Childminder EY344928

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2017 26 February 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 childminder works extremely well with parents to support children's development. She actively seeks observations from parents and uses these very well to inform her planning and assessment of individual children. For example, the childminder planned highly exciting activities, including a trip to the local fire station, after learning of a child's fascination with fire engines.  Children's behaviour is exceptional. From a very young age, they use excellent manners and demonstrate caring cooperation and respect for each other.  The childminder uses her comprehensive knowledge and experience exceptionally well to continually reflect and ensure her practice is of the highest quality. Since the last inspection, she has greatly improved the variety of opportunities for children to make marks in exciting ways that capture all of their needs and interests each day.  The childminder provides an extremely stimulating learning environment, with an

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This provision is outstanding

abundance of resources that she regularly changes to suit children's needs. The childminder notes what activities are successful and adjusts plans to ensure that children engage in highly challenging experiences. For example, she expertly introduces different balls to teach children to learn to throw and catch.  The childminder gives safeguarding her highest priority. She has an excellent awareness of possible child protection issues and has robust procedures to keep children safe.

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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

 extend the already excellent knowledge and skills even further to support children even more to gain high levels of self-control.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the childminder's interaction with them.  The inspector sampled a range of paperwork, including policies, procedures and children's learning files.  The inspector spoke to parents and took into account their written views.  The inspector checked the childminder's safeguarding knowledge and the safety of the premises.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder works exceptionally hard to ensure children make excellent progress in their learning. She monitors their progress and her professional development very closely to ensure it has a highly positive impact on the quality of the provision and her teaching. For example, she works extremely closely with a local primary school to gain experience in delivering early phonics programmes accurately to the children in her care. The childminder uses self-evaluation expertly to focus on how she can continuously improve her practices. This has led her to identify how training to extend her skills in supporting children to gain even stronger self-control will increase their personal development further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder actively promotes all aspects of safeguarding extremely well and is very clear about the action to take to report any welfare concerns promptly. She provides an exceptionally safe and secure environment for

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an extremely strong focus on promoting children's communication and language. Children are highly confident speakers. For example, the childminder asks open-ended questions to encourage children to recall and talk in detail about a favourite book. The childminder knows the children extremely well. She uses this knowledge exceptionally well to plan a wide range of highly motivating activities and outings that capture children's interests and learning needs very well. For example, a trip to a local physical play centre targeted children's large physical skills and confidence extremely well to move and control their bodies safely.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop excellent self-awareness and independence. Even very young children wash their hands prior to mealtimes and identify their place at the table. The childminder creates an exceptionally homely environment. She provides very warm, nurturing care to children and continually meets their personal needs. The childminder very skilfully ensures children understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, she gives them a variety of healthy fruits at snack time and encourages children to recognise the different fruits and discuss the benefits on their health.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress across all areas of learning. They develop excellent skills and confidence and are highly active learners. Children develop impressive vocabularies and demonstrate evident delight in their interactions with the childminder. They are extremely well equipped for the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY344928 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1092925 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 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Plymouth, Devon. She offers care every day from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except public holidays.

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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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