Childminder in Lancashire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 November 2017 27 October 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 places children at the very heart of everything she does. Her positive and cheerful nature is filtered through her excellent teaching and care. This helps children to acquire high levels of self-confidence and adopt an 'I can do' attitude.  The childminder is devoted to her role. She welcomes children into a nurturing home- from-home environment where they are truly treasured and cherished as part of her extended family. Excellent strategies help children feel happy and valued each day.  The childminder advocates that 'all children are exceptional'. She encourages children to share information about themselves and their families to boost their awareness of what makes them unique. Children show great interest in other cultures and ways of life.  The well-qualified childminder has high aspirations for what children can achieve. She uses the information from her varied and precise observations and assessments,

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This provision is outstanding

together with any learning from home, to plan experiences that are sharply focused on what children need to learn next. Children make outstanding progress.  The childminder strongly encourages children to adopt safe behaviours when out and about. She provides equipment, such as scooters, to help children gauge their speed and calculate safe stopping distances, to help keep themselves and others safe.  Partnerships with parents are superb. The childminder engages parents in every aspect of their children's learning and development, both within the setting and at home.

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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 provide even more opportunities for children to experiment and use their imaginations to help them further excel in their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder jointly evaluated an activity.  The inspector looked at evidence of suitability, a record of the childminder's qualifications and training, policies and procedures, health and safety documents, children's observation and assessment records and the provider's self-evaluation documents.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and from comments noted on recent reference letters.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is highly trained in all aspects of safeguarding. Her informative safeguarding portfolio and access to regular updates help to ensure that she has the most up-to-date knowledge of the procedures to take to protect children's welfare. Children are expertly engaged in the thorough risk assessment process. For example, the childminder encourages them to actively tidy away toys when they are finished with them to help extend their knowledge of how to prevent any slips, trips and falls occurring. The childminder listens perceptively to children and acts on their views. For instance, children become absorbed in selecting new resources for their inspiring play room that help to extend their learning. Admirable tracking is used well to secure timely interventions. Funding is focused intently on closing any gaps in children's learning. Self- evaluation superbly identifies areas for development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Customised professional development is sharply focused on enhancing children's skills. For example, the childminder expertly applies her learning from speech and language training to help strengthen children's understanding of prepositions, such as, 'in, on, and under' through various games. Children are eager to engage in the first-class experiences provided. They delight in sharing their recent experiences of events, such as bonfire night, through communication, physical actions, sounds and creativity. The childminder's excellent interactive skills help children to acquire deeper levels of learning. For example, she encourages children to think critically and make sense of the impact that day and night have on special effects. The childminder is considering how to provide even more opportunities for children to experiment with colours to help them further excel.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children flourish and thrive with a childminder who responds to their every need. The childminder works together with parents and local health professionals to implement timely reviews of children's health. This helps to ensure the highest standards of care are provided. Excellent strategies, such as 'Disco Wednesdays', encompass children's desire to dance and move in a variety of ways and help lead to them adopting active lifestyles. Older children actively link signs to actions. For example, they know that when their tummy rumbles they need to eat. The childminder uses these opportunities to advance children's comprehension of how functions of the body work.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make consistently high rates of progress and gain exceptional skills for school. Young children are very independent and develop rapid personal care skills. They recognise numerals of personal significance. Older children use language, such as, 'more' and 'less', when observing two groups of objects. They show high levels of concentration in readiness for school. Children work together with others to achieve a common goal. For example, they help one another to carry out small tasks and play cooperatively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466106 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1105559 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 27 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She operates Monday to Thursday, from 8am to 5.30pm, during term time. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds. She holds an appropriate 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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