Childminder EY427696

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 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 is professional, extremely well organised and plans meticulously for children's learning. She has exceptionally high expectations for what children can achieve. She secures continuous improvement and seeks the views of parents and other professionals to thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of her provision.  The childminder gives children's personal, social and emotional development the utmost priority. Every aspect of children's care is tailored to their individual needs. Babies settle quickly into their routines. They reach significant milestones in their development soon after they start. They are confident in their surroundings and feel safe and secure.  The childminder uses every opportunity as a rich learning experience for children. She provides a highly stimulating environment to help children practise their skills in all areas of learning. Children engage continuously and are eager to learn. They are highly

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This provision is outstanding

motivated and show exceptional concentration and determination given their age.  The childminder rigorously monitors and reviews children's learning and progress in a continuous cycle. She has an exceptional knowledge of how children learn and develop. She plans specifically to foster children's high rates of development. Children immerse themselves in activities, building on their interests from within the setting and at home.  Children are exceptionally warm and kind to each other, eagerly sharing resources. They are caring, helpful and pass each other their special belongings. Children learn to respect younger children's need for rest and quietly help them settle to sleep.

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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 drive forward the already highly successful professional relationships and partnership working with other settings children attend, so that children continue their rapid progress when moving between settings.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, 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 all persons living and working on the premises.  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

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a robust understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. She knows how to report concerns she has about children's welfare swiftly and decisively. She keeps her knowledge of the most current safeguarding procedures up to date. The childminder accesses a wide range of professional development opportunities to add breadth and depth to her knowledge and understanding. She targets training to where she would like to enhance her skills even further, such as her teaching methods and practices. The childminder engages with other settings children attend so that children continue their exceptional progress when moving between settings. While this is mostly successful, she identifies that more can be done to engage and inspire those settings who engage less well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are confident and competent communicators. They demonstrate exceptional language skills and learn a wide range of vocabulary which they use in their play. Children are creative and imaginative. They use prickly objects to make marks in play dough to create a hedgehog, while other children roll small balls to make nuts for their squirrel. The childminder responds to children's interests and encourages them to use their train to make tracks in the play dough. Babies enjoy sensory exploration and inquisitively handle and manipulate the dough. Young children independently access books. They carefully turn the pages as they look at the pictures. The childminder shares in-depth information about children's progress with parents to ensure they are fully involved in children's learning. Parents comment positively about the exceptional progress children make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's good health is promoted extremely well. They are provided with healthy, homemade food throughout the day. Younger children freely choose from a basket of fruit. They cut their own bananas, using knives under the close supervision of the childminder. They follow the childminder's instructions and place their drinks back where they belong after snack. Children's independence is supported exceptionally well. They know where to find resources they want to play with, such as the train track, and determinedly lift and carry the box from the storage cupboard. Children happily tidy away resources, following the childminder's instructions. Outdoors, children experience a wide range of opportunities to promote all aspects of their physical development, such as bicycles to ride on and resources for digging and building.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make extremely high rates of progress in their language development and in their personal, social and emotional development. This gives them firm foundations for their future learning. Children develop extremely positive attitudes to learning. They are highly motivated, inquisitive and eager to take part in a wide range of opportunities. Children are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427696 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1105288 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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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 2011 and lives in Norwich, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She provides 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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