Childminder EY488532

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2017 Not applicable

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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 demonstrates an extremely ambitious drive to provide the best possible care for children. She uses precise and highly accurate self-evaluation procedures. The childminder gathers detailed information from parents and children that helps her to analyse her practice exceedingly well.  The extremely well-qualified childminder provides highly exciting and appropriately challenging activities for children. Her meticulous observations and assessments of children's learning identify accurately what they need to learn next. This helps children to make rapid progress.  The childminder has established very strong links with parents and local schools where children attend. This helps to provide excellent information sharing systems, as well as an effective continued approach to children's learning.  The childminder provides children with a wide range of healthy and nutritious meals. Children are consulted on menu ideas and follow excellent hygiene practices.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children delight in planting flowers and talk eagerly about insects and features of the environment. This helps them to develop an awareness of the world around them.  Children are extremely well prepared for their eventual move to school. They demonstrate exceptionally high levels of independence from a young age. Children are extremely confident and are inquisitive learners.

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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 focus professional development opportunities on maintaining the excellent standard of practice and evaluate the impact on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the environment and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector had a tour around the areas of the premises.  The inspector held a discussions with the childminder. She discussed self-evaluation, looked at relevant documentation and viewed evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children and parents during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of safeguarding practices. She is extremely proactive in keeping up to date with changes in guidance. The childminder provides superb opportunities for children to develop an awareness of identifying and minimising hazards in the environment. For instance, during nature walks she talks to children about the nettles and what to do if they hurt themselves. The childminder has completed recent training on extending children's learning outdoors. She has since implemented highly effective areas in her garden that encourage children to look for insects and mix together natural ingredients. This helps to develop children's imagination. The childminder aims to continue to develop her knowledge to maintain her excellent standard of practice. The childminder has scrupulous procedures in place that help her to review children's progress and to swiftly identify and target gaps in learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's teaching is superb. She reads a well-loved story to children with great enthusiasm and children demonstrate a keen love of books. Children listen attentively to a story about a character looking through a telescope to find a shark in the pond. The childminder very skilfully talks to children about the different shapes in the storybook and encourages them to think about what they could be. Children excitedly find their own telescope and look around the outdoor area to see what shapes they can find.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children behave exceptionally well. They show respect for each other and display high levels of self-esteem. Children are very well settled and demonstrate that they are extremely confident and have excellent attachments with the childminder. The childminder provides superb opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. She helps to significantly enhance children's learning when taking them on very interesting and varied outings. For instance, children run and jump in muddy puddles during a walk around the local nature reserve. They collect items of interest and talk about the different things they can see, helping to promote children's communication skills.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress from what they know and can already do when they start at the setting. They continuously demonstrate deep engagement in their play. Children talk to others as they create different models when playing with dough. They develop very good hand-to-eye coordination when using plastic scissors to cut varying lengths of dough and count how many pieces they need. This helps to develop their mathematical skills. Children are very capable of managing their own self-care needs, which helps to prepare them extremely well for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488532 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1014741 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in Holywell, Whitley Bay. The childminder operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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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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