Baker, Sarah

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 2017 11 May 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

 Teaching is outstanding. The childminder is highly responsive to children during play and expertly extends their learning. She skilfully adapts her teaching to exactly match individual children's preferences, in order to enthuse, motivate and challenge them.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Extremely detailed information is shared and learning between home and with the childminder is seamless. Particularly strong links to schools are used to make sure children are superbly well prepared for school.  Children make excellent progress in their development. The childminder carefully observes children, meticulously reviews their progress and make sure she knows precisely what each child needs to learn next.  Children are very eager to learn and show high levels of concentration and confidence. Especially secure attachments to the highly skilled and sensitive childminder provide a strong foundation for developing their self-esteem and independence.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has a keen focus on building children's resilience and respect for others. Children show a remarkable understanding for other children's needs, and their superb behaviour shows they feel exceptionally safe and secure.  The childminder is highly successful in her pursuit of excellence. She is proactive in seeking the views of parents and children and rigorously evaluates the provision. Extremely effective use is made of professional development opportunities.

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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 reflect on how well changes made to outdoor resources and the environment support toddlers to explore and learn actively.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector viewed the areas of the home used for childminding and checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder, her assistant and those living in the house.  The inspector looked at documentation, including the safeguarding policy and evidence of qualifications.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children throughout the inspection. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is passionate about achieving the very best outcomes for all children. She is committed to using focused professional development to make sure she has an expert understanding of how children learn. The childminder makes changes to the resources and environment, particularly outdoors, to better support toddlers to explore and investigate in their own way. She recognises the importance of evaluating the impact any such changes have on children's learning, in order to ensure they continue to achieve at exceptionally high levels. Since her last inspection the childminder has been extremely successful in finding imaginative ways to communicate with parents. Parents are deeply involved in children's development and ideas to support learning are quickly shared. Parents delight in building on counting activities the childminder shares with them to promote rapid progress. Safeguarding is effective. Children's welfare is at the heart of all decisions made

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

and robust procedures are in place to respond quickly to concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's interactions with children as they play are inspirational. She provides plenty of time for children to explore the highly stimulating environment. Children are delighted to discover imaginative resources have been moved outside so they can develop previous ideas. The childminder carefully watches children as they investigate and chooses precisely the right moment to talk about what they are doing or to pose a new challenge. She thoughtfully adds resources linked to children's preferences so they are all thoroughly absorbed. Children's learning is expertly reinforced through sensitive questioning that helps them reflect on their explorations and ideas. The childminder uses her accurate assessments and extremely detailed knowledge of each child's personality to meticulously plan the environment and make the most of every learning experience.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's impeccable behaviour and exceptional understanding of the needs of others reflect the core values of the childminder. She has a sharp focus on providing children with choices and independence to help them become strong and resilient. Children show their remarkable respect and consideration for others as they sensitively help younger children to use equipment and share resources. The childminder cultivates a passion for learning in children by modelling curiosity, enthusiasm and thinking skills. Children relish opportunities to experience growing and preparing their own healthy food.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make consistently rapid progress and gaps in achievement between different groups close quickly. For example, toddlers make particularly good progress in their language development. Babies' personal development is nurtured through extremely sensitive interactions. Older children become familiar with the letters in their name by taking part in activities tailored to their unique needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY299038 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 1092183 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 13 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 22

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Greasborough, Rotherham. She works with an assistant and holds a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder operates from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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