Childminder EY452802

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 October 2017 15 May 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 well-qualified childminder uses her wealth of knowledge and experience to provide an outstanding environment in which children thrive and flourish. She plans exciting learning opportunities for children and cleverly adapts activities to suit and challenge them. This helps to ensure their individual needs and interests are superbly met.  Babies form extremely strong attachments with the childminder. They are very happy and build strong, trusting emotional bonds, helping to support their well-being.  The childminder is an inspirational role model. She has a consistently calm and patient approach with children. The childminder uses highly successful strategies to promote children's excellent behaviour.  The childminder monitors children's development meticulously. Her excellent assessments identify precisely what children need to learn next and ensure all areas of development are comprehensively promoted.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is highly proactive in supporting her childminding colleagues. She regularly meets with them, organises outings and shares ideas to inspire them to improve outcomes for children.  Parents are keen to share their strong opinions of the very high-quality care and learning their children receive. They say the childminder goes above and beyond expectations to ensure that children thrive and make exceptional progress.

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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 evaluate the impact of professional development on the quality of teaching and learning and target future training to help maintain outstanding practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the children and discussed their learning and development with the childminder.  The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of persons living and working on the premises and looked at relevant documentation, including the childminder's self- evaluation, action plans and training records.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from those spoken to on the day and from the written feedback obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The extremely enthusiastic childminder demonstrates an uncompromising commitment towards achieving excellence in all areas. She meticulously reflects, reviews and evaluates her practice and provision. She also carries out pertinent research to benefit the children. For example, she has sought information about the care and development of twins. The childminder is passionate that continued professional development is vital for maintaining outstanding practice and is considering how to enhance this further. She carries out very robust supervision of her assistant and completes detailed appraisals so the assistant is clear about her responsibilities. Safeguarding is effective. Rigorously implemented policies and procedures help to protect children from harm and ensure their welfare is given the utmost priority.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has extremely high expectations of herself and what children can achieve. She captures children's attention and ensures they have time to play independently. They become deeply engrossed in investigative and exploratory activities. Babies show superb concentration as they investigate pumpkins, sensory materials and household objects. The childminder helps them to develop their awareness of shape, colour, weight and texture long before these concepts can be put into words. Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents provide key information about what children are interested in and enjoy doing at home. They receive a wealth of information from the childminder that helps them continue to be involved in their children's new interests. The childminder also shares her expertise with parents and gives useful ideas to help them to extend their parenting skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Babies and children demonstrate a very strong sense of security. The childminder's warm and enthusiastic approach makes them very eager to join in and try new experiences. The childminder's high standards of hygiene and excellent care practices promote children's health and well-being extremely well. The childminder places high importance on helping children to understand how rules keep them safe. There are excellent opportunities for children to experience physical challenges and manage risks for themselves using outdoor apparatus and equipment.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are inquisitive and thrive on challenge. They make excellent progress and develop a real passion for learning new things. Babies flourish as they follow the routines of the day and thoroughly enjoy every opportunity to be independent. Older children often exceed the level of development expected for their age, particularly with their literacy skills. They enjoy learning about letters and sounds. They look at books for pleasure and to obtain information. Children develop exceptionally good personal and social skills to prepare them for their future learning in nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452802 Local authority Southend on Sea Inspection number 1066276 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays agreed in advance. The childminder is registered to work with an assistant. Both the childminder and her assistant hold an appropriate early years 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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