Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2017 10 March 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

 Children form excellent bonds with the highly attentive and caring childminder. This successfully supports their emotional development and their sense of well-being. Children are extremely happy and confident in her care.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. She provides highly purposeful play activities that engage and challenge children extremely well, and skilfully supports them to achieve their next steps in learning.  The childminder rigorously monitors children's progress and any gaps in learning are addressed rapidly. All children make excellent progress from their starting points.  The childminder sets consistently high expectation for good behaviour and children learn to respect one another and their environment exceptionally well. For example, they play cooperatively and share resources with one another extremely well and become fully involved in tidying and cleaning at the end of each activity.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder maintains excellent partnerships with all parents. She keeps them fully informed and very successfully involves them in their children's learning to enhance outcomes. She makes exceptional effort to offer further advice and support where needed. Parents comment that they are extremely happy with the care their children receive.  The childminder demonstrates a strong drive to continually improve her practice. For example, she attends regular training and works closely with other childminders to improve her knowledge and skills. She is highly passionate and continually finds new ways to enhance children's experiences and support their learning even more.

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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

 provide even further opportunities for children to explore and value their own and others' diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the day.  The inspector read written feedback from parents.  The inspector looked at evidence of qualifications and suitability checks.  The inspector observed an activity and evaluated its effectiveness with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of her role in keeping children safe and well. She maintains a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of procedures to follow in the event of a welfare concern. The childminder's evaluation of her practice is highly effective. For example, she uses her extensive training to plan for future improvements, which are sharply focused on improving children's outcomes even further. The childminder establishes highly effective partnerships with other professionals. For example, she maintains exceptional links with local schools, seeks further advice and quickly secures additional support for children where necessary. This helps to ensure excellent continuity for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled at using spontaneous events to extend children's learning. Children become deeply engrossed and develop curiosity and enthusiasm for learning extremely well. For example, while mopping up water using sponges, the childminder engages children to think about how the water becomes absorbed by the sponge. Children keenly engage in problem-solving and confidently share their ideas. The childminder expertly adjusts activities to meet differing levels of learning. For example, while playing with beans, older children develop mathematical concepts of addition and estimation, while younger children learn to use language such as 'half' and 'empty'. All children make excellent progress in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder knows children extremely well. She tailors her support expertly to meet individual needs, at the same time enabling them to develop high levels of independence. For example, highly effective routines allow children to contribute to daily tasks, such as preparing activities and setting up at mealtimes. They are extremely helpful and develop a high level of confidence in their own abilities. The childminder teaches children to develop an excellent awareness of safety. For example, they learn to assess and manage risks while using real tools. They enjoy excellent opportunities to develop their physical skills. The childminder actively teaches children about diversity. However, she recognises how she can enhance this even further, such as offering even more opportunities for children to explore and share their own culture and home language.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain excellent literacy skills. For example, younger children learn to make purposeful marks and older children develop superb phonetic awareness. Children are highly independent and develop excellent personal care skills. They are extremely well prepared for their future learning in this highly stimulating and nurturing environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428089 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1094856 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 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in the Kingswood area of South Gloucestershire. The childminder offers care for children on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5pm during term time, and reduced hours during school holidays. She holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to children aged three and four years.

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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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