Childminder EY490256

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 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 and her assistant offer an excellent inclusive provision. They have high expectations for what all children can achieve, particularly those children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. The childminder has a secure understanding of what children already know and can do when they start. She shares continuous and exceedingly meticulous information with parents daily to fully support their children's learning at home.  The well-qualified and experienced childminder provides a rich and highly stimulating learning environment that fosters children's high level of progress. Children relish exploring and learning independently.  The childminder and her assistant support children's learning very well. Assessment of children's progress is rigorous. They use information effectively to plan and target any gaps in children's learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has developed extremely successful partnerships with other settings that children attend, to share information about their individual needs. This helps to prepare children extremely well for new experiences, in particular their transition to other settings.  The childminder has a robust understanding of how to teach children about safety and successfully encourages them to think about their own safety in all they do. This supports their growth and development exceptionally well.

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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 develop the already excellent outdoor provision to provide an even wider range of activities, which supports those children who learn best outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, assistant and children at appropriate times. She looked at relevant documentation and checked the suitability of persons living on the premises.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and assistant show an in-depth understanding of how to protect children from harm. Safeguarding procedures are robust and the childminder keeps her excellent knowledge of child protection up to date. The childminder mentors her assistant very well. They are proactive in sharing ideas and reflect on children's learning to help raise the quality of the teaching to an outstanding level. The childminder undertakes comprehensive assessments of children's development and robustly evaluates the progress they make. She plans activities that precisely match children's individual learning needs. The childminder shows a very strong commitment to improvement. She monitors and evaluates every aspect of her high-quality provision and uses any information she gathers extremely well to enhance children's learning experiences. The childminder plans to further develop her garden to extend the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of the age group she is working with. The childminder and her assistant set exciting and interesting challenges for the children. As a result, children are motivated and extremely eager to learn. During the inspection, they excitedly helped to put the blanket on the floor to sit for story time and younger children received extremely effective support to promote their language and communication skills. Children were fully involved in the story as they listened intently and accurately identified the animals from the book. New words were introduced by the childminder to support children's language, such as 'fierce' and 'grumpy'. The childminder allows children time to think about and solve problems for themselves as they seamlessly develop their skills across all levels of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children build excellent relationships with the childminder and her assistant who support their confidence and emotional well-being exceedingly well. Children are happy, self- assured and show an eagerness to learn. The childminder gives a high priority to promoting healthy lifestyles. Children receive exceptional opportunities to learn about their environment and the importance of healthy meals. Younger children persevere in using a knife to cut up food and eat with enthusiasm. All children behave well. The childminder and assistant provide clear, consistent guidance on what is expected and are excellent role models for the children.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress in their learning. Children quickly grow in confidence as the childminder is exceptional in helping them to develop their independence. They are well prepared for their next stage in learning, such as starting school when the time comes. Young children develop excellent mathematical skills. For example, during free- play, they remain engrossed as they sort, match and compare items.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490256 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 1017038 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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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 and lives in Newport, Staffordshire. She has achieved qualified teacher status. She operates from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works part-time with an assistant.

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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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