Childminder EY461398

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 January 2017 11 October 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

 Self-evaluation is highly effective. The childminder has high regard for parents' views and immediately consulted them after her last inspection to help her address her recommendation. This has enabled her to very successfully encourage parents' involvement and the information they share about children's learning at home.  The childminder has excellent communication and partnerships with parents and others to enable her to provide exceptional care and learning opportunities for children. This had led them to very successfully plan activities to enhance children's early literacy development. Children are exceptionally happy and thrive in the childminder's care.  Observation, assessment and planning procedures are exemplary. The childminder meticulously monitors children's learning and development. She works extremely well with parents to compile a comprehensive record of children's progress, and to prevent

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This provision is outstanding

any gaps in children's learning. Children make rapid progress.  The childminder teaches children exceptionally well through an excellent range of activities. For example, children use a 'pipette' to syringe and transfer water with great precision, developing excellent control of their movements. The childminder provides inspiring resources, such as tool catalogues especially for boys' imaginative play, to encourage their literacy skills.

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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

 implement the current plans to further extend the successful partnerships with schools, to enhance continuity in children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in their indoor and outdoor activities.  The childminder held discussions with the childminder and spoke with the children.  The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation form and feedback from parents.  The inspector viewed children's development records.  The inspector checked safety of the premises and sampled documentation, including training and insurance certificates.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder makes excellent use of childcare and education publications to successfully further her skills. This has led her to enhance the range of activities for children's mathematics and phonic skills exceptionally well. The childminder reflects extremely well on her practice and makes highly effective improvements. For instance, to continuously increase the outdoor resources for children. The childminder has plans to visit a school, to find out how she can further support children in preparation for their future move there. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough knowledge of child protection procedures to enable her to safeguard children's welfare exceptionally well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder involves parents and families exceptionally well in children's learning. For example, she provides excellent guidance to support children's early reading and writing skills. The childminder makes excellent use of natural materials and experiments to inspire children. For instance, children plant bulbs and grow flowers. They put daffodils in coloured water and show enthralment as the petals change colour. Children join in learning and activities with immense enthusiasm. For example, they excitedly follow a trail of footprints to act out a favourite story. The childminder very skilfully incorporates mathematics throughout activities. For example, she writes a 'shopping list' of numbers for the children to read. With great concentration and pleasure, children accurately select the corresponding items.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children play exceptionally well together. With great confidence, they negotiate and work things out, such as how to successfully transfer water from a container. Children have exemplary relationships and are extremely caring. For example, they carefully pour one another drinks, taking great care to ensure an equal amount. A food-training course has inspired the childminder to further extend children's learning opportunities exceptionally well. For example, children help her to bake bread, grow produce and shop for exotic fruits. They love to try different tastes as they compare sour with sweet.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children have an excellent time with the childminder and thoroughly enjoy their activities. They take immense interest as they confidently explore the exceptionally stimulating play areas. Children have very exciting and unique opportunities to share their learning experiences with their family. For example, they collect eggs from the hen coop, learn about incubation and take the hatched chicks home to be their pets. Children make excellent progress in their development and successfully develop their learning skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY461398 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1063468 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 October 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Plympton, Devon. Care is available on Monday and Tuesday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except for the childminder's holidays. The childminder receives early education funding to provide free places for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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