Childminder EY546668

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 December 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

 The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder is highly skilled and experienced. She has an excellent understanding of teaching strategies to support children's development. Children make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder is an excellent role model. She is extremely professional in her approach and highly ambitious for her setting and the children in her care. Their care and learning are central to everything she does.  Children have superb relationships with the childminder. They are extremely well settled and emotionally very secure. The childminder has excellent knowledge of the children in her care and their interests. She uses this knowledge very effectively to support their future learning.  The childminder is highly experienced in caring for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Support for children with English as a second language is very

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This provision is outstanding

good.  Parents are kept very well informed of their children's progress and there are very positive partnerships between them and the childminder. This help to ensure children's individual care needs are exceptionally and consistently well met.  There is a very strong emphasis on promoting children's awareness of how to keep themselves safe and healthy throughout all activities and routines.

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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 the excellent processes for information sharing with other settings that provide a consistent approach to children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas in the home used for childminding.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at all relevant documentation, such as children's records, policies and procedures, and evidence of the suitability of those living on the premises.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder to assess the impact of her teaching on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage and knows how to keep children safe. She regularly engages in training to keep her practice safe and up to date, and meets with other childminders to share ideas. The childminder reflects thoroughly on her practice. For example, she is considering how to strengthen her relationships with other settings children attend to consistently support children's learning. She is highly effective in gathering the views of parents and reflections from children to help continually improve the service she provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder gathers highly detailed information about children's achievements before they start to help plan future learning. She provides a variety of highly stimulating and interesting activities. Children bake buns, carve pumpkins and gather leaves to make pictures. Support for children's developing communication and language skills is excellent. The childminder describes to children what they are doing, repeats their words and phrases and asks interesting questions to help extend their vocabulary. Support for mathematics is outstanding. Children enjoy exploring shape and space as they pretend to be builders. They balance boxes, counting how many they have used and how many they need to build towers taller than themselves. With the childminder's help, they measure the boxes with tapes and talk about their size, weight, position and height. The childminder carefully observes children at play and thoroughly monitors their progress to help ensure

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

highly focused support for the next stage in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides highly effective support to children to help them manage their feelings. Behaviour is excellent. The childminder's interactions with children are extremely gentle, sensitive and responsive. She is highly effective in her use of praise and encouragement to help support children's growing confidence and self-esteem. There are excellent opportunities to enjoy fresh air and the natural world through trips to the park and use of a nature area. The children enjoy daily exercise and develop their coordination and balance using a variety of toys, including bikes, balls, planks and crates.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn to play cooperatively and respectfully. They are fully engaged in their activities and are eager to explore. They are growing rapidly in terms of independence and have excellent opportunities to express themselves through creative activities, such as paint, dough, foam and sand. They enjoy singing, dancing and imaginary play. All children show pleasure in the activities they choose and are enthusiastic to learn. They are very well prepared for school or the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546668 Local authority Newcastle Inspection number 1100388 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. She operates all year round, from 8.15am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday, except for 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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Telephone number

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