Childminder EY450118

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

 The highly qualified childminder takes advantage of extensive and broad ranging professional development opportunities. The expert knowledge that she has developed allows her to provide highly effective teaching, so that children now make outstanding achievements in their learning.  The health, safety and well-being of the children are central to everything that the childminder does. She expertly promotes children's well-being at every opportunity.  The childminder is an inspirational leader. She shares her extensive knowledge with her co-childminder and her assistants. This supports them to achieve excellent standards.  Partnership working is thoroughly embedded into the childminder's practice. The childminder works very closely with other professionals to share her knowledge about children. She offers children individually tailored care and support, where they have special educational needs or disabilities, or if additional help is required.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children love spending time with the childminder and they thoroughly enjoy themselves. She gets to know them very well. The childminder forms very supportive relationships with parents using professional, open and honest communication.  Children make outstanding progress in their learning. The childminder focuses strongly on helping all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to make rapid progress in their communication and language skills.  The childminder takes children on a wide variety of exciting outings. This includes trips, for example, to indoor soft-play environments, where children exercise and develop their large muscles and coordination.  The childminder uses verbal, written and electronic communication to keep parents very well informed about all aspects of their children's learning. The assessments that she shares with parents are rigorously completed and highly accurate.

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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 refine the already highly effective monitoring processes and become even more responsive to any variations in the progress that children make in their learning.

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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, her 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 and the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her 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 has a strong ability to recognise when a child may be at risk of harm or neglect and remains vigilant to recognise safeguarding issues. The childminder thoroughly reviews her practice whenever she receives new information or guidance. She seeks information from a wide variety of sources, such as websites, written publications and the local authority. This helps to ensure that the childminder is always up to date with current legislation and changes in good practice. She uses highly effective monitoring techniques to understand the progress that children are making. The childminder uses this information to promptly identify where additional help may be needed for particular children and swiftly puts it in place. The childminder also uses this to target teaching for children's specific needs. As part of her ongoing plans for continuous improvement, the childminder has identified plans to further

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

refine these processes. She plans to identify even more specifically any variations in the rates of children's progress in aspects of their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder meticulously plans highly stimulating play-based opportunities to meet the needs of children, superbly promoting their development across the areas of learning. For example, children develop their small-muscle skills ready for writing as they use a range of stampers, stickers and pencils in a role play Christmas themed post office game. The childminder uses regular group activities to help children develop their listening skills and ability to take turns. For example, a different child has a turn at choosing a number from a bag each day. They match the number they choose to a wrapped present and then unwrap a Christmas themed storybook. The childminder or her assistant then enthusiastically reads it to the whole group. They clarify and simplify the story at appropriate points, and repeat single words, to enhance younger children's understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children learn to behave extremely well. The childminder establishes children's understanding of living in a democratic society. For example, she gives them choices, encouraging them to express their views. They cast votes about what they would like to do. This helps children to develop high levels of respect for the views and wishes of others. The childminder gives children very clear messages about being healthy. For example, when children wipe their nose she encourages them to clean their hands, explaining clearly to them how this prevents others from catching any viruses.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop an excellent ability to concentrate for extended periods. They are self- motivated, enthusiastic and curious learners. Children are rapidly gaining early literacy and mathematical skills. Where they are behind in their learning when they first begin, they catch up with their peers very quickly. All children's excellent progress, particularly in the key areas of their development, firmly prepares them for future learning, including their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450118 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1066084 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, Kings Lynn. She 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 6. The childminder works with a co-childminder and assistants. She supports children who have special educational needs or disabilities and those who speak English as 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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