Childminder in Kent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 September 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

 Since registration, the childminder has reflected extremely well on her practice and continually targets areas for improvement that benefit the children. She achieves excellent outcomes for the young children in her care.  The children who are all under the age of three years thoroughly enjoy the excellent learning opportunities that the childminder provides for them. The childminder helps them to make rapid progress in their learning, in relation to their initial capabilities.  The childminder forms extremely warm and nurturing relationships with children, to help them develop self-assurance and feel secure in her care. She continually works with parents to meet children's needs. Parents express how much they highly value the service she provides.  Children behave extremely well for their ages. The childminder shows them great affection and praises them at every opportunity, to encourage their positive behaviour,

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This provision is outstanding

independence and emotional well-being.  The childminder monitors children's development extremely well and, through her excellent planning and teaching, helps them to rapidly reach their next steps in learning. She has recently had particularly effective results in helping children to develop their early mathematical, and communication and language skills.

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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

 strengthen opportunities to share information with other settings that children also attend, to help them progress even further in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector read parents' written comments to take their views into account.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children and carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with her.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an up-to-date understanding of child protection issues and the signs that could mean a child is at risk of harm, and knows how to escalate any concerns without any delay. She supervises children extremely well and ensures that her home is safe and secure, so that children can continually use all areas safely. The childminder uses professional development exceptionally well to continually improve her practice. This has contributed significantly to the excellent learning experiences provided for children, who are more than ready for the next stages in their learning. The childminder recognises that she could liaise even more with other settings that children also attend, to achieve even greater consistency in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder engages children in highly challenging activities that continually encourage them to gain new skills. For example, children show immense concentration as they try to fit brightly coloured pipe cleaners through the holes of a colander. The childminder expertly encourages them to persevere and uses excellent questioning techniques and suggestions to help them explore and test different ways of succeeding. She encourages children to develop an excellent early awareness of the similarities and differences between themselves and others. For example, children share one of their favourite books with her and make comments, such as 'my eyes are brown', as the childminder teaches them facts about diversity exceedingly well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model who encourages children to be polite and use good manners. Children are extremely quick to learn how to politely ask for something and also to thank the childminder once they have received it. The childminder encourages children to engage with others well to develop their social skills and they are highly confident as they engage with other people. She helps children to learn about personal safety, for example, as they eat food or use the stairs. The childminder pays close attention to meeting children's individual needs and helps them to learn about being active and eating healthily. Children choose healthy options at snack times and mealtimes, and make comments, such as 'carrot sticks are nice'. They have been highly involved in growing fruit and vegetables, as part of learning about being healthy.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated, thoroughly enjoy their learning experiences and quickly master new skills. They have developed an impressive understanding of colour, shape and size for their ages. They are also highly confident about sharing their ideas and describing what they are doing. Children are highly inquisitive. For example, they ask the childminder what she is doing as she reads a complex leaflet. Children are creative and enjoy recreating familiar experiences through their play, such as asking for bibs for their baby dolls at lunchtime. They put meaning to their marks, for instance, as they explain that they are 'drawing Daddy'. They develop excellent early writing skills for their ages.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495121 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1033627 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 4 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Kings Hill, Kent. Her opening hours are Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and when taking family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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