Childminder EY474151

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 November 2017 29 July 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 has highly reflective practice and continually evaluates how she can further develop her outstanding setting. She ensures children are fully involved to share their ideas and make changes. Parents are aware of and extremely involved in her extensive plans for future developments.  Children have excellent mathematical knowledge. For example, young children are beginning to learn about simple multiplication and confidently talk about a range of mathematical concepts during play.  The childminder supports children to have an exceptional understanding of their own needs and emotions. For instance, young children show high levels of empathy and are able to recognise and talk about the emotions of storybook characters.  Children are extremely independent for their age. They are confident, self-assured and thrive on the opportunity to do things for themselves. Children make rapid progress in

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This provision is outstanding

their learning and development.  The childminder enables children to have excellent opportunities to learn about the natural world, such as spending time outside. Children thoroughly enjoy the choice of where to play and relish the exciting outside learning environment.

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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

 build even further on partnership working with other settings that children attend to create even greater continuity of care and learning for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector jointly observed an activity with the childminder and discussed children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as children's learning records, and policies and procedures.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector gained the views of parents through written feedback and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The qualified childminder uses her in-depth knowledge extremely well to inform her practice. She continues to extend her skills, for example, through personal research about early years practices in other countries to develop even higher quality play opportunities for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive knowledge of local safeguarding procedures. She is extremely vigilant about children's safety and confidently knows what to do if she has concerns about their welfare. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children's learning is being assessed in other settings that they attend. She recognises a need to gain more specific information about some aspects of their learning to enable her to support even great continuity.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an extensive understanding of how children learn and develop. For example, she ensures that she plans times for children to explore different activities that she knows actively support their brain development further. Children have exceptional communication and language skills. The childminder offers a highly successful range of support, for instance, by teaching children to use names when talking to each other and encouraging them to give eye contact. The childminder has the highest expectations of all children and does not limit opportunities for children to learn. For example, they learn that pumpkins will decompose in the garden over time. The childminder has an extremely precise understanding of children's skills and she monitors their learning progress exceptionally well. She shares highly detailed information with parents about children's learning to encourage continued development at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have an exceptionally well-considered and well-planned learning environment. For example, they have an extensive range of resources and materials to develop their imaginations and ideas. The childminder helps children learn about their own safety and the different needs of others very well. For instance, she helps young children to think about if the toys they have are suitable for babies to play with. In addition, they learn about safe ways to use items, such as glass jars. Children form close and nurturing bonds with the childminder and other children. They play happily with each other and take turns with ease. For instance, with very little input from the childminder, young children take turns pulling each other around the garden in a cart.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly capable and motivated learners. They develop a love of stories and excitedly join in and comment on their favourite one. Children have excellent concentration skills and stay at activities for an extensive period. For example, they use an abundant variety of creative resources of their own choosing to decorate pumpkins. Children are exceptionally well prepared for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474151 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1071782 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 3 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Margate, Kent. She offers care on weekdays from 7.30am to 5.30pm, term time only. The childminder has a foundation degree in early years. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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