that they set themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453421 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1063031 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 April 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Penn, Buckinghamshire. The childminder offers care from 7.50am to 8.50am each weekday, and after-school care for three days a week until 6pm, during term time. She provides occasional school-holiday care. She holds a relevant childcare 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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