Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 July 2017 11 May 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 makes sure that professional development opportunities enhance her already high-quality teaching skills and support her in meeting children's needs extremely well. For example, recent training on using sign language has helped her to significantly enhance the communication of all children.  The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. She provides individualised support for children and parents from the outset in ways that help children cope superbly with changes and leaving parents for the first time.  The childminder makes highly accurate assessments of children's learning and development. She plans exciting and innovating activities following children's interests and meets their needs thoroughly. Children make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder provides superb environments for children with highly stimulating, readily accessible toys. Children show high levels of curiosity and confidence as they

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This provision is outstanding

decide how they wish to play and learn.  The childminder and her co-childminder are excellent role models for children. For example, they support all children to listen attentively to others and to respect and value others' points of view. Children's behaviour is exceptional.  The childminder uses suggestions from children, parents and her co-childminder effectively to enhance her already outstanding provision.

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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

 expand the use of technology with children in ways that help them to extend their excellent skills and understanding further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials sent to Ofsted and through comments in children's records.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, co-childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including policies and procedures, self-evaluation and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder continually looks at ways to improve her already high-quality provision. For example, after a recent course on mud kitchen play, she has added measuring jugs and scales for weighing or balancing items, and she talks about shapes in natural objects, such as leaves and flowers, to help encourage mathematics more. The childminder recognises that she needs to extend her use of technology with the children even further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has increased her knowledge of keeping children safe and shares current guidance with parents, such as through updated policies.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's teaching is consistently high quality and exceedingly responsive to children's needs and interests. For example, due to children's fascination with sea creatures she bought an octopus, parrot fish, sardine and giant prawn from the local fishmonger for children to investigate. Children excitedly examined the different sea creatures and commented on their textures, colours and shapes. The childminder encourages children's mathematics and understanding of the world. For instance, children spread out the legs on the octopus to count them and wondered if putting it in water would make it come alive. They tried it and find out it does not.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children share extremely well, such as when they pass each other the pens so they can draw their favourite sea creature. The childminder supports children to understand about being fair and democratic superbly. For instance, when they cannot make up their minds whether to do the activity on dinosaurs or birds they take a vote. The children readily accept that the one with the most votes is the one they will do. All children learn very well about diversity and enjoy novel activities, such as when the French teacher visits. Children learn new words in French, join in with rhymes, try French food and learn about different festivals.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are fascinated as they discover the effect of red food colouring in the water tray on toy sea creatures. They exclaim in delight as they recognise that the toy dolphin's blue tail is now purple and the white on the toy octopus looks pink. Children competently use scissors to cut 'feathers' from peacock patterned paper and count to 10 as they store them safely in envelopes to take home. Younger children readily express their needs, holding out their arms to help them walk and breaking into smiles when they see snack arriving. Children are emotionally well prepared for moving into school. For example, the childminder invites teachers to play with children at her home to get to know them better in a place that is familiar for the children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106441 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1088988 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in the St George area of Bristol. The childminder offers care from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday all year round. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder always works with a co- childminder. She is in receipt of government funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two-, three- and four-years-old.

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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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