Childminder EY465176

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 November 2017 13 February 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

 The childminder is exceptionally reflective. For example, she questions how to improve her interaction with children at play. The childminder provides lots of opportunities to explore objects. This helps to develop their enquiring minds.  The childminder has exceptional knowledge and understanding of child development, including babies. This helps her to quickly and accurately identify any learning gaps. She works imaginatively creating stimulating and intriguing activities for all children to enjoy. This helps them to make very good progress in their learning and care.  The children are exceptionally happy with the childminder. They quickly develop a very warm and enthusiastic relationship. This helps children to feel very safe in her home. Children develop high levels of emotional well-being. They are very confident and positively suggest the next activity with which they would like to play.  The childminder has very strong relationships with parents. They are consistently very

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This provision is outstanding

happy and confident. For example, parents know children will have an exciting day as they say goodbye.  The childminder has excellent relationships with other colleagues. For example, she works closely with schools and pre-schools in the local community. This helps children to be very well prepared for their next steps in learning.  The childminder provides excellent support for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. This helps them to make the best possible 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

 monitor the impact of additional professional development to further develop knowledge in extending children's excellent communication and language skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a wide range of documentation, including children's records and certificates of the childminder's qualifications.  The inspector observed and assessed the quality of play.  The inspector observed children play outside.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of children's play, and personal and social needs.  The inspector read and took account of parents' written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder provides inspiring experiences for children. She selects very high-quality natural toys and objects. She uses resources exceptionally well to support children. This helps them develop excellent curiosity and respect of the world. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her role. She recognises the significant difference she makes to children's progress. The childminder attends many professional development opportunities. This helps her to support children to be eager, independent learners. She is aware of how she can extend her knowledge even further to enhance children's communication and language skills. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to find support to improve children's individual welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder helps children to explore and make choices in their play. For example, children are very excited as they discover autumn objects, such as leaves, orange slices, pumpkins and seeds. The childminder helps them to ask and answer questions. She plays alongside the children, and knows when to observe. This helps her notice their interests and set exceptionally well-targeted challenges. For example, children match similar objects, count them, and know when they are all gone. The childminder intelligently extends children's play. For example, she shows them how to scoop the seeds. The childminder further develops their senses and sustains their attention. For example, they smell the objects and learn new words to extend their vocabulary. This helps children to develop sustained concentration, extend their resilience and solve problems.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations for children to develop their independence. They respond very enthusiastically and develop their independent self-help skills exceptionally well. For example, they learn to dress and undress themselves ready to play outside. The garden has been very thoughtfully developed. Children help themselves to water to make sand stick together to make a road for the diggers. Children have countless opportunities to develop their imagination. For example, they play in the mud kitchen and make 'soup'. The childminder extends children's physical skills very well. For example, children run freely, climb and enjoy using the slide. Children explore, rolling and kicking the reflective balls. Children behave very well and have good manners. They listen carefully, for example, in baby yoga they learn to stretch and to balance.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop extremely strong, positive relationships with each other. They are able to concentrate for very long periods. They thoroughly enjoy solving problems. For example, they explore ways to post a leaf through a narrow hole. They fold the leaf and are very happy to see that it fits. Children are very interested in books and sit exceptionally well to listen to a story. Children have a well-developed knowledge of different shapes and numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY465176 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 1069467 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She works in Thatcham, West Berkshire. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 5.30pm.

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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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