Childminder EY491703

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 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 inspirational childminder strives for excellence. She is dedicated and exceptionally pro-active. She uses comprehensive self-evaluation to continue to drive forward with improvements. This has helped her to achieve an outstanding quality provision.  Teaching is outstanding. The well-qualified childminder and her assistant use their superb skills and knowledge particularly well. Together they complete meticulous observations, assessments and planning to support children's excellent progress.  Children's emotional well-being is given the utmost priority. The highly responsive childminder and her assistant cherish children and get to know them exceptionally well. All children thrive. They develop an extraordinary strong sense of belonging due to extremely personalised support and care.  Highly positive hygiene practices are adopted. Even young children delight in regular handwashing and join in with a familiar song and routine. Children capably brush their

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This provision is outstanding

teeth and eat a range of healthy snacks. Opportunities for active play outdoors are excellent. This contributes towards children's exceptional physical skills and well-being.  Partnership with parents is outstanding. Highly effective systems are used to ensure parents are continually involved in children's learning. Parents are extremely happy with the exemplary level of care and learning that their children receive.  The childminder organises her first-class learning environment extremely well. Children make independent choices from a superb range of captivating toys and equipment. The learning areas are inspiring and ignite children's natural curiosity to play and explore.

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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

 review and evaluate the impact of recently introduced methods to share skills and expertise that contribute towards the already outstanding quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured all areas used for childminding purposes. She observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out an evaluation of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures, reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation and checked evidence of her suitability and the suitability of all adults who live or work on the premises.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through discussion and written feedback obtained prior to inspection.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, the assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent awareness of her role and responsibility to keep children safe. She ensures her assistant has up-to-date knowledge of child protection policies and understands the correct procedures to follow should she have any concerns. Very robust policies and procedures are embedded. This contributes towards children's safety and welfare. The childminder is highly motivated and has extremely high expectations. She is continually looking at further ways to enrich the already outstanding practice. She has recently introduced new methods for herself and her assistant to share their skills and expertise, to continue to maintain the already exceptional quality of teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Fascinating activities and experiences enthuse children of all ages. Babies develop superb physical skills. They skilfully cruise along furniture and pull themselves up to explore activities on higher levels. Older boys demonstrate excellent mathematical awareness. They capably place coloured shapes into corresponding chalk shapes, count crackers and recognise numerals on numbered socks. All children have outstanding opportunities to use their senses. Children have a great time as they play with a sensory farm and animals. They delight in feeling the texture of coloured rice and cereal which the childminder uses to represent grass and bales of hay. They particularly enjoy experimenting using water and sand, and investigating in the outdoor mud kitchen. Older children develop excellent literacy skills. They choose from a wonderful range of books, enjoy story sessions with puppets and have countless opportunities to make marks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has established highly effective relationships with local settings. This helps to provide continuity for children who receive shared care. Transition arrangements are exceptionally well planned for. Parents share meaningful information about their children during flexible settling-in sessions. This helps them to settle in well. The childminder and her assistant maintain an ongoing two-way dialogue with parents to meet all children's care needs. Wonderful relationships are apparent and the childminder and her assistant enthusiastically interact with children and join in with their play. They all have a delightful time together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make outstanding progress. They learn an abundance of skills. This helps to prepare them exceptionally well for their future learning. Older children are tremendously well prepared for school. Children are enthusiastic and keen learners who thoroughly enjoy themselves. They communicate remarkably well and demonstrate incredible self- help skills in relation to their age. For example, even babies use spoons to eat their lunch. Children are respectful and listen carefully to the childminder and her assistant. They play harmoniously together and their behaviour is impeccable.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491703 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 1025852 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 12 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in the Levenshulme area Manchester. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 3 and she 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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