Childminder EY347212

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 February 2017 19 November 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 has an excellent knowledge of how children learn. She uses her outstanding skills to help all children in her care make excellent progress.  The childminder provides an extremely welcoming and nurturing environment for children. They are settled and secure, showing high levels of emotional well-being.  Children have excellent opportunities to problem solve in all activities, and make rapid progress in their mathematical development. For example, they test their ideas out when trying to estimate the distance each car will travel down a self-made ramp, while the childminder skilfully challenges them with questions that make them think.  The childminder is highly reflective of her practice. She strives to improve her service and takes into account feedback from children and parents. She regularly attends professional development courses to help supplement her already excellent knowledge.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder keeps thorough and precise records of children's progress and uses this information exceptionally well to meet their learning needs.  The childminder develops children's awareness and respect of others exceptionally well. Children learn to respect differences and actively learn about people and communities beyond their own. Children follow the clear behaviour rules which they helped to write. Children's behaviour is excellent.

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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

 consider ways to enhance children's already excellent sensory experiences in all areas of play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took parents' views into account through reading their written feedback.  The inspector and the childminder observed children at play and discussed how the activities met the children's interests.  The inspector reviewed documentation, including evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability checks of other adults living in the home.  The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that are used for childminding.  The inspector discussed the safeguarding and welfare requirements with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely thorough understanding of child protection issues and knows how to identify and report any concerns about children's welfare. She is highly reflective and uses ongoing training to help improve her service. Monitoring of children's progress is highly effective, helping to ensure they make rapid progress. The childminder has very strong relationships with other professionals. For example, she receives weekly plans from nursery staff which she incorporates in her own planning. The childminder works extremely closely with parents. She gathers their observations of their children at home to help support continuity in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans and provides a very wide range of highly stimulating experiences and activities, although, occasionally, children do not have as wide a range of opportunities to freely access natural resources. Children are extremely well supported with their communication and language development and literacy. For example, children recall stories and make up their own using props, visual aids and music when reading their favourite books. The childminder effectively judges when to intervene in children's play and when to encourage independence. For example, as children play with the modelling dough, she introduces new words and encourages them to talk about what they are making. The childminder extends children's learning even further. For example, she asks them to count, compare sizes and recognise colours and shapes while they make imaginary cakes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder helps children to develop excellent social skills. Children regularly help each other with their learning. For example, they set the table ready for snack time, helping each other to count the plates and cups they need. Children enthusiastically choose where they wish to play. They enjoy playing in the very well-resourced outside area, where they excitedly hunt for pebbles with letters on them that they need to find to make their name.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop highly effective skills and make significant progress, ready for the move to school. All children develop excellent independence skills. For example, they enthusiastically tidy away resources unprompted. Children make excellent progress with their literacy development. For example, they use letter sounds skilfully to spell out their names and to write them correctly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY347212 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1070856 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. The childminder provides care from Tuesday to Thursday, 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for family holidays agreed in advance.

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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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