Molloy Lynda Kathleen

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 2017 8 June 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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has worked exceptionally well with her co- childminder. Together, they plan very effective opportunities and enable children to explore resources and activities designed to complement individual learning styles.  The childminder pays excellent attention to her ongoing professional development. This helps her to explore different teaching methods and also generates ideas, which she expertly transforms into fun, educational programmes that promote children's achievements to the highest level.  Excellent relationships are developed by the childminder with other professionals. For example, she shares the observations she makes about children's ongoing progress with the child's key person at the local pre-school. This enables both parties to promote learning and development very consistently, as children move between both settings.  Partnerships with parents are strong and purposeful. Together, they support children's

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This provision is outstanding

motivation and nurture their developing interests. Children are enabled to share their ideas and explore different interests throughout the year, helping to keep them engaged and keen to learn.  All children have the skills they need for their eventual move on to school. This includes self-helps skills and the confidence to make their voice heard.

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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

 explore ways to enhance children's creative skills and their appreciation of art, design and music.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and her co-childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is vigilant about children's welfare. She pays extremely close attention to updating her knowledge about how to support vulnerable families and children at risk of harm. She is alert to discrimination and proactive in encouraging children's understanding about tolerance of others. The childminder's highly effective monitoring enables her to identify where children may be slow to develop key skills. She takes immediate steps to develop an action plan, with defined responsibilities about how these gaps in learning will be closed. The childminder evaluates and acts on the views of parents, children and her co-childminder to drive continual improvement. She is keen to further enrich opportunities for children to explore the arts.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is driven to provide the best learning opportunities for children. Her teaching is very responsive to their needs. Their different cultures are celebrated. Those who speak English as an additional language enjoy time to immerse themselves in their home language through books and posters. This helps to build their confidence to begin exploring and using English. The childminder provides an exceptional range of resources and activities. Many exciting educational trips are organised, enabling children to learn through first-hand experience. Children discover the natural world and take part in bug hunts at country parks. The childminder encourages them to experiment with resources, challenging them very effectively. She helps them to make progress above that expected of their age. For example, very young children explore simple technology, learning how to turn handles to move objects up and then down again. The environment is calm and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

supports children to investigate further and at their own pace. Excellent strategies are used to promote social, physical and communication skills to an exceedingly high level.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Excellent daily routines help children to learn about the passage of time. They provide stability, as children refine skills associated with self-care, interactive play and socialising with others. Home-cooked meals are planned around children's individual dietary needs and cultural observances, helping them to grow and thrive. Exceptional opportunities, such as visiting a forest school or planting and growing produce, enable children to explore their own abilities and thoughts.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop confidence as their language ability and understanding of the world increases rapidly. They quickly acquire a positive sense of themselves and their place in the world. Children are challenged physically and their emotional well-being is fostered very well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 222015 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1090099 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992 and lives in Milton. She operates all year around from 8am until 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with a co-childminder each day.

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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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