Morrell, Claire Leanne

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 December 2017 4 July 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's provision is extremely well resourced, indoors and outdoors. Children form exceptional relationships with the childminder and her assistant. Children's sense of belonging and self-esteem develop rapidly, and they become confident learners.  The childminder has high expectations of children. The accurate assessments the childminder makes of children's achievements mean that children have access to rich, interesting, stimulating and challenging activities and experiences.  The quality of the childminder's teaching and that of her assistant is consistently outstanding. They are highly skilled in promoting children's thinking and learning within all activities and experiences.  The promotion of children's communication and language skills is particularly noteworthy. The childminder and her assistant take many opportunities to engage children in conversation, and children make rapid progress in their speaking skills.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has an exceptional attitude to how she manages her provision. She is extremely motivated and successfully strives for, and achieves, excellence.  The childminder has developed systems to identify and address her training needs and those of her assistant. She applies learning from recent training to her practice, which results in an exceptional understanding of how children develop and learn.  Children benefit significantly from the highly effective partnerships the childminder develops with other local settings. The childminder and a local pre-school regularly visit each other’s settings to share best practice. Children accompany the childminder on regular visits to the local school. They attend the school’s nativity play and sing together for elderly residents in a care home.

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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 focus on ways to monitor children's learning, to maintain the already high standards in teaching, practice and educational programmes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder following the observation of an activity.  The inspector viewed all areas of the home used for childminding and observed activities. She spoke to the childminder's assistant and to the children at appropriate times while they played.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, such as children's records, and discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and those of her assistant, and of the suitability of adults living and working on the premises.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder encourages parents to actively contribute to initial assessments and there are regular exchanges of information, using many and varied communication methods. This highly effective collaboration helps children to make consistently high rates of progress from their starting points, with some children achieving above their expected level of development. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistant fully understand local safeguarding procedures and how to identify and report any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder has an exceptional overview of her service through a dynamic system for monitoring her practice and that of her assistant. She is eager to refine how she monitors her provision even further to pinpoint very precisely the impact that aspects of her practice, teaching and educational programmes have on children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder consistently reviews information she has about children's learning and development. Assessment is rigorous and used purposefully. The childminder and her assistant are highly skilled in promoting the next steps for individual children's learning as they play and discover together. The assistant skilfully helps children to retell a favourite story themselves. Children confidently point to the pictures and imaginatively develop the story even further. The childminder adapts the provision for younger children who do not enjoy playing outside in the snow. She provides flour so that they can pretend to create a snow shower. She helps children to keep on trying and extends the most able children's learning as she demonstrates how to sort and order objects that they cover with pretend snow. The childminder describes actions to younger children to help them begin to solve their own problems, such as working out how to fit cards into a slot to post them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder skilfully promotes children's sense of self-assurance. Children look at their reflection in a mirror and chat to the childminder about their smile and what makes them happy and sad. Children learn to respect each other's views and to be kind to each other. Younger children respond positively when they see adults preparing a snack. The assistant uses signing that she has recently learned from other local professionals to help promote good manners and develop children's understanding even further. Children confidently compliment the childminder for their tasty meal as they eat a healthy, freshly made lunch. The childminder provides excellent activities that help older children to learn about simple first aid and what to do in an emergency.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are highly motivated learners who confidently explore and actively develop the skills they need for future learning. Children learn how to compare sizes and learn words about position and size as they wrap presents. Babies and younger children enjoy exploring sensory activities and their developing language skills are nurtured extremely well. Children demonstrate a passion for joining in when listening to stories.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450100 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1105456 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 22

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Buxton, Derbyshire. She operates from 8.30am until 5.30pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during term times, and from 8.30am until 5.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during school holidays, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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