Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 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

 The childminder is extremely attentive towards children's needs. From their early days, she works in exceptional partnerships with parents to exchange detailed information about children's personal requirements. The childminder knows the best ways to comfort children and astutely promotes their well-being. Children swiftly settle in her care.  The childminder maintains meticulous assessments of children's progress and carefully plans educational programmes that expertly meet their learning needs and styles.  Children have exceptional learning experiences. In the garden, they dig, find natural resources and fill and empty buckets with sand, water and soil. Children are helped to learn a vast new vocabulary while weighing the buckets and analysing the best ways to transport them between equipment as they play. Children make rapid progress.  Children eagerly explore expertly equipped play areas and well-resourced activities.

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This provision is outstanding

They actively help in preparing their snacks. Children then extend their play to the home corner, where they use toy food to prepare snacks for their dolls. They excitedly join in activities with the childminder and flourish in her care.  The childminder's utmost priority is to ensure children's safety. She conducts comprehensive risk assessments of her house and outings and expertly teaches children about keeping safe, respecting and minding others and the environment they are in.

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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 extend the opportunities that children have to learn about other cultures as part of their already excellent learning.

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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 completed joint evaluations of activities with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children and interacted in their play during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided and reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is extremely confident about the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and holds advanced safeguarding training that is regularly renewed. She has extensive experience and secure knowledge about the process for the referral of safeguarding concerns. The childminder shares her up-to-date policies with parents and explains to them in meticulous detail about how she manages her provision to ensure children are safe. She expertly engages parents in her detailed reflective practice and invests in continuous training and networking. The highly qualified childminder is extremely confident in caring, teaching and protecting children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has a meticulous understanding of children's starting points and next steps in learning. She continuously observes their skills to constantly challenge their development. For example, young children use different blocks to build towers with, while learning new vocabulary to compare the structures they build. They learn about shapes and count as they add and take blocks away. Children inspirationally learn through play. The highly qualified childminder expertly provides them with opportunities to develop their skills across all areas of learning. Children's excellent learning is closely tracked and monitored. Planning is proactive and they make exceptional progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder inspirationally teaches children to be kind and polite towards others. She creates displays about the house rules with them and talks about what is right or wrong and why. The childminder has high expectations of children and expertly works with parents to promptly support children's emotional development. Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder prepares homemade meals and astutely plans daily outdoor play and exercise. She expertly teaches children to live healthy lifestyles. Children develop extremely secure social skills, play in large groups and learn about different festivals. The childminder is now considering how to plan even more opportunities for them to learn about each other's cultures.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children confidently lead their own play, reaching for toys and resources of their interest to extend their own learning. They use their creativity and imagination and share their views and ideas with the childminder with confidence. Children play with dolls and pretend they are not well. They set up a clinic with the doctor role-play toys and with the childminder they learn about illnesses and how to avoid getting ill. Children have unforgettable experiences and learn skills for life. They enjoy reading and singing sessions and learn about nature and the world. While learning about autumn, children research in books and online. They fully benefit from the childminder's immaculate focus in preparing them for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485853 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1012195 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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 Hemel Hempstead. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 6. She provides overnight care.

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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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