Childminder EY450121

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 December 2016 29 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

 Due to his ongoing and continuous drive for high standards, the well-qualified childminder achieves outstanding standards of care and learning. Parents are extremely satisfied with all aspects of the childcare that the childminder provides.  The childminder has an extremely strong knowledge of the requirements that he must meet and knows how to enhance the safety and well-being of the children. He diligently maintains all necessary records relating to children and the care that they receive.  The childminder has very high expectations of what children can achieve. He provides many varied, high-quality experiences that enthuse children in their learning and promote their rapid development. This prepares children excellently for the next stage in their learning, including their move on to school.  Children have many opportunities for active physical play and exercise. For example, the childminder takes them on regular outings to the local woods where they

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This provision is outstanding

enthusiastically explore and he teaches them about the world around them. These trips provide ideal chances for children to help develop their large muscles and coordination.  Children show high levels of well-being while in the childminder's care. They form very close and trusting bonds with the childminder, whose calm and patient manner helps to foster their feelings of security. Children regularly seek his support and guidance.  The childminder closely supervises children as they learn to take appropriate risks and set their own challenges. For example, young children decide how to travel across large upended logs as stepping stones and when to jump down. This helps to build their confidence and self-esteem to the highest levels.  The childminder rigorously monitors the work completed by his assistants. He ensures that they diligently carry out their roles and responsibilities.

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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 identify highly appropriate professional development opportunities to sustain and further extend the already outstanding learning opportunities on offer to children.

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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 accompanied the childminder, co-childminder, assistant and children on an outing to a local woodland.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector read written testimonials from parents and spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and assistants, including the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, his co-childminder, assistant and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed a selection of documentation, including policies, procedures and records of children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder implements highly developed procedures to monitor the safety and well-being of children. He frequently updates his practice in accordance with new guidance and information. The childminder carefully selects suitable people to work with the children, recognising the importance of their ability to form effective relationships with children and parents. He proactively seeks the views of parents, children, the co-childminder and his assistants. This helps the childminder to comprehensively reflect on his practice. He is currently completing an early years degree. The childminder identifies areas where he would like to complete further training to develop his extensive knowledge even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder promptly assesses children's starting points in learning when they first begin. He is informed by the detailed information that he seeks from parents and his own excellent observations. This allows him to swiftly identify what children need to learn next. Each day the childminder gives his assistants time to review relevant information about children's learning progress. This enables them to offer targeted teaching during children's play. The childminder provides excellent support to develop children's communication skills. For example, he arranges fun, age-appropriate learning activities in another language that is spoken by some children that attend. This enhances children's ability to understand each other and encourages them to celebrate each other's differences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder presents toys at child-height in boxes that are labelled with words and pictures. This encourages children to make their own choices and develop high levels of independence. For example, they confidently get out toy cars to pretend to drive them through the fake snow that they are playing with. The childminder listens very carefully to what children have to say. He responds with high levels of skill, demonstrating his deep understanding of how to support the emotional well-being of children. Children learn to behave excellently. They learn how to keep themselves and each other safe. For example, when the childminder calls children's attention, they very quickly stop and quieten to respectfully listen to his instructions. He clearly explains why they need to safely step over a broken piece of wood on a small bridge. On the way back children remind each other what to do as they begin to manage the task independently between themselves.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children, including funded children, those who speak English as an additional language and those who have special educational needs or disabilities, make excellent progress from their individual starting points in their learning. They learn to speak clearly and confidently about a variety of topics. Children show extremely high levels of concentration during activities. They learn to take account of each other's needs and show thought and concern for others. Children develop their imagination as they sit together and pretend that a long log is their train. They problem solve and work together as they show an ambition and a 'can do' approach to building a den out of long fallen tree branches.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450121 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1066085 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 28

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in South Wootton, King's Lynn. He operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder works with a co-childminder and assistants. He supports children who have special educational needs or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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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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