Childminder in Cheshire West and Chester

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2017 3 December 2012

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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 plans activities very effectively. She has a very strong knowledge of where the children are in their development and carries out regular observations to assess their next steps. Children make outstanding progress in their learning.  Children are immensely well settled in this vibrant, welcoming and friendly childminding provision. They have formed exceptionally strong emotional bonds with the childminder.  The childminder makes excellent use of her setting. She has a wide selection of resources for children to choose from to encourage independent thinking skills. The highly stimulating environment is decorated with children's work.  Partnerships with parents are greatly enhanced through the excellent use of an online communication system. Parents can access this at any time to receive updates about their child's progress, find out what topics they have been learning about and what

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This provision is outstanding

activities they have enjoyed during that week. Parents appreciate the opportunity to be involved in their child's learning.  The childminder provides at outstanding role model for children. She has extremely high expectations and their behaviour is excellent.  The childminder evaluates her practice regularly. She is committed to providing the very best learning opportunities to the children in her care so that they make outstanding progress.

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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

 consider more ways in which to further support parents in using the online information portal to further aid their child's progress at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector checked the suitability of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector looked at records of children's learning, development records and a range of policies.  The inspector took account of the written opinions of parents and she also discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an outstanding comprehension of her role in keeping children safe. She attends regular safeguarding courses so that she has a current understanding of child protection procedures. She knows what action to take and who to contact should she have any concerns about a child's safety and welfare. The childminder has created highly effective partnerships with parents and has very clear systems to keep them informed of their child's progress. She tracks each child very carefully so that she can provide them with individually tailored next steps. This ensures that each child makes outstanding progress. The childminder now plans to consider more ways in which to further support parents in using the online information portal to further aid their child's progress at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans activities extremely well so that children are highly motivated and engaged. They have a very large range of delightful and appropriately selected resources to choose from and are extremely keen to choose their own toys to play with. The childminder carefully allows opportunities for children to play together and develop their social skills, while she observes the children and then skilfully intervenes to further support their outstanding development. For example, when singing nursery rhymes she carefully watches the children and weaves in both counting and literacy development opportunities at appropriate points during the activity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have a very effective understanding of the well-thought-out routines and procedures at the setting. For example, at snack time young children understand that they must sit in high chairs and have their hands washed. Young children are becoming increasingly independent feeding themselves at snack time. The children behave exceptionally well and have excellent relationships with each other. The childminder has developed the outdoor provision extremely well so that children can enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making exceptional progress in all areas of their development and are extremely well prepared for their next stage of learning needed to be ready for school. They are highly independent to lead their own play and select activities which engage them. Children enjoy listening to nursery rhymes and demonstrate a lot of confidence to dance and move to the music. The childminder tracks the children's progress extremely well and shares this with parents regularly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447053 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 1060236 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Northwich, Cheshire. The childminder operates term time only from 8am to 6pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, except on bank holiday and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children and holds an early years qualification at level 2.

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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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