Childminder in Staffordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 2017 10 February 2015

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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 exceptionally knowledgeable about how children learn and play. She skilfully uses children's interests to plan rich and exciting activities that help to extend children's learning. Children are enthusiastic and eager to learn while exploring the world around them.  The childminder places a particularly high priority on promoting children's communication, physical, social and emotional development. Children are confident talkers, independent and develop exceptionally close relationships with others.  The childminder has greatly improved how she encourages children to think for themselves. Children develop and follow their own ideas, confidently share their wishes with others and persevere in their chosen tasks.  Children are highly responsive to the guidance provided by the childminder for good behaviour. The childminder provides sensitive and gentle reminders to help children

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This provision is outstanding

share, take turns and respect the needs of others.  The childminder promotes highly effective partnerships with parents, leading to excellent outcomes for children. Parents are fully included in children's learning.  The childminder demonstrates an outstanding commitment to improving her already excellent knowledge and skills. Parents say the childminder is an excellent teacher and state that they are impressed with the excellent progress their children make.

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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 explore and use different social experiences to develop children's already excellent social skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated children's learning during planned activities with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's training and suitability. She looked at relevant documentation and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and children's learning.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents from their written comments provided by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is highly effective. This well-qualified childminder has an in-depth knowledge of how to keep children safe and protect them from harm. She knows the actions to take if concerned children may be at risk of being exposed to extreme views and behaviours. The childminder attends training events and works alongside other practitioners to enhance her knowledge and skills. She has completed training to explore how boys learn and the importance of outdoor learning. As a result, she has enhanced her garden to reflect children's interests and to build upon their explorations and physical skills. The childminder has further plans to use different social situations to enhance children's already excellent social skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is exceptional and worthy of sharing with other practitioners. The childminder is particularly skilful at working in partnership with parents. Together they observe children at play, assess their learning and plan rich and highly challenging activities and experiences. Consequently, children are extremely motivated and enthused to learn. They make progress beyond what is expected for their age and from their starting points. The childminder uses children's interests in being physically active and people who help us, in order to enhance their learning. For example, while children dress as firefighters, the childminder helps them to consider what water does if there is a fire. She helps children to constantly think, consider what next and make links between their ideas. The childminder is enthusiastic and very responsive to what children say.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have the freedom to explore and to move between the indoors and outdoors, thus increasing their physical abilities. They constantly make choices and use their imaginations while playing with the excellent range of interesting resources. Children demonstrate very high levels of independence. They have ample opportunities to learn how to keep healthy. For example, children pick blackberries to eat while playing in the garden. They discuss the importance of eating fruit and drinking water to have the energy to play. Children consider their emotions as they announce, 'Fruit makes me happy!' The childminder is an excellent role model. She helps children learn to manage their behaviours and to consider the needs of others.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for school, when the time comes. They enjoy taking part in conversations and rapidly increase their vocabulary. For example, children explain that a car is 'winched' to safety when broken down. Children enjoy reading books. They participate in events, such as a reading challenge planned at the local library. Children develop excellent mathematical skills. They know that when one is taken away from a group of five, it leaves four. Children learn to care for people in their community. For example, they take food hampers to the fire station at Christmas time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY317373 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1092536 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Tamworth. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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