Childminder EY467343

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2017 25 February 2014

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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 gets to know the children exceptionally well. For example, she observes children with their parents when they attend settling-in sessions. She follows children's care routines closely, which helps them to settle extremely quickly.  Children gain exceptional independence skills that help to support their future learning. For example, they 'write' their ideas and confidently lead their own play. For instance, they choose to go to the shops to purchase items that they suggest.  Children make exceptional progress. The childminder accurately monitors children's learning, which helps her to highlight any gaps in learning and provide individual support to help children catch up and exceed expectations.  The childminder is highly successful at establishing overwhelmingly positive partnerships with parents. She keeps parents extremely well informed. For example, she shares relevant information with them, such as toilet training ideas.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder builds on children's spontaneous play and interests in exceptionally motivating ways. For example, children who are enthralled by castles and knights make knight costumes, build huge castles out of cardboard boxes and visit a real castle.  Children develop an exceptional understanding of the natural world. For example, they record the animals that visit the garden and participate in bird watching daily.

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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

 develop even further the range of opportunities that children have to extend their understanding of other people's similarities and differences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder monitors the consistency of care and learning experiences extremely well. For example, she holds regular meetings with the other childminders she works with to highlight training needs and share new play ideas each week. The childminder is extremely keen to develop her skills even further. For example, she routinely attends online discussion forums to share ideas. The childminder works extremely well with other early years professionals. For example, she makes an exceptional effort to share children's interests and learn what they enjoy doing at the other settings they attend. This helps to provide a highly consistent approach to their learning. The childminder continuously self- evaluates her practice. For example, she recognises a need to build upon children's understanding of other people's differences and similarities even further. The childminder has an extensive understanding of how to protect children's welfare. She knows the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

procedures to follow to help keep them safe. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly supports children to manage the move to school extremely well. For example, children engage in role play with school uniforms and learn more complex skills, such as doing up ties and shoelaces. Children are extremely well supported by the childminder to develop their communication and language skills. For example, they enjoy daily communication sessions where they learn new words and extend the complexity of the sentences that they use. Younger children are fascinated by the constant use of stimulating props, such as interactive string puppets.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have extremely secure and trusting relationships with the childminder and develop an impressive sense of belonging. Children behave impeccably well and are extremely polite. They have an excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, children are keen to bake their own meals using food that they help to grow, such as mixed vegetable pies. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their physical skills. For instance, each morning they have active sessions to 'wake up and exercise'. Children discuss more complex theories, such as the speed of their pulse rates, and they understand the effect that exercise has on their bodies.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages make outstanding progress in relation to their starting points. Older children gain excellent early mathematical skills, such as being able to count to 20 and then back down again with extreme confidence. Children develop excellent reading skills. They independently read simple words in books and participate in regular letter hunts in the environment, where they skilfully and quickly recognise letters.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467343 Local authority Medway Towns Inspection number 1069644 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She works from another registered childminder's home in Rochester, Kent. The childminder cares for children from 6am to 7pm on Monday to Friday and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder works with two other registered childminders and holds a relevant early years 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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