Childminder in Essex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 August 2017 Not applicable

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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 extremely confident and self-assured. The exceptionally warm and welcoming environment helps them to settle quickly. They develop strong and affectionate bonds with the childminder and her family.  Children easily identify their photographs and names as they enter the setting. This helps them to develop a sense of belonging and comfort.  Children have access to an excellent range of natural resources and outdoor experiences. This supports their developing physical skills extremely well and they thoroughly enjoy exploring and finding out about nature and the natural environment.  The childminder sets exceedingly effective and consistent boundaries for children's behaviour, and this helps them to feel safe and secure. Children respond extremely well as the childminder teaches them to share, take turns and respect one another.  Teaching is highly effective in meeting individual children's needs and they make

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This provision is outstanding

excellent progress in their learning. Meticulous and accurate monitoring of children's progress ensures that any gaps in their learning are quickly identified and addressed.  The childminder builds exceptionally close partnerships with parents and ensures they are full involved in their children's learning. She actively seeks parents' views on the effectiveness of her practice and acts promptly to implement their suggestions for improvements.

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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

 increase opportunities for children to explore information communication technology.

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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 held discussions with the childminder and spoke to children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by speaking with them during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records, suitability and qualifications, attendance records and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is very experienced in the care of young children and she manages her setting highly efficiently. She makes excellent use of skills she has gained through her qualifications and training. The childminder reflects on the effectiveness of her teaching extremely well and evaluates the activities she provides carefully and methodically. She makes plans for continuous improvements to her practice and resources, based on the needs of individual children. The childminder makes strong links with other settings that children attend and exchanges essential information to successfully maintain continuity and consistency in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder expertly assesses risks in her environment to keep children safe. She thoroughly understands her role in protecting the children in her care and continually refreshes her knowledge about who to contact in the event of a concern about their welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are extremely active learners. They are exceptionally enthusiastic about their play. They thoroughly enjoy investigating all the imaginative resources and activities available to them. For example, children are intrigued to see how bugs and flowers look bigger in a magnifying container they find in the grass. Young children are skilled in communication and language. They hold conversations with the childminder about things they do at home. They learn basic skills in mathematics from a young age, such as when they sort small toy teddies into sizes and match them by colour. The childminder expertly extends children's learning and builds on their interests. For example, when children chatter excitedly about the antics of characters in a book, she uses relevant toys and puppets, and sings songs, to bring the story to life.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children demonstrate their happiness and contentment as they chatter to each other and squeal with pleasure. They show confidence in their surroundings as they freely choose from a vast array of high-quality resources, indoors and outdoors. The garden is particularly well equipped to enable children to lead their own play. Children develop their own ideas and follow their interests. For example, children pretend they are making blueberry cakes in the toy kitchen and proudly show the childminder. She reminds them of previous real-life cooking experiences and the healthy blueberries they ate for their snack. She is exceedingly vigilant that children eat and drink well. The childminder talks to children about people who are different from themselves and they learn about the world around them. However, she is aware that she does not provide children with access to modern technology to help them develop their knowledge even further.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning and are exceptionally well prepared for school. They gain excellent independence, such as when they prepare and serve food and tidy away. Children learn successfully about letters and their sounds and they recognise that written words have a meaning. They learn about colours, shapes and numbers and count extremely well in sequence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489023 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1013164 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Epping, Essex. She operates from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a relevant childcare qualification 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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