Childminder EY448582

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2016 4 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

 Children's personal, social and emotional development are given very high regard. They are highly valued and their individuality clearly respected and celebrated. Children demonstrate extremely warm and positive relationships with the childminder.  Teaching is inspirational and consistently of a very high quality. The childminder is highly skilled at quickly identifying and effectively supporting child-initiated learning opportunities. She listens to children and responds to their thoughts and ideas, encouraging them to test their ideas and solve problems in their play.  Children make excellent progress in their development. Assessment of children's learning is extremely precise and accurate. Learning priorities are constantly identified and worked towards through highly motivating activities and play opportunities.  Excellent relationships with parents significantly enhance the children's learning, both in

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This provision is outstanding

the childminder's care and at home. Children's ongoing areas for development are consistently shared and discussed with parents so that they are always aware of the progress they are making. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the childminder and her services.  The childminder is well qualified and very experienced in delivering high-quality childcare and education. She is totally committed and dedicated to her work and constantly reviews her practice to ensure that she consistently meets individual children's needs at the highest level.

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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

 embed the excellent plans to offer children opportunities to explore growth and care for living things.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates, discussed her self-evaluation and looked at evidence of the suitability of adults living in the childminder's home.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Highly effective practices and procedures successfully promote children's safety and well- being. The childminder is very confident in her knowledge of the procedures to report child protection concerns to the relevant authorities. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder consistently evaluates and reflects on the service she provides. There are plans in place to further develop an area of her garden, specifically for growing and caring for natural foods. She researches and reads childcare articles, completes training and attends regular childminder meetings to ensure she keeps abreast of changes in childcare. The childminder and her setting contribute to university research projects, such as speech and language support in early years, to help improve future experiences for children. Partnerships with other early years settings are highly effective in supporting continuity of care and learning for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are extremely keen and enthusiastic learners. They display excellent thinking skills and demonstrate high levels of concentration. Children demonstrate excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills. The childminder challenges children to remove and mix up a number line from one to 10 from the wall and replace in the correct order. Children work as a team to decide the correct number, recounting each time as they go along to reassure themselves. Children are enthused and engaged. They confidently write the next two numbers in the sequence on paper to place on the line. In the Christmas grotto in the garden, children wrap toys for presents. When the paper does not fit, they work out that the paper is not wide enough for their toy. They think about what they might need to do to ensure all of the toy is covered.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's care. They are highly independent from an early age. Children choose their own resources, help to tidy away after themselves and are confident in their self-care needs. The childminder closely follows children's care routines from home. Children quickly fall asleep with their special comforter when taken for a nap. The childminder is an excellent role model for the children. She encourages polite behaviour and supports them to solve minor conflicts themselves. The childminder effectively promotes children's excellent understanding of keeping themselves healthy. They discuss how eating too many sweets is not good for their teeth and talk about visiting the dentist. Play in the fresh air is very well promoted with excellent opportunities for children to extend their learning in the garden.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in their learning from their individual starting points, including those who speak English as an additional language. Children's communication and literacy skills rapidly develop. The childminder reads with them daily. She provides constant opportunities for children to develop their future writing skills. Sharp focus is placed on helping children develop the skills that prepare them extremely well for their next stages in learning, such as moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448582 Local authority Rutland Inspection number 1065985 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Oakham, Rutland. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 4. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children and those who speak English as an additional language.

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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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