Childminder EY450710

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 October 2017 27 February 2013

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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 very well organised. She successfully implements a variety of records, policies and procedures that helps to support her excellent practice. The environment is clean, safe and secure. Daily safety checks help to reduce any hazards. This helps her to promote children's safety and welfare at the highest level.  The childminder makes precise assessments of children's development. She is acutely aware of the next steps in children's individual learning. She consistently plans exciting and challenging activities. All children are making rapid progress.  The curriculum is rich. The childminder provides children with opportunities to engage in an extensive range of activities, indoors and outside. Children are exceptionally motivated to play, explore and learn.  The childminder's extensive and well-thought-out settling-in process helps her get to know children exceptionally well. Children have lovely relationships with the

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This provision is outstanding

childminder. They settle quickly and demonstrate that they are very happy and content in her care.  The childminder promotes inclusive practice and welcomes all children in the setting. She finds out about their home lives and teaches them about their differences. She values and respects these and encourages children to do the same.  Partnership working is excellent, especially with parents. The childminder shares an extremely detailed two-way flow of information, using a variety of methods. Children benefit from strong continuity in their care and learning between the setting and home.  The childminder uses self-evaluation to reflect carefully on the quality of the provision. She is constantly looking for ways she can further improve. This helps her to achieve and maintain excellent standards.

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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 professional development to help further develop teaching practice and maintain outcomes for children at the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practice and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the documents available, including relevant records, policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector sought the views of children through discussion and those of parents from the written evidence provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is passionate about what she does. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an expert knowledge of child protection issues and local safeguarding guidance. She knows exactly how to handle any concerns without delay. This helps to protect children from harm. The childminder is well qualified and understands her responsibility to supervise her assistant. She ensures they keep their essential skills up to date, especially safeguarding and first aid. This has an extremely positive impact on the quality of care provided. Recently, the childminder has identified a desire to develop her teaching practice even further. She recognises there is scope to extend her professional development. The childminder plans to conduct more research and seek additional training to help maintain outstanding outcomes for all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is excellent and the planning is incredibly well informed. The childminder monitors children's progress and effectively addresses any gaps in their learning so that they promptly close. For example, recently she has successfully extended children's communication skills. She makes use of a teaching initiative which has helped her to introduce more language activities into the setting for children of all ages. For example, babies enjoy rhymes with hand puppets, and children delight in opportunities to explore musical instruments and sing familiar songs. She has also offered parents plenty of specific guidance and advice to help with this learning at home. This means all children continue to develop very well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are thriving in the childminder's care. She promotes their physical and emotional well-being extremely well. For example, she follows the 'Change for Life' government health initiative in the setting. The childminder gives children access to fresh air as often as possible and activity encourages exercise. Children greatly enjoy climbing, balancing, sliding and swinging on the physical play equipment outside. Children manage their behaviour very well. The childminder helps them to respect their environment and each other. Young children learn to negotiate and take turns with others. Older children form special friendships and learn to show great consideration for their younger peers.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are becoming highly skilled learners. Any additional help children require is swiftly available to either further challenge or support their developing skills. They quickly refine all of the essential skills they need to move on to school. Children are curious, inquisitive and eager to know more. They are very confident and quickly become independent. Children are developing strong skills in literacy and mathematics. For example, they can act out familiar stories and share their ideas about what is happening in different books. When making models, they can easily count the number of straws they have used beyond five and talk about the patterns they have made in the play dough.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450710 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1066124 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 12 Number of children on roll 23

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 27 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Malvern, Worcestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. She works from the address of her co-childminder and also works with an assistant one day a week.

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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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