Childminder in Norfolk

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 June 2017 25 November 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 childminder shows an outstanding commitment to providing a service which responds to the individual needs of the families who attend. She is passionate about providing the best opportunities she can for all children in her care. She uses highly effective evaluation in all aspects of her service to continually develop her practice and provision.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn. She completes highly accurate assessments of children's learning and plans meticulously for their individual needs. She provides an excellent range of exciting activities that enables children to explore, investigate and extend their learning exceptionally well.  The childminder has developed excellent partnerships with other professionals and agencies. This highly effective joined-up approach enables her to provide expert, individualised care and education for children in her setting and significantly contributes

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This provision is outstanding

to the very rapid progress all children make from their starting points.  The childminder promotes children's well-being and development to extremely high levels. Children build extremely secure attachments with the childminder, who is highly responsive to their needs. They are extremely happy and flourish in her care. They are polite, show kindness to others, share resources and build secure friendships.  Children are very much part of the community. They attend local events, such as visits to the local market, school and mobile library and take part in fundraising activities.

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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 excellent partnerships with parents, finding even more ways to encourage them to share information about their children's learning and achievements at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact that this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She evaluated a focused activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and children's records. She discussed the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder, other household members and those working with children in the childminder's home.  The inspector took account of the views of parents provided through written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a comprehensive knowledge of how to protect children from harm. She monitors and supervises the work of her assistant exceptionally well. She checks their understanding of her highly effective practices and procedures regularly. Together with her co-childminder, they work very successfully to promote children's safety, well-being and learning. The childminder completes a variety of professional development opportunities and integrates all new knowledge gained into her practice. She has very strong relationships with parents and is keen to involve them even more in sharing their children's learning and achievements at home. She has highly effective partnerships in place with other settings that children attend. Parents and professionals comment that it is abundantly clear that the children's interests and well-being are at the forefront of everything that the childminder provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The well qualified and very experienced childminder has an excellent understanding of children's abilities and interests. Her depth of knowledge ensures that activities engage the children and are targeted to extend their skills further. Children's fascination with the natural world is encouraged. They study the life cycle of insects and explore a variety of natural materials. The childminder is highly skilled at quickly identifying and effectively supporting child-initiated learning opportunities. She listens to children and responds to their thoughts and ideas, encouraging them to test their ideas and solve problems in their play. The childminder uses every opportunity to reinforce mathematical language. For example, as children make pretend pies in the play kitchen, she encourages children to compare weight and size, to identify colour and shape and to count.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely sensitive to children's individual personalities and needs. She consistently praises children's efforts and achievements so that they are eager to try new things and persevere. They are extremely well supported to embrace new experiences with confidence, such as moving on to new settings. The childminder very successfully supports children's health and well-being. A carefully planned menu ensures that dietary needs are expertly met and children eat healthy, well-balanced meals.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress in their learning and are exceptionally well prepared for school. Children show very high levels of independence and manage their self-care needs exceptionally well. They are confident communicators, make decisions and share their views. Children have extremely good social skills and show care and concern for their friends. They competently learn to problem solve and are creative and very imaginative.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341078 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1099016 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Hickling, Norfolk. She employs an assistant and works alongside a co-childminder. The childminder and her assistant hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 or above. The childminder operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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