Childminder in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 August 2017 22 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 flourish in an exceptionally nurturing environment. They have exceedingly strong bonds with the childminder, who is highly responsive to their needs. Children are very confident, motivated and eager to join in.  The childminder monitors children's progress very well and uses her in-depth knowledge of each child to plan highly challenging learning experiences. Her interactions are superior and focus sharply on helping children to learn new knowledge and skills. Children make excellent progress in their learning and development.  The childminder very successfully supports children's communication and language development. She places a great emphasis on teaching children to become confident communicators. Children of all ages engage in lively and animated discussions as the childminder provides innovative ways to encourage their speaking and listening skills.  The childminder values partnership working and shares a wide variety of detailed

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This provision is outstanding

information with parents and other settings to support consistency in children's learning and their rapid progress.  The childminder strives for excellence. She scrutinises feedback from parents, listens to children's views and knows what they enjoy. She uses this information in her rigorous self-evaluation and professional development planning to provide excellent outcomes for 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

 implement identified actions to encourage parents even further to support their children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder with the children inside and outside.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies, children's learning records and qualification certificates.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written comments left for the inspection.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely diligent in ensuring her knowledge remains current. She has a very secure understanding of what to do if she is concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder continually reviews her provision, looking for training opportunities to build further on her already outstanding practice. For example, she seeks out and reviews areas of research to build on her knowledge to benefit children's learning further. For example, she is planning to improve how she encourages parents even more to support children's learning further at home. The childminder shows a great commitment to developing her provision to the very highest possible standard.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's expert knowledge of child development enables her to plan an exceptional range of activities that captures children's interests and keep them highly motivated to learn. For example, children become enthralled while engaging in imaginative play and display highly effective mathematical skills as they practise counting and sorting. Children use the childminder's garden to extend their interest in nature. They excitedly look at how a bird's nest is made. The childminder builds on this extremely successfully, adding a constant narrative, repeating words and sounds throughout children's investigations. Children become fascinated while making volcanoes, and getting 'lava' to come out and leave marks in the sand. Observation, planning and assessment arrangements are of an exceptionally high standard.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is flexible in her approach. She understands each child's individual needs exceptionally well. The childminder encourages children to try new things. They learn to manage small risks during challenging physical play. For example, she supports young children as they negotiate how to climb and use the swings. As a result of gentle encouragement and enthusiastic praise from the childminder, children's self-confidence is highly supported. The childminder gives all children many opportunities to practise their physical skills as they climb, and play badminton and football. Children enjoy home- cooked, healthy snacks and meals, picking fruit from the childminder's garden to make their own fruit kababs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated learners who make excellent progress towards the early learning goals. They have a very strong, exploratory impulse and are extremely eager to try new things. Young children's mathematical skills develop very quickly. They show an interest in numbers and count spontaneously as they play. Older children use excellent literacy skills to write 'tickets' and 'trip destinations' when pretending to be travel agents. Children are very independent and helpful. These skills help to prepare children exceptionally well for their future learning and eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY259227 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1070514 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 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the rural hamlet of Craddock, Devon. The childminder holds a level 3 qualification in early years. The childminder is in receipt of early education funding for children aged three and four years. The childminder cares for children from 7.30am to 6pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and on Wednesday from 3.30pm to 6pm, during term time only. During the school holidays, the childminder cares for children from 7.30am to 6pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

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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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