Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 January 2017 18 September 2012

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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 dedicated childminder is extremely committed to continuing to raise the exceptional quality. He gathers valuable and comprehensive feedback from his co- childminder, parents and children and uses this to bring about highly positive changes and continued improvements to his practice.  Children make excellent progress. The highly qualified childminder uses the knowledge gained from his vast qualifications superbly. He completes precise observations and assessments of children's learning. He carefully monitors children's progress and plans specific activities to support them to meet their full potential.  Children develop confidence and self-assurance and are emotionally secure. The childminder is extremely sensitive and caring. He provides an exceptionally warm and welcoming home-from-home environment, in which all children flourish. Genuine relationships exist between the childminder, his co-childminder and all children.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children play a key role in their own learning. The childminder and his co-childminder provide delightful opportunities that ignite children's natural curiosity and motivate them to learn. They actively make decisions and independently choose from a superb range of captivating and stimulating toys and equipment.  The childminder has established wonderfully supportive relationships with parents. He shares comprehensive information about children's progress and offers valuable suggestions about ways that parents can support children at home.  The childminder is an excellent role model. His encouragement and realistic expectations contribute towards children's exemplary behaviour. They use impeccable manners, are considerate of others and play harmoniously together.

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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 build on the outstanding targeted programme of professional development, in order to maintain the excellent practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out an evaluation of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures, and children's records. She also reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation and checked evidence of his suitability and the suitability of all adults who live or work on the premises.  The inspector spoke to children and took account of the views of parents through written documentation provided prior to inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is extremely confident in safeguarding procedures and knows how to respond if he has concerns about a child. The childminder's record keeping is meticulous. He implements robust policies and procedures to support his excellent practice. All adults who live in the premises have undergone rigorous suitability checks. This helps to keep children extremely safe. The childminder has a strong drive for excellence. Training is carefully targeted to ensure it has a positive impact on learning outcomes for children. The childminder is continually looking at ways he can source additional training to continue to build on his excellent knowledge. A current focus is to reflect on the impact of training even more precisely to identify any further improvements. The childminder works extremely closely with his co- childminder. Together they evaluate their practice to maintain the outstanding standards.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The ambitious and highly qualified childminder has a deep and thorough understanding of how young children learn and develop. Teaching is outstanding. The childminder provides a variety of interesting ways for children to develop their writing skills. Younger boys delight in making marks using water and brushes. The childminder is extremely responsive and aware of children's preferred styles of play. He provides a range of interesting, accessible toys and materials. For example, younger boys enthusiastically fill boxes and containers. This helps to support their independence and develop their small finger muscles. The childminder introduces descriptive words as children play with toy sea animals. He sensitively reinforces the correct pronunciation. This contributes towards children's excellent speaking and listening skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder promotes children's physical health especially well. He animatedly joins in with discussions about healthy foods and role models positive hygiene practices during mealtimes. Children benefit from an abundance of outings in the local community, and outdoor facilities in the garden are superb. Indoors, they dance and move to musical toys and are physically active as they confidently climb through large tunnels. Children grow a range of vegetables in the dedicated growing area and develop an excellent understanding of the world. They particularly enjoy exploring nature and investigating small wildlife in the woodland area. The childminder has established excellent relationships with schools and local settings. This helps to provide exceptional support and consistency for older children.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress. They are keen to play and explore and make many independent choices. Children display superb listening and attention skills. They particularly enjoy looking at books. Young children are captivated as they listen to favourite stories and help to turn the pages. Children learn plenty of necessary skills. This helps to prepare younger children extremely well for their next stages in learning and older children for the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442529 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 1060002 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 September 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in the Cale Green area of Stockport. He works alongside his wife, who is also a registered childminder. The childminder operates Monday to Thursday from 8am and 6pm, all year round. He holds an appropriate qualification at level 6.

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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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