Childminder in Milton Keynes

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 May 2017 13 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

 The childminder's dedication to her role is evident in all that she does. Since the last inspection, she has continued to evaluate and improve what she offers and has developed her provision to a level which is now outstanding.  The childminder demonstrates outstanding teaching skills. She maximises all opportunities to extend children's learning and build on their curiosity to learn. Children respond by displaying skills and knowledge beyond those typical for children of a similar age. They make outstanding progress.  Children build extremely secure bonds with the childminder. They feel completely at ease in her home and in her company and demonstrate exceptionally high levels of emotional well-being.  The childminder fully understands the need to work closely with staff at pre-schools and nurseries where children also attend. She works in full partnership with the other professionals, sharing information and working together. Children show great

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This provision is outstanding

confidence and maturity in managing their different routines throughout the week.  Children are excited to learn how to stay safe, look after themselves and consider the needs and feelings of each other. The childminder is an excellent role model who is unwaveringly cheerful, encouraging and patient as she teaches these skills.  The childminder undertakes thoughtful reviews of her provision, for example, improving all aspects of her outdoor provision, in order to provide children with even more high- quality learning experiences.

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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 further professional development opportunities to help ensure that the highest standards of care and education are maintained.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in the childminder's home and accompanied them on a walk in the local community.  The inspector discussed the learning that was taking place with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector looked at some documentation, including the childminder's policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a comprehensive knowledge of what she must do if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She ensures her assistant shares her excellent understanding. She also provides thorough guidance to ensure he can fulfil his role to the same high quality as she does herself. The childminder builds strong partnerships with parents, who cannot speak highly enough about her. Parents obtain a detailed picture of their child's progress which fully enables them to continue the learning at home. She has successfully kept her skills up to date and recognises the need to explore further opportunities to maintain her extremely high standards.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes excellent use of her detailed understanding of how children develop, in order to guide and inspire children to learn. She is extremely thorough in her assessing and monitoring of children's progress. She uses these to closely match learning experiences to each child's interests and stage of development. For example, she builds on younger children's fascination with containers to provide a wide range of resources for them to count and sort. Older children enjoy working things out for themselves, such as why ice melts and how to identify different animals. The childminder uses her excellent understanding of how children learn to support these inquisitive and eager learners with great skill, such as by using extremely well chosen comments and questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children flourish in the positive, happy environment which the childminder creates. Older children show great empathy and maturity towards their younger friends, they understand that they are still learning to share and take turns, and are proud to help teach them these skills. Younger children delight in the company of the childminder. The house is full of smiles, kindness and laughter. Children share their detailed understanding of how to stay safe with visitors, showing concern that they understand how to behave near busy roads. All children learn to enjoy all the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, such as when playing outdoors or choosing healthy snacks.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress and rapidly build on what they already know and can do when they start. They find out that learning is exciting and fun, and that trusted adults are really interested in what they say and do. All children learn to treat each other with respect and kindness and to value the similarities and differences of each other. They develop all the key skills that will mean they can approach their future learning and the move on to school, with immense confidence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY412050 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1094394 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives close to the centre of Olney, on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. She provides care all day, Monday to Friday, during term time only. She holds a relevant qualification at level 3 and 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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