Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 October 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 sets out her home in a very child-centred, exciting and stimulating way. She has an excellent range of high-quality resources and toys, which she stores well around the home so children can independently make choices about what they would like to have.  The childminder and her assistant demonstrate a genuine enthusiasm for their work and develop caring relationships with the children. Children flourish in their care.  The childminder has worked hard in the two years since she was registered. She uses her years of experience and qualifications in childcare exceptionally well to provide high-quality care. A comprehensive self-evaluation process reflects the views of the children, parents and her assistants and effectively identifies areas for further development.  The precise and detailed observations, assessments and planning support children's next steps in their learning extremely well. The childminder is highly skilled at using

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This provision is outstanding

every opportunity to maximise children's learning. Children are highly motivated and eager to learn and make superb progress.  The childminder has strong links with parents, carers and other early years settings that children attend. Regular, detailed information is shared effectively between parents, carers and other settings to support children's individual needs.

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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

 implement plans to refine the highly effective monitoring of children's progress to continually gather the most precise and accurate information possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching in the childminder's home.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all adults living and working on the premises and looked at how the childminder evaluates her practice.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to one parent and took into account the views of parents and carers from the information gathered by the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, such as children's records and the childminder's written policies and procedures, including those for safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally well organised. She uses a comprehensive system to monitor her assistants' practice and ensures they are up to date with current legislation. The childminder has several registered assistants, although she only works with one at any one time. She is committed to maintaining her professional development and continually developing her skills. For instance, she successfully uses knowledge gained at recent training to help her further support young children's emerging communication and language skills. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent awareness of the procedures to follow should she have any child protection concerns. She and her assistant are extremely clear about the indicators that would give them cause to be concerned for a child's welfare. They monitor children's non-attendance highly effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant have high expectations of the children and support them exceptionally well to develop their imagination and understanding. They talk to children as they play, skilfully asking questions to help extend their ideas, such as 'What happens next?' and 'What do we need to do now?' Children's play flows naturally from one activity to the other through the responsive adaptations by the childminder. During the inspection, children had great fun discussing a story with witches, broomsticks and animals. They showed great excitement as they opened the 'story sack' and played with the props. This activity naturally lead to the outside, where children developed their imagination further as they used water to put out 'fires' and gave drinks to 'dinosaurs'. The childminder has plans to enrich her assessment further to explore any learning gaps between different groups of children to help her target teaching even more precisely.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her assistant support children expertly with their emotional development. New children settle extremely quickly into the childminder's home. They quickly develop a strong bond with the childminder and demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her company. Children relish opportunities to be independent. They take an active part in mealtimes. They cut the fruit and share it with their friends. They talk about the fruit, how it looks, smells and what it tastes like. Children readily share and take turns with their friends. They respond very well to the positive language and encouragement offered by the childminder and her assistant.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain high levels of self-esteem and confidence in their own abilities. Children are confident communicators. They develop an excellent vocabulary as they interact with the childminder, her assistant and each other. Children learn new words with excitement, such as 'cauldron', 'potions' and 'broomsticks' as they listen to the story. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their physical skills as they explore the world around them in the garden and when on outings. Children acquire an extensive range of skills that prepares them extremely well for their next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489686 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1025332 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 12

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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 Cirencester. Her core hours of work are Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round. The childminder has five assistants registered to be available to help her, but only works with one assistant at any one time.

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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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