Childminder in Derby

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2017 8 January 2015

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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 continually evaluates her practice to the highest standard. She reflects on her practice, evaluates what she does well and drives continuous improvement to provide outstanding outcomes for children.  The excellent information sharing with parents, other providers and outside agencies helps to ensure children receive consistent support and continuity of care. Parents provide rich information about children's achievements at home.  The childminder knows the children exceptionally well. Children settle very quickly in this happy provision. They become confident, independent and develop excellent relationships with the childminder, the co-childminder and each other.  Children make excellent progress. The childminder's meticulous tracking of children's development provides her with an expert knowledge of their individual needs. This helps her to quickly and effectively identify and close any gaps in their development.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is an excellent role model. Children demonstrate exceptionally positive behaviour. They are polite, helpful and kind to one another. They consider each other's opinions and play together harmoniously. Younger children are learning to share and take turns.  Children are confident to initiate their own play. They enjoy their time in the childminder's care and eagerly take part in a variety of excellent 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 with plans to improve the outside environment, to provide even more excellent opportunities for those children who prefer to play and learn outside.

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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. She spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views through written questionnaires and letters.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector discussed the children's development with the childminder and how she plans for the children's individual learning.  The inspector discussed some of the policies and procedures with the childminder. This included evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises, the childminder's self-evaluation, training and qualifications.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of child protection issues and understands her responsibilities to report any concerns. She seeks training on a range of safeguarding issues and keeps up to date with changes in legislation to ensure her procedures are current. Safeguarding is at the heart of the childminder's practice. The childminder is passionate about developing her skills professionally. She reads a wealth of childcare publications and is constantly reviewing her practice. She has recently attended a course on teaching mathematics. This has inspired the childminder to ensure she offers high-quality mathematical experiences for the children. Improvements since the last inspection have ensured the service provided has risen to an outstanding level.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides children with highly effective support and guidance to help them explore, investigate and follow their own learning. She expertly challenges children to extend their learning and helps them to think and solve problems. For example, after children have enjoyed an activity using bandages and rubber gloves, the childminder demonstrates how the gloves can be blown up. This fascinates the children who laugh and giggle as they try to blow the gloves up for themselves. The childminder inspires the children even more and moves their learning forward as she introduces blowing games with straws and pom-poms, helping to increase their small muscle skills. The childminder uses questioning extremely well to help extend children's thinking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have excellent choice from an extensive range of resources, which helps support their independence highly effectively. The learning environment is extremely stimulating inside and provides many opportunities to help promote children's learning. The childminder has plans to develop the outside area. For example, she intends to incorporate more sensory equipment and growing activities. Children enjoy many opportunities for physical activity throughout the day and demonstrate an increasing awareness of the importance of rigorous hygiene routines. Mealtimes are sociable occasions and the childminder uses these times exceptionally well to develop children's conversation skills. While enjoying their lunch, children talk about their experiences at nursery, their trips to the park and the life cycle of tadpoles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make consistently high rates of progress and are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning. Younger children are extremely curious about the world around them and older children have excellent early literacy skills. Children are extremely eager to learn and thoroughly enjoy their play. Children's physical development is excellent.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY236462 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1091492 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 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 8 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Littleover, Derby. She works with a co- childminder. The provision operates all year round, from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for the week between Christmas and New Year, bank holidays and a family holiday. The childminder has a relevant child care qualification at level 4.

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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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