Childminder EY484647

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 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 provides an extensive array of highly stimulating and challenging activities, to promote children's learning at every opportunity. Children take part in a wide variety of exciting and imaginative experiences that covers all areas of learning in great depth. Children are challenged extremely well and thrive in this highly nurturing environment.  Children's behaviour is excellent. They are very polite and talk to visitors with confidence. The childminder is highly skilled and sensitive in helping children to understand how to manage their own behaviour. She frequently discusses with children the benefits of sharing resources, taking turns and being kind to each other.  The childminder robustly monitors children's progress. Children's needs are promptly addressed and actions put in place to close any identified gaps in their learning. All children are making excellent progress from their starting points. Children are acquiring

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This provision is outstanding

a wide range of skills that prepares them extremely well for school.  The inspiring childminder is highly committed to ensuring children and their families receive the very best care and support for learning. She uses rigorous reflection of her practice effectively, to drive developments in her setting and achieve an extremely high standard of provision.  Children are extremely content and settled. The childminder promotes children's personal and social skills to a very high standard. She is highly skilled and sensitive in helping all children form strong, trusting and secure emotional attachments. This helps to support children's well-being.

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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

 build on the already excellent professional development, in order to continue to enhance the superior experiences for children who prefer to play outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder prioritises child protection in all areas of her practice. She has a robust and in-depth knowledge of how to recognise a child may be at risk. The childminder keeps up to date with current legislation. She knows how to report any concerns she may have about children's welfare. The childminder has developed very strong partnerships with parents. The excellent flow of information about children's starting points, achievements and progress keeps parents informed at every level. The childminder shares ideas for activities that parents can continue to do at home with their child. This ensures that children receive consistency and continuity in their learning. The childminder is dedicated in her ongoing pursuit of purposeful professional development and the benefits this brings to children's learning. She has identified she would like to extend her knowledge and skills to provide even more

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

inspiring play experiences for children who prefer to learn outside.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder is highly knowledgeable about children's individual needs and current stages of development. She carries out frequent observations and makes very robust assessments of children's learning and development. Planned activities are clearly centred on what children need to learn next and are swiftly adapted, to support children's achievements and interests. The childminder promotes children's communication and thinking skills exceptionally well. For example, she makes excellent use of skilful questioning to help children form opinions, describe their experiences and express themselves. Children thoroughly enjoy telling the childminder about how cocoons develop into caterpillars and about what they can do to stop animals eating their strawberries.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are happy, relaxed and show high levels of self-esteem. They are provided with wonderful opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they engage in outdoor play daily and participate in regular outings to local attractions. Children relish looking for bugs and measuring water. They animatedly talk about how they liked the different animals they saw recently at the farm. Children talk enthusiastically about the different fruits they are chopping for snack and how eating vegetables keep you healthy. Activities help children to learn about a variety of cultures and festivals. Children enjoy taking part in singing for the elderly and making displays to dress the local well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children thrive in this stimulating and wholly inclusive environment and make rapid progress from their starting points. They show high levels of engagement and they are extremely confident to contribute. Children are curious, inquisitive and love to investigate. Children develop extremely positive attitudes and are motivated to learn. This prepares them very well for their next stages in learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484647 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1004641 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 11 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Derbyshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday, Tuesday and Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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