Childminder 505384

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 January 2017 16 December 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 remains highly ambitious and strives to provide excellent care for children. She undertakes an astute programme of professional development that enables her to remain up to date with any relevant changes that affect her work. She has read extensively about new legislation that affects her work and has embedded this in her policies, procedures and practice.  Relationships with parents and other settings that children attend are exceptional. Parents consider themselves to be extremely lucky to have the childminder caring for their children. They credit the childminder with being responsible for helping children to be the confident and self-assured young people they are.  The childminder provides exciting, stimulating activities for children. They thoroughly enjoy craft and cooking activities. The childminder reads through the planning from the other settings that children attend. This helps her to successfully build on children's

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This provision is outstanding

interests and helps them to put into practice what they know and can do.  Extensive consideration is given to helping children to become confident and able individuals. The childminder places children's voices, views and rights at the heart of all her work. She listens to them and acts on their suggestions. Furthermore, group discussions and conversations are highly effective in helping children to understand about the emotions and feelings of others.  Children have fun. They buzz with giggly excitement as they think of pirate names for the childminder. They shriek with laughter as they come up with increasingly gruesome names and the childminder mocks horror at what they suggest.  The childminder is an exceptional practitioner. Children have very close relationships with her. Her incredibly gentle and nurturing approach helps children to thrive in their personal, social and emotional development.

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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 find even more creative ways to extend further on children's enjoyment of imaginary play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's development.  The inspector discussed activities with the childminder and children.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents. She spoke to children and asked them about what they think of the childminder's care.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has extensive awareness of local and national issues relating to child protection. She updates her knowledge and uses information from her Local Safeguarding Children Board to accurately review her policies and procedures. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder uses creative ways to help keep children safe in her home. In the garden, she uses windmills as a visual barrier so children know where the artificial grass ends and the paving stones start. This reminds them to keep their play on the softer area. The childminder discusses safety with children. She effectively promotes their understanding of road safety when they go on their frequent walks to the school and local parks. The childminder has extensive experience of caring for children. Her highly accurate evaluations of her work support the ongoing improvements she makes. This significantly enhances the quality of her setting and has maximum benefit for

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

children. She has recently developed her garden to extend even further on children's enjoyment of being outdoors.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her many years of experience to perceptively know when to support children and when to stand back and allow them to explore. She appreciates the value of encouraging children to discover new things through their play and to test out their ideas. Children are exceptionally articulate and talk about the things that they like, such as their favourite books and films. They express their understanding, such as what pirates do and what makes a good or bad pirate. Children explain the meaning of the new words that they have learnt, such as the word oesophagus. They use these words in a sentence as they demonstrate their ability to absorb new information. Children play together very well. They take part in role play and decide what they will do. Their ability to negotiate and make decisions shows their excellent social skills. The childminder is investigating different approaches to find even more effective ways to extend children's creative and imaginative

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are highly independent. They dress themselves and organise their belongings when they return from pre-school. Children are equally independent in choosing what they would like to do when they are with the childminder. At lunchtime, they decide what to eat and help the childminder to prepare the meal. Together, they mix the ingredients and take turns. Children show maturity as they pass the bowl backwards and forwards to each other and help by steadying the bowl as another child stirs with a spoon. Children put their bread in the toaster and butter it afterwards. The childminder's confidence in their abilities helps them to skilfully carry out tasks and demonstrate an excellent awareness of safety while doing so. Children know about food that is healthy as the childminder explains to them about how their bodies use the foods, such as milk to help make their bones strong. Children know the childminder listens to them and that what they say is important.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

They are brimming with confidence and self-assurance, and demonstrate the highest levels of self-esteem.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 505384 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1064193 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 December 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1996 and lives in Leighton Buzzard. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 9am and from 3pm until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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