Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 September 2017 8 May 2014

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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 have high expectations for all children. They play, interact and talk with children in a warm and highly enthusiastic way. They show great interest in what children have to say. Children are extremely motivated, keen and enthusiastic learners who explore the environment with great confidence.  Children make excellent progress in their development. Assessments of children's learning are extremely precise and accurate. Next steps are consistently identified and worked towards through highly motivating activities and play opportunities.  The childminder makes excellent use of her outdoor and indoor play spaces to allow children to constantly make their own play choices and lead their own learning throughout the day. The childminder and her assistant skilfully follow the children's interests as they happen, extending and enhancing their knowledge and skills further.

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This provision is outstanding

 Excellent relationships with parents significantly enhance the children's learning, both in the setting and at home. Children's areas for development are shared and discussed. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the childminder and her services. They are invited into the setting to share their knowledge, such as when children are learning about other cultures.  The childminder and her assistant work highly successfully as a team. They effectively monitor and evaluate all aspects of the setting, to inform continuous improvement and ensure children in their care achieve their full potential. There is an extensive professional development training record which is carefully tailored to constantly help improve practice and the experiences for children.

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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 excellent plans in place to provide children with further opportunities to explore a more natural world, especially for those children who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistant throughout the inspection. They discussed the childminder's practice, and children's learning and development.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of suitability of persons living and working in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents in written and verbal feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Highly effective practices and procedures successfully promote children's safety and well- being. The childminder and her assistant are very confident in their knowledge of how to report child protection concerns to the relevant authorities. The childminder shares valuable information with parents regarding government child protection strategies and implements these into her setting. For example, she uses a monitoring tool to ensure children are kept safe when using the internet. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder consistently monitors and discusses her assistant's teaching practice. She provides excellent professional development opportunities to enhance her skills and knowledge. The childminder consistently evaluates and reflects on the service she provides. She has plans in place to provide more exciting play opportunities for children to explore the natural world, using her garden and local woods.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children receive highly engaging and positive interactions from the childminder and her assistant during their play. They are both experienced and highly skilled at using a broad range of teaching methods to challenge children and fully enhance their learning. For example, in mathematics, children are successfully taught to count in high numbers and to group and sort with objects, such as conkers. Children are encouraged to estimate how many spades of sand it will take to fill a bucket. They think about if they need more sand and are able to count on when they realise that they do. Children display excellent imaginative skills. They pretend to be a goat or dragon and invite the adults to join them in their play. Children squeal with laughter as they are chased around the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's care. They are highly independent from an early age. Children choose their own resources, help to tidy away after themselves and are confident in their self-care needs. The childminder's home and garden are equipped with highly stimulating toys and activities, which children keenly explore. Children enjoy playing together and respond positively to the childminder's guidance for sharing and taking turns in activities. Children thoroughly enjoy spending time outdoors. They are challenged in their physical play. For example, children are encouraged to find different ways they can move their bodies as they go from one side of the garden to the other. Children's safety is paramount, both in the home and on outings. Children participate in activities, such as a mini first-aid course, so that they gain an understanding of what to do if they or their friends have an accident.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress in their learning from their individual starting points. They develop extremely strong skills for future learning, such as starting school. Children enjoy the exploration of phonics. Children are given very good opportunities to develop their social skills, as they meet a variety of people on excellent trips out in the community.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY416142 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1087355 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Chatteris. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works 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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