Childminder EY379080

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 October 2017 20 March 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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has completed a level 3 qualification in childcare. This has significantly enhanced her knowledge and skills. Her teaching is highly effective and inspirational activities stimulate and motivate children. Finely tuned evaluation enables the childminder to swiftly target areas for improvement.  Children have ample opportunities to play and learn outdoors. Exciting activities, such as collecting and measuring rainfall, playing with the mud kitchen and watching spinners turn in the wind, support children in learning about the weather and natural world.  Exceptionally high-quality song and rhyme times excite and engage children. They choose a character from a bag to decide what song to sing. Children use instruments to tap out a beat in time with the song.  The childminder uses scientific experiments to help children to understand complicated ideas. They observe how not washing their hands and handling a slice of bread makes

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This provision is outstanding

bacteria grow on the surface when it is placed in a plastic bag and left over time. This fascinates children who begin to understand about the reasons for hygiene routines.  The childminder works closely with parents when children first start in her care. She is highly intuitive to children's needs. She recognises subtle signs they are tired or hungry and responds immediately to help them to feel content and ready for playing.

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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 find ways to imaginatively extend the development of babies' excellent physical skills as they rapidly increase their ability to find different ways of moving.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with children and the childminder at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder displays a comprehensive understanding about safeguarding, locally, nationally and within her immediate setting. She has attended extensive training and fosters children's emotional safety as well as their physical safety. Arrangements for safeguarding children are effective. The childminder has highly successful ways of including parents in reviewing children's progress. She shares regular information with them so they can support children's learning at home. The childminder welcomes parents' observations from home to help her to form highly accurate assessments of children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Every opportunity is used to encourage children's mathematical learning. At snack time they count pieces of banana and name coloured plates. During song time they count ducks and put them in order from one to five. When playing with the role-play shop, the childminder encourages children to count out money and give change as they learn about simple addition and subtraction. Children experience a wide range of ways to increase their literacy skills and enjoyment of looking at books. They attend the local library each week and share books with the childminder and their families. The childminder uses songs and rhymes throughout the day to help children to learn. The childminder is exploring even more ways to challenge young babies' physical skills when they rapidly become confident in crawling and show a strong impulse to move.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children quickly form warm relationships with the childminder. Babies smile broadly when she talks to them and cuddle up with her as they become sleepy and drink a bottle of milk. The childminder understands how to support children when they first separate from their parents. She has a deep awareness of child development and crucial stages when children need extra support and encouragement, such as during times of change and when they start school. Children are calm and relaxed and seem content in the childminder's care. Older children say that they view the childminder as a second mum and love spending time with her. High emphasis is placed upon teaching children about being fit and healthy. When washing their hands, children sing a song about washing the germs away, effectively increasing their understanding of what they are doing.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress from their individual starting points and exceed expectations in learning for their young ages. Babies confidently explore the vast array of learning activities on offer. They examine plastic bottles filled with different materials, which they hold up and roll along the floor. Older children use their imagination as they play at being shop keepers. Children are confident talkers who understand questions and talk about their ideas and experiences. They are self-assured and developing extremely well in readiness for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379080 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1102138 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 20 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Luton. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds recognised childcare 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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