Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 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

 Partnerships with parents and other professionals are outstanding. The childminder works collaboratively to ensure that children are supported incredibly well. The childminder engages highly successfully with parents. For example, she shares a wealth of resources regularly with parents to help extend children's learning at home.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. She uses precise and accurate assessments of what children know, and can do, to plan and provide challenging and purposeful activities. She tracks their learning meticulously and ensures all children make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder has exceptionally high expectations of all children. Teaching is of a consistently high quality. The childminder supports children to be curious, discover and investigate. She skilfully knows when to join in children's play to enrich their learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children develop a remarkable understanding of the natural world. For example, the childminder recognises that children prefer to be outdoors, so provides an exceptionally stimulating outdoor play area in which they can investigate and explore.  Children have particularly secure relationships with the childminder. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They play amicably together, have an incredibly good awareness of fairness, and treat each other with considerable kindness and respect.

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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 build on the excellent learning opportunities, to support children to develop further their independence skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the interactions of the childminder with them.  The inspector sampled various documents, including children's learning records, the childminder's self-evaluation, and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector spoke to the children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's comprehensive knowledge of procedures and current safeguarding practice is up to date and there is an exceptional focus on children's safety and well-being. She reflects on her practice remarkably well to help encourage the best possible outcomes for children. For example, the childminder's superb commitment to extending her skills and knowledge through training has created a wealth of understanding, to help children to discuss their emotions and find resolutions to conflicts.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder includes parents fully in determining the starting points for their children's learning and keeps them regularly informed about their progress. As a result, parents are exceptionally clear about their children's learning and achievements. The childminder skilfully challenges children's understanding and thinking skills in their play. For example, she encourages children to solve complex problems, such as how to gain sufficient pressure to use water spray bottles. The childminder maintains a sharp focus on helping children to develop excellent communication skills. She introduces a wealth of words to extend children's vocabulary. For example, as children have fun blowing bubbles and watching them disappear, she models a remarkably wide range of directional words.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder supports children to develop significant independence skills. For example, young children very confidently take a full part in preparing their fruit at snack times, learning to use knives carefully. The childminder has even further plans of how she can enrich this area of learning. Children form particularly strong relationships with the childminder and develop immense confidence. She visits children and their families in their homes before they start, to help children settle exceptionally well with her. The childminder frequently takes children on a wide range of outings in the local community to extend their learning. They meet other people, and develop an excellent understanding of the world around them. Children are supported extremely well to understand how to keep themselves safe in the hot weather. For example, they have a secure knowledge of the need to wear sun cream and hats, and to drink lots of water.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children consistently achieve highly and are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including going to school. They show high levels of interest and become deeply absorbed in play activities. Children gain superb mathematical skills, recognising and naming numerals confidently. Children are motivated to develop excellent pre-writing skills. For example, they thoroughly enjoy drawing recognisable images of people and talk with extreme confidence about each image representing members of their families.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492202 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1022685 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 the St George area of Bristol. The childminder works all year round, Monday to Friday. She holds qualified teacher status.

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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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