Childminder EY487715

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 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

 The childminder is fully committed to her professional development. She uses the knowledge gained from obtaining relevant childcare qualifications and training to implement excellent teaching strategies. Children receive high-quality learning experiences and interactions. They are very well prepared for their future learning.  The childminder uses the same strategies as the local school to enhance children's early literacy skills. She shares this teaching knowledge with other early years settings that children attend. This highly effective partnership working contributes significantly to children's continuity of learning.  The childminder provides parents with excellent information about their child's progress and next steps in learning. Parents complete their own observations and assessments of their child's learning at home. This two-way flow of information sharing, highly supports children's learning and the rapid progress they make.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is an excellent role model. She demonstrates kind and considerate behaviour and encourages children to work as a team. Children follow her excellent examples and play cooperatively, taking turns and sharing resources with their friends.  Children's understanding of the world is highly extended through a superb range of activities. For example, they visit simulated rain forest environments to observe tropical birds and butterflies.  Children's health and well-being is promoted extremely well. Children enjoy nutritious meals and snacks, and follow high standards of hygiene practice. They learn about the effects food and exercise has on their body.

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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

 review the implementation of the plans to further develop the outdoors area and evaluate the impact on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The childminder observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written verbal feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely dedicated and committed to her role. There is a real passion to continually improve and raise outcomes for children. The childminder rigorously monitors children's interests, and where and how they like to learn. As a result, plans are in place to add even more natural resources outdoors so that children have increased opportunities to learn using their senses. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends relevant child protection training and continuously reads government guidance documents. She has an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of local safeguarding procedures and how to protect children from extreme views and behaviour.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows precisely what children need to learn next as she makes expert use of her extremely detailed observations and assessments. She plans purposeful play that is interesting and enjoyable. Children become engrossed in imaginative play. For example, they demonstrate their creative thinking as they begin to build a house from wooden blocks. The childminder successfully expands children's vocabulary and asks lots of questions to challenge their thinking. She draws children's attention to the patterns which emerge as they build and helps them to explore their ideas. Children use mathematical language to describe shape in their structure, such as 'crescent' and 'circle'. They show that they can make decisions as they change their plans and create different arrangements.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have superb opportunities to get plenty of fresh air and develop their physical skills. They safely negotiate space and show excellent control and coordination as they use wheeled toys outdoors. The childminder cleverly incorporates mathematics into children's play. She encourages children to count and estimate how long their bike journey will take. Children call out numbers and use words to describe speed and time, such as 'seconds' and 'minutes'. Children develop an excellent understanding of how to stay safe and manage risks and challenges. The childminder displays photographs and objects from children's holidays and from family members living abroad. Children gain very positive attitudes to the lives of people who are familiar to them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress based on their starting points. They are confident and active learners. Children develop early reading skills and listen attentively when stories are shared. They recall events from the book and make predictions as to how the story will end. Children give meaning to the marks they make, such as the initial letter of their name. They are independent and determined to do things for themselves, such as putting their shoes on the right feet for outdoor play. Children attend toddler groups where they meet and interact with new adults and children. They develop excellent social skills and become emotionally and educationally ready for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487715 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 1010214 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 5 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in Sunnyside, Rotherham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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