Childminder EY386434

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 December 2017 1 September 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 effective partnerships with parents. He takes time to understand each family's best method of communication and uses this to have extremely effective information sharing with them. Children receive extensive continuity in their care and learning.  Children are extremely settled and the childminder places an exceptionally high emphasis on supporting their well-being. He works tirelessly to support all aspects of their emotional development very well.  The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of how individual children in his care learn. He is highly observant, and he uses children's individual strengths and ways of learning to support them and enable them to flourish.  Children make rapid progress in their development. The childminder meticulously plans an extensive range of interesting and highly enjoyable activities, to support children's continued development. Children are extremely engaged in purposeful play and

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This provision is outstanding

learning.  The childminder provides children with an excellent range of rich opportunities to play independently and explore the fascinating learning environment provided indoors and outdoors. For instance, children cooperate exceptionally well and they thoroughly enjoy digging, bug hunting and making a mud pie to share.

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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

 further develop the highly successful teaching skills, to support children to continue to make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played indoors and outdoors.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder.  The inspector jointly observed an activity with the childminder and discussed children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an extensive understanding of his role in safeguarding children and is highly confident in the action to take if he has any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder is highly effective in monitoring the provision and closely considers how he can improve all aspects of his practice. He frequently meets with other childminder professionals and works closely with his co-childminder, who shares her outstanding practice through discussions. The childminder is relentless in his pursuit of excellence and is passionate about achieving and maintaining the highest quality of care for children. He has recently begun a training project to extend his knowledge and skills even further, and plans to review the impact of this on improving outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children to have excellent communication and language skills. For example, young children are vocal and he gives them extensive opportunities to use their emerging speaking skills. Children relish in exploring books together with the nurturing childminder. For instance, young children have ample time to speak, turn pages and give their full attention to the story. The childminder is highly successful in helping children to gain skills to prepare them for their future learning. He is very sensitive in helping young children begin to have an understanding of early mathematics. For instance, they quickly grasp new games and learn how to measure and order their height differences. The childminder models how to count the number of snowballs that they throw, and explains that there are many snowballs in the chimney.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has clear and consistent routines in his setting that support children exceptionally well. Children hugely benefit from the extensive range of outings and activities in the wider community. For example, they explore the natural world through visits to local parks, and participate in a huge variety of carefully selected playgroups. Children learn to be highly social and relish the opportunity for fresh air and exercise. Young children are highly independent, for example, they fetch and put on their shoes ready for outside play. The childminder excellently supports older children's natural curiosity of other people that are different to them. For instance, the childminder helps them to understand the positive difference between themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children gain an extensive range of skills to help them become ready for their next stage of learning at pre-school or school. Children are extremely confident and understand they have choices in their play. Children use complex sentences during imaginative play. They learn to negotiate and express themselves well, to maintain harmonious play with their friends. Children are extremely active and independent learners. For instance, they have excellent concentration skills for their age, during activities of their own choosing. All children make superb progress from when they start.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY386434 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1104891 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. He lives with his wife who is also a registered childminder, in the Kirkham area of Lancashire. He operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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