Lois Patricia Norcott

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 January 2017 10 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 uses the information from her excellent observations very well to plan personalised learning for each child. She meticulously tracks each child's development and accurately identifies their next stages of development. Children make outstanding progress from their starting points.  The childminder makes highly effective use of her self-evaluation, seeking parents' and children's feedback. She uses this exceptionally well to identify her professional development and share her knowledge with parents. For example, she sought training to help her extend children's communication skills, to better support the specific needs of individual children and help them rapidly catch up.  The childminder's excellent partnerships with parents and other early years providers have a significant impact on children's learning and care. For example, they worked together very closely to improve children's sleep routines, which meant they were

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This provision is outstanding

happier and had more energy during the day.  Children behave extremely well and demonstrate excellent manners. The childminder provides exceptional support so children play together harmoniously and value each other's feelings.  Children gain an excellent awareness of keeping themselves safe. For example, they learn to use safety knives to cut grapes into small pieces so they do not choke on them.

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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

 challenge the eldest children even further in developing their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector spoke with children and parents, and took account of the childminder's self-evaluation, and parent survey and written feedback for the inspection.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how to keep children safe and knows what to do should a child be at risk of harm. Since her last inspection, the childminder has made excellent improvements. For example, she has extended her resources that help children understand about people's differences. Following a local initiative to improve young children's mathematical development, the childminder went on training. This has very successfully helped her to challenge children more in this aspect of their learning. The childminder shares extensive information with parents. For example, she has introduced newsletters and provided links to family support and training. Parents find this extremely useful, such as helping them to manage their children's behaviour far more effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder very skilfully uses children's interests and home events to extend their learning. For example, during building work at a child's home, she set up role-play opportunities with a work bench and tools. Children learnt to skilfully use a range of tools, measure and make plans. The childminder provides excellent support, introducing and extending children's ideas. For example, young children practise cutting a toy cake, while older children count how many plates they need and work out if there is enough cake for all to have some. She introduces terms, such as 'half to share between two'. Children have extensive opportunities to practise making marks, although the childminder occasionally misses an opportunity to challenge older children to practise writing letters.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder meets children's physical and emotional needs exceptionally well. She provides highly nutritious snacks and hot meals, and understands the importance of healthy eating. For example, she works very closely with parents to minimise children's sugar intake and this has had a marked improvement on children's health and behaviour. The childminder very successfully involves older children in understanding and managing risks for themselves, and thinking of solutions to problems. For example, they wear safety helmets and know it is easier to use a scooter on the path than the grass.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain outstanding skills ready for school. They display very high curiosity, creativity and imagination. For example, older children explore paints, mixing colours and discovering symmetry. They engage fully in activities and listen with high levels of interest to each other's ideas. Children are very happy, highly enthusiastic, independent learners. They persevere and develop different strategies to succeed. For example, young children learn to put their feet first in to a one-piece waterproof outfit to manage easier.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY465753 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1069511 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Chippenham, Wiltshire. She offers care each weekday, including before and after school, for 46 weeks a year. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged 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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