Childminder 222239

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2017 25 February 2014

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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 highly experienced childminder is dedicated and passionate in her role. She is extremely reflective in her practice and committed to continually develop her professional knowledge to improve her outstanding practice even further.  The childminder establishes highly effective partnerships with other professionals involved in children's lives. This helps to promote consistency in their learning and care, as well as prioritising children's safety in the community at all times.  The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder intuitively adapts learning experiences to reflect children's emerging interests and individual stage of development.  Parents are extremely positive about the childminder. They believe their children make excellent progress in their learning and that the childminder knows them extremely well as individual people.  Children make exceptional progress in their communication and language development.

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This provision is outstanding

The childminder provides superb opportunities for children to talk and communicate their ideas and feelings.  Children thrive in the childminder's expert care. They are very happy and settled, demonstrating they feel safe and secure to explore the nurturing and stimulating environment.

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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

 evaluate the impact of training completed in enhancing teaching skills even further and the progress children make in their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the 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 the 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

The childminder has a superb knowledge of the learning programme and how to promote exciting learning experiences for children. She has a secure understanding of what children need to learn next. She reflects constantly on the progress they make to ensure activities are tailor-made to their individual stage of development and interests. This helps her to identify any gaps in their progress which are quickly closed. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder continually updates her knowledge and understanding to ensure children are kept safe. She targets training to develop her knowledge to help her to meet children's specific needs and values the views of parents and children to help her to identify how to improve her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder astutely creates enticing activities to engage and inspire children's imagination and which promote equality. She enthusiastically joins in with children's play, sensitively following their lead, and skilfully developing their deeper thinking. She values their ideas as they consider where to place toy animals in a farm to keep them safe. She weaves mathematical concepts into play, effortlessly introducing subtraction and addition. Children articulately express their ideas, making links to what they already know and have done at home. Younger children confidently repeat words which the childminder models. They listen attentively to stories and excitedly point to the pictures, demonstrating understanding of the story.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder clearly enjoys her role and this helps the children to feel safe and secure. The childminder knows them well, instantly recognising their individual signs of hunger or fatigue, and responding quickly to their needs. She sensitively supports their growing independence in their self-care and hygiene needs. She instinctively promotes healthy lifestyles. For example, she talks about dental health when the opportunity arises naturally in play. She ensures children have daily access to the outdoors. She recognises that some children prefer to learn outdoors, as well as promoting opportunities to support physical development. She helps children to understand how to keep themselves safe. For example, she teaches road safety to the children when on outings.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress given their starting points and capabilities. Children are highly motivated and eager to participate in activities. They are confident talkers and explorers who persevere when trying new things. They are becoming very independent in their self-care and hygiene routines. They are very well prepared for the next stage in their education and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 222239 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1086989 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides early years education to two-, three- and four-year-old children. She supports children for whom English is an additional language.

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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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