Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 July 2017 30 June 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 is dedicated to providing the best quality of care. She has clearly identified areas to develop her practice and regularly attends training to enhance her already high-quality teaching skills.  Children thrive and develop secure bonds with the childminder. They demonstrate they feel extremely comfortable in her home and company.  Children are highly motivated and eager to learn. The childminder uses her expert knowledge and training to encourage children to develop their interests and imagination. For example, children develop their early mathematical awareness. They thoroughly enjoy filling containers with water and are fascinated as they watch what happens when the item has holes in the bottom.  The childminder plans the activities extremely well to ensure she provides a stimulating, exciting environment for the children to explore. Children make their own choices about what they would like to play with confidently and understand that they have to

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This provision is outstanding

consider younger children's ideas and views.  The childminder has developed highly effective partnerships with parents. Parents are fully involved in their child's learning. For example, parents share what they know about their child regularly and the childminder carries out home visits to build on partnerships further. She offers support for parents so they can successfully continue to help their children's learning at home.

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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

 continue to further develop and enhance the already excellent partnerships with other early years settings children attend.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching in the childminder's home.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all adults living on the premises and looked at how the childminder evaluates her practice.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents and carers from the information gathered by the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, such as children's records and the childminder's written policies and procedures, including those for safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent awareness of the procedures to follow should she have any child protection concerns about children in her care. She is extremely clear about the indicators of abuse that would give her cause for concern about a child's welfare. She monitors children's non-attendance very effectively. Since her last inspection, the childminder has developed highly successful strategies to seek the views of parents and other professionals, to help her gain and implement ideas to improve her practice. Overall, the childminder has strong links with other professionals. However, she recognises the need to further develop links with some of the other settings children attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children benefit from a wide range of exciting, stimulating activities provided by the childminder. The childminder has high expectations of what children can do. She supports them exceptionally well to develop their understanding. For instance, she talks to children constantly and skilfully, asking questions to help extend their ideas. The childminder is highly effective in planning activities to support children's individual next steps of learning. Children enjoy creative play and relish using natural resources with play dough to extend their physical development. For instance, they are fully engrossed as they concentrate to make swimming pools with the dough and add shells to it.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model to children. She speaks to children in a calm, caring manner and treats them with respect. She reminds them about using their manners with each other when they ask for toys. Children readily share with each other. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are highly confident and follow the routines well. The childminder gives them time to finish activities to their own satisfaction before moving to the next one. Children learn about healthy lifestyles and have regular access to fresh air and exercise. They thoroughly enjoy exploring and developing their physical skills in the well-resourced outside play space. The childminder supports children extremely well with their emotional development. For instance, all children are confident in their own abilities and independent to explore the world around them. She offers praise and encouragement, supporting children's emerging confidence and self-esteem enormously.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are competent and confident communicators. They develop an excellent vocabulary as they interact with the childminder and each other. Children enjoy developing their physical skills and exploring the world around them, such as playing outside where they are captivated with water, soil and stones in the play kitchen. Young children develop early writing skills, for instance, they use chalk on the blackboard and make letters on the path with bottles of water. The childminder prepares children extremely well for the next stage in their learning or the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285087 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1091976 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in the St Marks area of Cheltenham. The childminder's core hours of work are from 8am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, during term time only.

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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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