Vaughan, Jeanette

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2017 3 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

 The childminder provides exceptional support for her assistant's professional development. She monitors closely the quality of practice and provides training. For instance, recent training helped to extend further their knowledge and skills, to challenge children's literacy and mathematical understanding.  The childminder has developed excellent partnerships with other providers to benefit children. For example, she has contributed to the development of transfer records with other settings children attend, to help provide continuity and consistency.  The childminder and her assistant have a strong understanding of how young children learn. For instance, they use their excellent skills to make timely interventions and enhance children's play expertly.  The childminder and her assistant prioritise children's good health and support this highly successfully. For example, children show their excitement at snack time as they

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This provision is outstanding

eat fruits and vegetables shaped to represent a pirate's treasure island. Children competently decide when they need to clean their teeth.  Children make outstanding progress, are extremely well prepared for when they start school, and demonstrate excellent social skills. For example, they show great team spirit as they make decisions in their play and negotiate roles successfully, such as who will be the shop keeper.

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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

 consider how the excellent activities can be extended further, to reflect a wider range of ways that children prefer to play and learn.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with children, the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder observed an activity, and discussed it together.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including suitability checks, policies and children's records.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder evaluates and improves the service she provides meticulously, and is committed to raising the quality of teaching and learning even further. For example, she recognises that there is scope to explore further, the different ways that children prefer to learn. The childminder and her assistant have an excellent understanding of child protection and know the correct procedure to follow if they have concerns about any child's welfare. Partnerships with parents are exceptionally effective and the childminder provides them with extensive support. For example, she sends home innovative games that children have helped to make, to involve parents in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder assesses children's progress thoroughly and identifies precisely their next steps in learning. For example, babies are helped to progress with their physical skills in safe, cosy floor spaces, where they exercise their muscles and are motivated to try new moves, such as rolling. The childminder provides exceptional levels of challenge to extend children's literacy skills. For instance, she creates excellent resources to involve children fully in their favourite books and extend their reading skills. The childminder and her assistant value the decisions children make in their play, give them time to explore their own ideas, and intervene perceptively to engage them in their learning. They provide extensive opportunities for children to develop their mathematical understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The extremely highly-stimulating and well-planned learning environment sparks children's curiosity as they investigate and make new discoveries eagerly. The childminder and her assistant are exceptionally nurturing and children form extremely strong bonds with them. Children are happy, secure and flourish in their care. They are extremely independent and are provided with excellent opportunities to further develop their skills through daily routines. Children's behaviour is exemplary. Gentle reminders from the childminder and her assistant help children learn to keep themselves safe, and understand the reasons for this.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children's imaginations are captivated by exciting role-play opportunities. For example, they become fully immersed in their play and learning as they make pirate hats, draw treasure maps, and excitedly sieve sand to find hidden gold. Children are inquisitive and enjoy testing out their ideas. For instance, they consider carefully, what will happen when they add different materials they have collected to a large home-made balance scale outdoors. Children develop excellent communication skills, and share their superb ideas confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 205028 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1089905 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992 and lives in Hagley, Worcestershire. She operates from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and works with an assistant. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 2. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for 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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