Childminder EY447710

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 October 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 establishes exceptionally close and positive relationships with children. Children settle very quickly and are very confident.  The childminder is an exceptionally positive role model. Children's behaviour is exemplary. Children are extremely helpful, well behaved and kind to one another.  The childminder is highly effective in monitoring and evaluating her practice to secure excellent improvements. For example, she reviews activities and teaching methods, which has helped her to focus plans on her own training needs, and on engaging children more to assess and plan for their own learning.  The childminder keeps parents very well informed about their children's progress. Excellent communication with parents and other early years providers helps her to expertly support the continuity of care and learning for all children.  The childminder knows children extremely well. She very accurately monitors and

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This provision is outstanding

evaluates their progress, to successfully plan for their future development. Children make outstanding progress in their learning.  The childminder engages children very skilfully through her excellent interaction and highly motivating and very well-planned activities. For example, children gain excellent physical and mathematical skills as they help the childminder to bake, identifying numbers, sizes, weights and measures, and using tools with excellent control.

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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 activities to develop children's early reading further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector engaged in discussion with children and the childminder. She took account of the views of parents through their written feedback.  The inspector sampled documentation, including safeguarding procedures and children's assessment records.  The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector and the childminder engaged in a joint observation of an activity.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is very proactive and keeps her knowledge of safeguarding up to date, for example, through training. She is extremely clear about how to respond to any concerns. Risk assessment procedures are highly effective. The childminder very successfully includes children, so they learn how to identify and manage risk in their play. The childminder has extremely high expectations of children. Her excellent supervision and highly skilful interactions help children to develop exceptionally good levels of independence. For example, children relish taking responsibility for planning, preparing and clearing away activities. The childminder updates the quality of her teaching very effectively, for example, to increase children's active learning outdoors. Children very skilfully negotiate steps, and use large equipment with great care and control. The childminder ensures that when she uses her assistant, they are very clear of

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

their responsibility to support children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has a very secure understanding of how children learn and develop. For example, she skilfully challenges children's mathematical learning by spontaneously introducing it into their play and adult-led activities that offer excellent hands-on experiences for them to solve problems, such as identifying how many buns they will make and how to share these out equally. The childminder helps children to make excellent progress towards their next steps in learning, but she occasionally misses opportunities to extend their early reading skills further. Children communicate and express themselves extremely effectively, very confidently sharing their thoughts and ideas, and contributing to conversations.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides an exceptionally stimulating, homely environment. She uses children's interests very well, for example, their enthusiasm for singing, to extend their learning as they play. The childminder gives children very high praise and encouragement, which supports their excellent sense of self-worth and confidence. Children respond exceptionally well to the childminder's firm but fair guidance to cooperate, and maintain harmonious and enjoyable play.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children very quickly develop excellent skills required for the next stage in their learning, including going to school. They learn to listen attentively, follow instructions and predict what might happen next. Children have a very positive attitude to learning and are extremely independent. They are highly motivated and keen to learn. Children ask questions, make suggestions and celebrate one another's achievements.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447710 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1062638 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 5

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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 and lives in Redruth, Cornwall. She provides care for children on weekdays, all year round. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at degree level. The childminder employs an assistant as and when needed.

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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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