Childminder EY489004

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 November 2017 Not applicable

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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

 Since registration, the childminder has significantly increased her knowledge and understanding. She has completed a qualification at level 4 and specific training for supporting children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.  The childminder works on a small scale and she is committed to providing children with superb interaction during their play. They thoroughly enjoy her involvement in their activities as they talk and laugh together.  Children become deeply involved in their chosen activities. For example, they choose from boxes of toys, such as cars and vehicles. They thoughtfully and independently select the ones they want and line them all up, they watch cars as they move, paying particular attention to how they move along, with their wheels going around.  Children's safety is given high priority by the childminder. She provides close supervision and talks to children about how they can keep themselves safe. She makes

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This provision is outstanding

regular checks on children who are asleep.  Parents provide highly positive and complimentary comments about the childminder's service. They are particularly impressed with how their children were able to settle in when they started to attend and how the childminder gets to know the whole family.  Children show a strong sense of well-being and belonging in the childminder's home. They have fun and they are treated gently and with great respect by the childminder.

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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

 enhance support for children's confidence to be able to share their ideas, thoughts and suggestions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching through a variety of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to keep children safe and protect their welfare. She has updated her training in safeguarding and has a vigilant approach. The childminder sets very high standards for herself and reflects on her work effectively. She has identified how she can continue to extend children's confidence to share their thoughts and ideas. She is confident to relate the extra knowledge from her qualification directly to her work with children and their parents. She has worked with parents on identifying how their children prefer to learn. This involvement provides a highly consistent approach for children and results in parents being fully involved in their children's learning. The childminder recognises the very positive impact the increased understanding of how children learn has on her confidence and on how she supports children to make the best progress they can.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled in her teaching. She knows children very well and offers activities they are excited and motivated to take part in. The childminder makes accurate and precise assessments of children's progress through observation. This links directly to the planning which is fully informed by children's interests. The childminder continually considers how she can successfully build on what children already know. For example, she knows they are interested in drawing and provides excellent resources for them to explore this interest. The childminder shows enthusiastic interaction as she draws with them. She is highly skilled in linking other areas of learning into the activity. Children make marks on the paper and successfully match these with a display of shapes and colours on the wall. She makes suggestions to help extend children's learning. For example, referring to books showing images of what they are drawing to help them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are confident and show that they have a secure and very positive relationship with the childminder. They clearly know about the flexible routines of the day and are involved in the organisation of these routines. For example, they are asked where they would like to sit for their snack and whether they are ready for a sleep. Children approach the childminder for comfort and reassurance as they need it. Children behave exceptionally well. They respond to the childminder's consistent and clear approach and she helps them to learn about the expectations for behaviour. Children's rapidly growing understanding of how to keep themselves healthy is supported very effectively.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress from their individual starting points. They are very eager and motivated to join in. Children are developing skills that mean they are extremely well prepared for starting school when the time comes. Children know where to find the toys they want, they are learning about sharing, taking turns and how to make friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489004 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1025030 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Barton Seagrave in Kettering. The childminder operates from 7.30am until 6.30pm Monday to Friday, throughout the year, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 4. She offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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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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