Childminder EY394401

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 March 2017 3 September 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 highly skilled childminder has an excellent awareness of children's next steps, interests and learning styles. She plans a highly stimulating environment and excellent range of experiences very successfully. Exemplary monitoring and analysis of data helps her to ensure children make excellent progress from their starting points.  Exemplary partnerships with parents ensure they play an active role in their children's learning from the onset. For example, the childminder gains very detailed information about children's starting points, explores in depth what they learn at home and gives parents excellent ideas and resources to support learning at home even further.  The childminder supports children's early reading, and communication and language skills highly effectively. For example, children show great interest and excitement in books and listen exceptionally well. The childminder uses resources extremely

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This provision is outstanding

successfully to focus children's attention and involve them wholeheartedly in the story.  The childminder uses her astute evaluations of practice very well to successfully make improvements. She has made excellent progress since her last inspection. For example, she involves children in preparing food and ensures they learn about healthy eating. She provides excellent opportunities to learn where food comes from and how it grows.  The childminder supports children's emotional well-being extremely well. Children form exceedingly strong attachments, build firm friendships and are very kind to each other.

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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

 provide even more opportunities for children to create imaginatively and build on their designs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions and quality of teaching as children played.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's assessment records, the childminder's self-evaluation, and her policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses meticulous procedures to ensure all documents relating to her childminding service are secure and confidential. She has an exceptional knowledge of child protection procedures and very clearly knows what to do if any concerns arise about a child. The childminder continues to develop her knowledge and understanding exceptionally well through excellent professional development, research and networking, to ensure children reach their full potential. For example, she plans to extend their experiences within the community, such as planting bulbs locally.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her expert knowledge and very high expectations to help children achieve exceptionally well. Children are extremely confident, highly motivated to learn and very eager to participate. The childminder provides very good sensory experiences for young children. For example, they show great curiosity as they explore the different transparent bags with their hands and tools, exploring different movements exceptionally well. The childminder uses every opportunity to engage children in developing their mathematical skills, such as counting fingers on their 'gloop' hand prints. At times, the childminder does not provide further opportunities for children to develop their craft designs fully.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Exceptional partnerships with parents help the childminder meet children's care needs highly successfully. She has very high expectations and is extremely consistent in helping children learn about hygiene and safety. For example, she encourages children to blow their noses and wash their hands independently, providing them with clear explanations so that they become aware of possible consequences regarding their health. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder uses her training exceptionally well. She provides choices and is an excellent role model, helping children to share and take turns. The childminder provides specific praise, so that children know what they have done well, which helps support their very high self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress and gain excellent skills that prepare them extremely well for school. Young children move and handle resources very competently. For example, they build very confidently with wooden log slices, developing excellent control and coordination of their movements. Children become extremely independent, for instance when they use knives safely to prepare their snack. Children persevere very well to develop new skills. For example, young children use trial and error to discover how to open the door on the toy bus, showing great excitement at their achievements.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY394401 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1071180 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Emerson's Green, Bristol. The childminding service operates Monday to Friday throughout the year. The childminder holds an 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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Telephone number

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