Childminder EY455354

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 December 2016 25 June 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 is reflective and highly effective in continuously evaluating her practice. She seeks the views of parents and children, which helps her to enhance standards. For example, she introduced an online system to record her highly accurate assessments of children's development and share these with parents.  The childminder has highly effective partnerships with parents. They exchange an extensive range of information, which supports continuity of care and children's well- being and development very successfully.  The childminder accurately monitors and records children's learning. She is very adept at identifying the next stages of learning and any gaps in children's development. She very skilfully plans activities to meet children's learning needs. Children are very eager learners and make rapid progress from their starting points.  Children respond extremely well to the childminder's positive behaviour management.

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This provision is outstanding

She is an excellent role model for children. She has very high expectations and is kind and consistent. Children have superb manners, and they share and take turns from an early age.  The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment. Children enjoy an excellent range of sensory, creative and exploratory experiences, and are very confident to try new things. They develop an outstanding desire to learn and take part in activities.

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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

 work more effectively with all other settings children attend, to share information about children's needs more consistently.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children taking part in a range of activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children, and carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's learning and development records.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation, parents' surveys and written feedback left for the inspection.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled at updating her knowledge and teaching skills. She regularly attends training, which has developed her skills exceptionally well to extend and enhance individual children's communication and language development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder meticulously follows her thorough policies and procedures to ensure she keeps children safe at all times. She has an excellent understanding of how to recognise when a child is at risk and how to respond quickly. Partnership working with other agencies is very strong. For example, the childminder seeks prompt advice and support to help her meet children's particular needs and ensure she provides targeted support where needed. The childminder does not consistently work with all other settings children attend, to share information about their learning and care needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her outstanding knowledge of how children learn to provide an exceptionally wide variety of highly stimulating experiences. For instance, she teaches children about the life cycle of a butterfly by using hands-on experiences to very successfully engage the children. The childminder adapts activities extremely well to support individual children's needs, especially their communication and language. For example, she very skilfully encourages children to share their thoughts about what they see, smell and feel so that they become confident to express themselves to others. The childminder's extremely positive interactions with children support their language skills exceptionally well so that they learn new words at a fast rate.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very happy and confident in the extremely nurturing and warm environment. The childminder organises the playroom exceptionally well. Children are highly independent and follow their ideas. For example, they help themselves to cars and play with them in a tray of oats. Children are very considerate and use their initiative, for instance, to fetch the dustpan and brush to sweep up a spillage. The childminder supports children's health very well. Children are physically active and enjoy regular outings where they learn to manage their own safety; for example, to climb and use large equipment in the garden and use balance bikes with care in the local skate park.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. They are highly curious, active and very independent. Children have an extremely positive attitude to learning and develop excellent skills that prepare them very well for their future lives and school. Children develop a great love of books and storytelling, becoming highly confident to choose books and read to each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY455354 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1063139 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 June 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Exmouth, Devon. She operates from 7.30am to 6.30pm from Tuesday to Friday, all year round. She is able to provide overnight care. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a BA degree in Childhood and Youth Studies as well as having EYP status.

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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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