Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 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

 The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills to a high level. She consistently provides a language-rich environment with plenty of chances for children to use their voices to express themselves.  The childminder offers children a wealth of interesting activities that stimulates their interest and curiosity in the world around them. Her superb teaching helps children to make rapid progress and develop new skills.  Children learn to care about themselves and others. The childminder supports them to keep themselves safe in a nurturing environment where they can move freely and make choices about what they do each day.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder works extremely closely providing parents with regular detailed information about children's daily experiences and their achievements. In return, she receives useful and informative information about children's achievements at home.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder continually assesses and evaluates her practice, looking to find solutions to problems. She reflects on the quality of her teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. The childminder is selective about training, attending sessions that she feels she can implement effectively for the benefit of all children.

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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

 consider investigating further ways to share even more information with other early years settings that children attend.

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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.  The inspector observed an adult-led activity and evaluated this 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 at appropriate times throughout 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 childminder provides an excellent service for parents and children. She uses her higher level qualification extremely effectively. Her very professional approach helps her to keep up to date with current practice and to make sure she is always organised and thorough in all she does. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder recognises the possible signs that a child might be at risk of harm and is extremely clear about how to report such concerns to the local authority safeguarding team. The childminder is an effective communicator and successfully keeps others informed about important information. She is considering other ways to build on the already successful partnership with an early years setting where she neither takes nor collects children from that setting. The childminder meticulously tracks children's ongoing progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans precisely for children's learning. Teaching is expertly matched to children's specific learning needs. This helps to ensure children have every possible opportunity to develop their skills. The childminder uses children's interest in popular stories, devising activities and experiences that immediately engage children. They have tremendous fun posting sweet worms down a long tube. Children quickly work out how to make the worms come out of the end of the tube. They raise one end as high as they can. Children delight in looking at books with the childminder. They listen well as she reads and are eager to show her what they can see in the pictures on the page. Children choose activities for themselves. The childminder's thoughtful consideration of what children need helps them to make choices from a wide range of high quality and easily accessible resources. Children are very creative, imaginative and curious.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's care. They quickly settle in. The childminder helps them to feel confident and secure. She is extremely patient and has an excellent understanding of how to help children to express their feelings. Children behave well. Under the childminder's sensitive guidance, they learn how to get along with others, to share and take turns. The childminder helps children to explore their interests in the world around them. They spend time outdoors and particularly enjoy time at the childminder's allotment. Children learn about caring for living things. They are very gentle with the guinea pigs and listen carefully to the childminder's instructions about how to feed them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress from their starting points. They are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their learning, such as school. Children demonstrate their enthusiasm for learning. They use the tongs to pick things up as part of their preparation for writing. They are building strong muscles and the control they need for holding a pencil. Children are learning fast. They have a firm grasp of the essential skills they need in order to build further on what they already know and can do.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485040 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1004078 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 6

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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. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 6.

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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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