Childminder EY495484

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 February 2018 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

 Children benefit from the childminder's expert teaching. The high-quality experiences link directly to children's interests and specific learning needs.  The childminder's attention to detail in tracking children's progress has a significant and highly positive impact on ensuring she quickly closes any gaps in children's learning. Children make very rapid progress in all areas of their learning.  Children have exceptional opportunities to develop a wide vocabulary. They are eager to use their communication skills to talk with others and to share their thoughts and ideas. The childminder consistently demonstrates highly effective speaking and listening skills, and children are keen to model these for themselves.  Children are very independent. The childminder expertly supports children to ensure they succeed and work through the problems they encounter. Children have a very positive attitude to learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder ensures a high level of communication to keep parents very well informed and to gather detailed information about children's needs.  The childminder is highly organised and she demonstrates an exceptional drive for continual improvement as she constantly develops the quality of her provision.

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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

 build even further on professional development opportunities and review the impact this has on maintaining excellence and promoting the very best outcomes for children.

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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 observed an adult-led activity and evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The very well-qualified childminder puts her exceptional knowledge of how children learn to excellent use in her childminding. She draws on her experience of teaching to help children achieve at the highest level. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps up to date with regular child protection and wider safeguarding training to ensure she is confident to respond to any concerns. She is meticulous in documenting vital information for sharing with parents and other professionals, to support her planning for children's learning and care. The childminder has invested in continual professional development and recognises she could do even more to maintain her already exceptional standards.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans meticulously for learning. Her excellent knowledge of each child helps her to teach them according to their next steps in learning, through child-led play and the more adult-directed experiences. She pays very close attention to what children do and say, and uses the information to extend learning and set further challenges. Children play with the dough, make different shapes and match these to the pictures on their mats. As they play, they sing songs with the childminder about the things they make. This highly effective strategy provides children with ideal opportunities to share their knowledge and their vocabulary. Children use tools with skill, as they build their hand and finger muscles for writing. Storytelling is inclusive and children are highly active participants. They share in the pleasure of the print and pictures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have excellent relationships with the childminder. Their trust and sense of well- being is highly evident in the way they interact with the childminder and visitors. The childminder is a superb role model, who shows children how to behave with kindness and compassion. The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment where children busy themselves with a wide variety of experiences. The exceptional range of resources, some of which the childminder has created specifically for individual children, continually support them to explore and experiment. Children thoroughly enjoy being outside. The childminder effectively combines learning and physical activity. Children delight in making bubbles, using big arm movements as they swing the wands through the air. Children pretend to put on safety belts when playing in the cars and initiate extremely good discussions with the childminder about being safe as they link their play to real life.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning. They embrace challenge and show a high level of determination. Children are very quickly gaining the essential skills that support them in their quest to be independent and self-reliant. They are making excellent progress with communication, problem solving and mathematics. Children are developing their concentration and frequently spend considerable time engaged and focused on the activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495484 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1031892 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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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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