Childminder in Cheshire West and Chester

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 January 2017 7 November 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 provides a highly stimulating, well-resourced environment. Children are excited to learn and engage in an extensive range of sensory and exploratory experiences. Activities planned are sharply focused to meet children's individual needs and interests.  The childminder has an in-depth understanding of how children learn. She gains comprehensive information on children's starting points and knows the children in her care extremely well. The childminder makes excellent use of her observations of children's development and effectively monitors their progress to ensure all children make rapid progress.  The childminder has established highly superb partnerships with parents and other professionals. They exchange an extensive range of information. This helps to provide great continuity of care and learning for children, particularly when they attend other early years settings.  The childminder is extremely reflective and diligent in continuously evaluating her

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This provision is outstanding

practice. She seeks the views of both parents and children to help her to enhance her provision further. Parents comment that the childminder's passion for teaching children is exceptional.  The childminder has a robust understanding of how to keep children safe and successfully involves them in managing their own safety. For example, they practise emergency fire evacuations and learn about road safety on the walk to school.  The childminder is an excellent role model for children. She is kind, consistent and provides clear boundaries. Children respond extremely well to her positive behaviour management. They have good manners and behave exceptionally well for their age and stage of 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

 implement plans to build on the already excellent opportunities for children to learn about growing and where food comes from to promote their understanding of healthy lifestyles even further.

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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 completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and as recorded in written references and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The highly professional and experienced childminder is committed to enhancing her knowledge and understanding through professional development. She regularly attends training courses and meets with other childminders to help extend her skills and knowledge even further. The impact of training on children's learning is highly evident. For example, recent courses have enhanced and secured her understanding of how young children communicate, in order to help her support their speech extremely well. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements and is very clear about her role in keeping children safe and secure. She completes detailed risk assessments to identify and minimise potential hazards and closely supervises children during activities to help them play in safety.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder demonstrates high expectations of all children, skilfully challenging and promoting their development across all the areas of learning. She gives children plenty of time to investigate resources and to think about how things work. Children develop their small-muscle skills in readiness for writing as they manipulate play dough and use a range of switches and levers. Mathematics skills are promoted extremely effectively as children have regular opportunities to count and develop their language to include size and shape. The childminder places an extremely sharp focus on children's communication and language development. She provides an engaging narrative to children's play and repeats words slowly and clearly to support pronunciation. Young children are introduced to new vocabulary as they open secret doors to find a range of exciting and interactive objects to play with. Language is developed further as they sing rhymes and share picture books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder actively promotes healthy lifestyles. For example, she provides nutritious meals and children have regular access to local play areas to promote their physical development. The childminder plans to extend this learning further by introducing activities to teach children where food comes from. Children show high levels of independence, washing their hands before meals and putting away their own coats and shoes when coming in from outside. The childminder actively promotes equality, inclusion and respect for others. She continually involves children in decision making, contributing to their high levels of confidence and self-esteem. The childminder is extremely attentive and nurturing. Children settle well and build excellent relationships with the childminder and each other.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning. They develop vivid imaginations as they engage in creative play and make up magical stories. Children develop their knowledge about the natural world during walks outside. They are curious and actively compare and ask lots of questions about the snails they find. Children concentrate and engage fully in their play. They persevere with new skills, using trial and error to overcome a challenge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY224895 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 1064310 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 November 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Boughton, Chester. She operates all year round, working from 7am to 8pm on Monday to Sunday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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