Childminder EY315933

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 July 2017 28 February 2013

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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

 Teaching is inspirational. The childminder provides highly stimulating and challenging experiences for children. Children show high levels of enthusiasm and are keen to join in with activities. They make rapid progress across the majority of their learning.  The childminder completes highly detailed observations and precise assessments of children's development. She uses this robust knowledge effectively to form the next steps in children's individual learning goals.  Young children excel in their mathematical development. The childminder uses every opportunity to develop their skills and confidence using mathematical language, such as numbers and sizes. This helps them to develop the skills they need to start school.  Children have very secure bonds with the childminder, her assistant and her family. They benefit from the warm, caring and nurturing environment and show they feel very safe here. Children's emotional well-being is paramount to the childminder.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has developed excellent partnerships with parents and values their involvement. She supports them to extend children's learning at home and ensures they are included and informed of every step in their care and development.  The childminder is committed, dedicated and passionate about providing the highest possible standards of care and learning for children. She regularly gathers feedback from her assistant, children and parents to help drive improvement forward.

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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 sharply focus teaching, particularly in supporting children's early reading skills to help them to maintain their already outstanding levels of achievement.

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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 spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the childminder's and her assistant's suitability to work with children. She discussed children's learning, assessments and planning with the childminder and her arrangements for self- evaluation.  The inspector obtained written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The qualified childminder sharply evaluates the impact of her own and her assistant's quality of teaching. This helps her to ensure that teaching is highly responsive to children's individual goals and they benefit from a high level of support and challenge. For example, the childminder models to her assistant how to help children demonstrate their skill in counting without providing too much support. The childminder responds to feedback from parents and other professionals to help her promote the best possible outcomes for children. For example, she has developed activity folders for children to take home and complete with parents. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant are highly vigilant. They have a thorough understanding of how to keep children safe and implement robust procedures if they have concerns about their welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her excellent knowledge from observations of children's current interests to plan activities. For example, children thoroughly enjoy developing their language and creative skills as they stir ingredients to make buns. The childminder consistently talks to them and they express their ideas and show very good critical- thinking skills. The childminder and her assistant maximise opportunities to teach children through their self-chosen play. Young children show exceptional skills and control using pencils to draw family members and talk about the features of their pictures. The childminder enhances this further and provides an exceptional range of resources for children to safely experiment with, such as scissors. Currently, the childminder is exploring further ways to enhance young children's excellent early reading skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder, her assistant and her family show genuine care for children's well-being. Parents are extremely happy. They thank her for being, 'A key role model' in their child's life and describe how she, 'Goes the extra mile' to meet their needs. She manages children's behaviour positively. They show respect for each other, taking turns without support. Older children demonstrate outstanding levels of kindness and patience towards the younger children. Children's good health, self-care and hygiene are actively promoted. Young children use the toilet independently, dress themselves and wash their own hands. They show a very good awareness of their own safety, discussing risks in the environment, such as the oven. The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop superb physical skills in the garden. Children enjoy challenging themselves to balance for lengths of time. They explore different herbs in the sensory garden.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make the best possible progress with the childminder. She has very high expectations of them. They develop excellent levels of confidence in their own ability. Young children develop skills which are beyond the expectations for their age and their behaviour is exemplary. They are already extremely well prepared to start school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315933 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 1064795 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in the Eastfield area of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a level 3 qualification in childcare. She works alongside her daughter who is registered as her assistant and has a level 2 childcare qualification. The childminder provides 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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