Childminder EY450342

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 August 2017 21 October 2014

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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 are exceptionally confident and happy. The childminder visits them at home before they start and gets to know them extremely well. This helps establish inspirational relationships and children develop an extraordinary level of well-being.  The childminder establishes extremely impressive partnerships with parents and keeps them exceptionally well informed. For example, she sends regular videos to them to share activity ideas and role model her incredibly good teaching skills.  Children gain outstanding skills to support their future learning. For instance, they learn complex writing skills, as they routinely 'write' their own shopping lists.  The childminder is extremely effective when she monitors and tracks children's progress. This ensures she can rapidly highlight any gaps in development and provide children with excellent support to exceed their learning expectations.  Children have outstanding opportunities to gain more-complex physical skills. For

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This provision is outstanding

example, they use more-complicated equipment, such as zip wires, with excellent levels of confidence.  The childminder establishes extremely positive relationships with other early years professionals. For example, she routinely visits other settings that children attend to observe their play in different environments. She provides excellent consistency to children's care and learning, and shares her weekly activity plans with the staff.

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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

 strengthen the already excellent opportunities to enhance children's understanding of the natural world around them even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder monitors the outstanding quality of teaching and learning opportunities extremely well. For example, she discusses practice daily with her assistants and they observe each other as they teach and provide highly helpful advice to enhance their action plans. This has an exceptionally positive impact on children's learning outcomes, and keeps them fascinated and enthralled in new experiences. The childminder highlights training needs and they all continuously keep their knowledge and skills up to date. For example, they attended training to learn about the different ways in which children learn. The childminder evaluates practice continuously to improve. She identifies the need to build on the opportunities children have to develop their interest in the natural world around them. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and assistants have an extremely comprehensive understanding of the policies to follow, to help protect the welfare of

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

children and ensure that they help keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly helps children prepare for their eventual move to school. For instance, children learn more-complex skills, such as tying up their shoelaces and ties with excellent levels of confidence and independence. Children are extremely well supported to develop their communication and language skills. For example, older children very enthusiastically make up and share their own stories with their friends. Younger children are extremely engaged and excited by the childminder's excellent interactions and learn simple signing to accompany the words they say.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are exceptionally polite and their behaviour is impeccable. Children gain an excellent understanding of other people's differences and similarities in the wider world. For instance, children visit an extensive range of religious buildings, such as Mosques. Children have exceptional opportunities to develop their understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they confidently discuss the benefits of different food groups, such as calcium and starchy foods. Children are extremely keen to help prepare, cook and eat the healthy foods they grow, such as broccoli.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages and abilities make outstanding progress in their learning, in relation to their starting points. Older children learn complex mathematical skills, such as using percentages and fractions as they engage in activities and complete simple multiplication calculations. Children are exceptionally mature and have an active role in accessing risks. For instance, they learn how to keep themselves safe in more-challenging activities, such as when climbing large trees and engaging in more-complicated pond dipping activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450342 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1071521 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 16 Number of children on roll 17

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Leybourne, Kent. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder employs three assistants who work part time. The childminder and all her assistants hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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