Childminder EY470658

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 November 2017 19 May 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder is extremely ambitious and has a strong drive for excellence. She regularly reflects on her practice to help drive it to an even higher level.  Some parts of the childminder's teaching are outstanding, including her excellent promotion of children's physical and social skills. This helps children to make exceptionally high rates of progress in these areas.  The activities are varied and promote all aspects of children's development. The childminder is skilled at adapting her teaching to support the most and less able children.  The promotion of equality and diversity is very strong, this aids children's already excellent personal, social and emotional development further. For example, the childminder has an exceptional range of resources that she uses extremely well to help children to develop positive gender stereotypes and an acceptance of those who are similar or different to themselves.

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This provision is good

 The childminder involves all parents successfully in their children's learning. For example, she gathers information from them about children's capabilities at home and provides resources for them to use at home to help promote children's learning.  Children's behaviour is exceptional. They understand how to control their own behaviour from an early age, such as sharing and taking turns without conflict.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder does not fully support children to make links in their learning to promote their critical-thinking skills to an outstanding level.

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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

 strengthen teaching to further encourage children to make links in their learning and enhance their critical-thinking skills to the highest possible level.

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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 observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and the local authority adviser. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents and viewed their written feedback to take account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a strong dedication to continually improve her understanding of how to keep children safe. She is knowledgeable about child protection procedures. The childminder thoroughly assesses the potential risks in her home. She identifies ways to protect children from hazards but to also allow them to take suitable risks. For example, she permits children to use her trampoline with parents' permission. The childminder has minimised risk to children, for example, by fitting a safety net to the trampoline. Children thoroughly enjoy playing on the trampoline, learning how to move in different ways and singing songs with the childminder about hopping bunnies. The childminder has strong relationships with parents, children and other professionals, she gathers their feedback to help her evaluate her own practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a strong focus on helping children to develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning, such as communication and language skills. She has used feedback from other professionals to help improve the way she communicates with children. The childminder has also completed professional development to help develop her interaction skills. She is becoming highly competent in communicating with children. For example, the childminder commentates on children's learning, helping them to listen and understand what they are doing. She also gives children time to respond in conversations to help them develop their speaking skills. For those children who start with lower than typical communication and language development, the childminder quickly identifies them through her monitoring and supports them to catch up quickly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Since the last inspection, the childminder has enhanced children's physical development to an outstanding level by improving her teaching. She has completed training in promoting children's physical development. The childminder has used her superb knowledge and additional funding to provide an exceptional range of challenging physical experiences. This has helped children to develop excellent physical skills. The childminder complements this with her close attention to promoting children's healthy lifestyles. Children have a very secure relationship with the childminder. Parents and children benefit from meticulously well-planned settling-in arrangements to help children develop an exceptionally close bond with the childminder and feel secure in her home.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress and their rate of progress in personal, social and emotional, and physical development is rapid. Young children grasp spaghetti pasta, which they use as paint brushes, to make different marks with paint. They learn how to manipulate and move the spaghetti across the paper using different techniques. Children are learning the skills they need for the move on to school, including listening to stories, noticing patterns, learning how things grow and acting out experiences in their role play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470658 Local authority Stoke on Trent Inspection number 1102860 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 2

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Stoke On Trent. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Wednesday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5.

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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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