Childminder in Wirral

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 January 2018 13 June 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 well qualified and experienced childminder unfailingly promotes children's progress and well-being. She demonstrates a superb understanding of how children learn. Everything that children see, hear and do in her provision is purposeful.  The childminder's teaching is consistently of the highest quality. She accurately assesses children's progress and achievement, and knows their interests. She meticulously plans and modifies activities so that children are continuously involved and learning. Children demonstrate their eagerness to participate and learn. They make very swift and sustained progress from their starting points.  The childminder promotes children's communication skills extremely effectively. Children acquire a wide vocabulary in the context of experiences that interest and excite them. The childminder skilfully supports children to participate in conversations. They talk about past, present and future events with increasing understanding.

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This provision is outstanding

 Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Parents praise the childminder's ability to incorporate children's interests into the activities. They say that children talk to them with delight about the things they do with the childminder.  The dedicated childminder demonstrates her deep reflection and clear vision, when she plans improvements to the childminding provision. She reviews her practice and takes purposeful action, to continuously enhance children's rich learning experiences.

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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

 review the implementation of the planned changes to the outdoor area, and assess the impact on children's outcomes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during daily routines and activities. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is unmistakeably ambitious for the current and future achievement of the children in her care. She identifies sources of ideas and training that help her to enhance her excellent professional skills even further. For example, the childminder took part in an online seminar. She used what she learned to help parents continue children's learning at home even more successfully. Safeguarding is effective. The vigilant childminder knows what to do if she is concerned that a child is at risk of harm. She effectively incorporates changes to the Local Safeguarding Children Board guidance, into her child protection procedures. The childminder shares information extremely effectively with parents and other professionals. This leads to highly effective partnerships that help to ensure seamless continuity for children's care, learning and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's accurate assessments help her to specify exactly what children need to learn next. As a result, activities are highly challenging. For example, younger children are learning to match shapes and count. The childminder helps them to freeze shapes and toys into ice trays. Children demonstrate their determination and thinking skills when they suggest and try different ways to extricate the shapes from the ice. While they work, the childminder skilfully weaves tasks and questions about shapes and counting, into the wide-ranging conversation. Children make very swift progress because the context is meaningful and the teaching is highly responsive to the children's own ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms exceptionally strong bonds with children and this helps them to feel secure. Children become self-assured because the childminder teaches them how to do things for themselves. For example, children confidently prepare fruit for snack, and then decide which items go in which bin and why. The childminder establishes and rigorously follows robust policies and procedures that help her to keep children safe. Children learn that healthy food gives them energy to play and run. The childminder offers rich outdoor learning opportunities. She has recently moved house and plans to develop the garden further, to engage children even more deeply in their outdoor learning.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence that prepare them extremely well to start school. Gaps in attainment close quickly. Children know that they must take turns and share toys with each other when they play in a group. They begin to understand their own and other people's feelings. Children from a young age begin to link sounds with written letters and can read their own name. They learn and remember the words to new and familiar songs. Children try out their own ideas eagerly and inventively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441170 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1087404 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 June 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Irby. Her provision operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4.

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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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