Childminder in Derby

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 April 2017 6 March 2015

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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 is highly ambitious and has an uncompromising drive to deliver the best possible service. She has addressed the recommendations set at the previous inspection. Children now enjoy an extensive range of exciting activities that enables them to explore, investigate and extend their learning extremely well.  The childminder has exceptionally strong relationship with parents and other settings children attend. She shares a wide range of information and enables parents to become highly involved in their children's learning.  The childminder is extremely sensitive to children's individual personalities and needs. Children feel very secure and comfortable in the childminder's company. They form exceptionally strong and affectionate attachments to her.  The childminder has a superb knowledge of each child's individuality. She uses her assessment of children's development exceptionally well to monitor any gaps in their

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This provision is outstanding

learning. Children make outstanding progress.  The childminder places a very high priority on children developing strong language, communication and literacy skills. Children rapidly develop a broad vocabulary. They are extremely articulate and confident in sharing their thoughts and ideas. Children love books and use them very well to search for information. For example, to find the names of different mini-beasts.  The childminder is an inspirational role model. She is extremely calm and patient, and consistently encourages children to be kind and respect each other. Children's behaviour is excellent. They are polite, well mannered and considerate.

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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 with plans to extend the already excellent learning opportunities and activities for those children who prefer to be outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities, and assessed and discussed the impact the activities have on children's learning.  The inspector discussed how the childminder assesses the children and the progress they make. She also spoke to the childminder about her planning.  The inspector took into account the views of parents from written feedback letters and questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector discussed the suitability of the childminder and her assistant and their qualifications. She also discussed the childminder's safeguarding procedures and how she intends to improve her provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely secure understanding of how to keep children safe. She has an excellent knowledge of child protection issues and the local safeguarding procedures to follow to protect children from harm. The childminder is extremely passionate about her role and recognises the value of ongoing professional development. She attends conferences and training and reads articles to enhance her knowledge. The childminder follows exceptionally robust procedures to monitor the ongoing suitability and performance of her assistant. She makes frequent evaluations of her practice to identify areas for improvement. The childminder intends to enhance the outdoor environment further to help encourage children who prefer to play outside to continue to make excellent progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an extensive insight into how children learn. She is highly motivated and enthusiastic in her teaching. She expertly plans an abundance of impressive learning opportunities that inspires children to learn. She cleverly adapts and refines these activities as children play to capitalise and challenge their learning. For example, children use objects that they have collected from a nature walk to create some artwork. The childminder makes suggestions which help children to extend their learning and create trailers, roads and race tracks out of sticks, fir cones and stones. The childminder provides extensive opportunities for children to become deeply engaged in their learning. She promotes mathematical skills extremely well, for example, as children use construction bricks and build a garage and home for a crocodile. They discuss the height of the walls, estimate the size of the buildings and solve how to put on a roof.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder very successfully supports children's good health and well-being. She makes full use of her highly stimulating home and local places of interest to promote children's learning. Children flourish and independently choose their own activities and attend to their self-care needs extremely well. The childminder fosters children's physical skills exceptionally well and helps children to make healthy food choices. She provides a highly safe and secure environment and teaches children how to keep themselves safe. The childminder encourages children to value themselves and other people's differences and similarities exceptionally well. The arrangements for transition to school are excellent.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children rapidly acquire important skills in readiness for school. Children are very confident and have an outstanding desire to try new things and a positive attitude to learning. Children are excellent communicators and are very secure.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY318345 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1092551 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 6 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Allestree, Derbyshire. She operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except for the week between Christmas and New Year, bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two -three- and four-year-old children. The childminder occasionally works with an assistant.

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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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