Dawn Brittain

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2017 Not applicable

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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 has a superb knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She provides a rich, imaginative and exciting range of activities and resources that successfully captures children's interests. Babies and children demonstrate high levels of motivation and confidence, and are thoroughly engrossed in their play and learning.  The childminder is dedicated, passionate and totally committed to her role as an early years practitioner. She is highly skilled and experienced. Her teaching is of very high quality and worthy of dissemination to other settings.  Babies and children develop exceptionally close emotional attachments with the childminder, who is extremely caring, sensitive and attentive. They develop high levels of emotional security, which helps to prepare them exceedingly well for their future learning and school.  The childminder makes excellent use of high-quality observations to assess what

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This provision is outstanding

children can do and plan for what they need to learn next. She meticulously tracks children's progress, which helps her to identify areas where children need external intervention and support. Children make rapid progress.  Partnerships with parents and schools, which some children also attend, are outstanding. Extremely effective arrangements for sharing information help to ensure excellent consistency and continuity of care and learning for all children.

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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 enhance the highly effective programme of professional development, in order to consistently drive and sustain the outstanding quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector talked to children and the childminder throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed an evaluation of a planned adult-led activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including a sample of policies and procedures, children's learning records and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and other adults living on the premises.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from written feedback statements obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The highest priority is placed on ensuring that children are kept safe from harm. The childminder has an excellent knowledge and understanding of the reporting procedures to follow should she have any concerns about the safety or welfare of children. Self-evaluation is extremely effective. It is well documented and detailed action plans target prioritised areas for development that help to improve learning outcomes for all children. The childminder is extremely enthusiastic and consistently seeks out opportunities to improve her knowledge and skills, and keep up to date with new initiatives and legislation. She recognises the importance of continuous enhancement of her professional development to help further develop her excellent knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has a superb understanding of how to plan challenging and purposeful activities, and experiences that help children to make rapid progress. Children show high levels of concentration and perseverance for their age and consistently demonstrate high levels of engagement in activities. The childminder has an outstanding knowledge of the developmental needs of children she cares for and how they learn best. For example, she provides an extensive range of activities in the garden that excites and motivates children who prefer to learn outdoors. These include numbered skittles that promote mathematical skills and opportunities for children to make marks, helping to promote literacy skills. Children have a wonderful time as they and fill and empty containers. They feel the texture of pasta, shells and fir cones, and investigate the difference between wet and dry sand. This helps them to develop their understanding of shape and measure, and

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Babies and children are extremely happy and well settled in the setting. The childminder is an excellent role model and plays alongside children to teach them how to share and take turns. This helps children to develop a mature understanding of behavioural expectations. The childminder teaches children to do things for themselves, whenever possible. Young children are very competent at managing their own self-care needs. For example, they cut up fruit at snack time and put on and take off their own shoes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Babies and children make rapid progress based on their individual starting points. Several children achieve beyond expected levels of development for their age. They develop an exceptionally wide range of skills that helps them to establish a firm foundation for future learning, and are extremely well prepared for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489653 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 1016039 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Hazel Grove, Cheshire. The childminding setting operates all year round, from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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