Childminder EY484682

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 July 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

 Children make excellent progress from their starting points. The childminder provides children with an outstanding range of activities and experiences that motivates and inspires them to learn. She carefully observes, evaluates, assesses, monitors and plans for children’s future development to meet their individual needs.  The childminder provides an extremely stimulating environment, especially the outdoor area. Children are very confident and independently choose from the wealth of exciting resources.  The childminder has a wealth of knowledge and experience, underpinned by qualifications, training and previous experience. Her expert knowledge of child development is used very effectively to build on what children can already do.  The childminder is extremely committed to improve her already first-class practice. She is continually evaluating her provision, engaging parents and children in the process to

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This provision is outstanding

facilitate further improvements.  Partnership with parents is excellent. The childminder keeps parents consistently well informed with precise information about their child’s achievements and ideas for home learning. Parents are very complimentary about the childminder. They value the exceptional care and knowledge that she provides to their children to support their learning.  Children confidently lead their own play with excellent support from the childminder. She extends their learning and adds specific resources or asks pertinent questions to encourage children’s thinking skills. She is adept at balancing the needs of children of different ages.

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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 partnership working in place to fully include all settings that children attend.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, 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 spoke to a group of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the procedures to follow should she be concerned about a child. She is highly attentive to children's safety and comprehensively checks her home, resources and toys, to help reduce the risk of accidents. The childminder continually reflects on her practice. For example, since registering, she has consistently evaluated her practice and has developed children's learning outdoors extremely effectively. She has an exceptional understanding of how to support children's learning and development. The childminder stringently monitors children's progress to ensure they achieve outstanding outcomes. Partnerships with other settings that children also attend are not yet fully in place for all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations of each child's development and follows their interests extremely well. For example, children have a wonderful time in the mud kitchen. They explore different citrus fruits, use a juicer to make liquid and see which fruits sink or float in the bucket of water. The childminder is highly successful at modelling and demonstrating new learning to children. For example, she skilfully teaches children new concepts, such as heavy or light through homemade scales. Younger children, who have just learnt to manage the step in the garden, enjoy going up and down the step and are very proud of their achievement. Parental involvement is exceptional as right from the start they are very involved in their child's learning. The childminder has regular stay and play days for the parents to come and play with their children and experience activities. All parents are encouraged to support children's learning at home and the childminder

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

provides parents with activities to undertake with their child.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder acts as an excellent role model for children. For example, she joins in their activities with great enthusiasm. Children are exceptionally happy and settled. The childminder supports children's independence extremely effectively. She knows children like to do as much as possible for themselves and consistently supports them to achieve this. The childminder is exceptionally successful at building on children's great interest in food to develop their understanding of healthy eating. For example, they dig out and wash the potatoes that they then eat for lunch. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder is an excellent role model and has high expectations of good manners. She expertly teaches children to respect each other's views and to be kind to each other. Children develop an extremely good understanding of their own safety.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for their future and starting school. They rapidly gain self-confidence, social skills and an excellent understanding of the world. Children develop exceptionally good concentration skills and listen very attentively during all activities. They are extremely confident communicators who are keen to share their thoughts. Children develop superb levels of independence and persist with challenging tasks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484682 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1004645 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Beeston, Nottingham. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for public bank holidays and family holidays. She offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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