Childminder in Windsor and Maidenhead

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2018 14 January 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 an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. She uses this knowledge extremely well to provide highly purposeful play activities which motivate and engage all children to learn.  Self-evaluation is highly effective. The childminder actively seeks the views of parents and children, and regularly considers how to improve her already outstanding practice. She attends regular training that has a very positive impact on her teaching.  The childminder keeps parents continually up to date about their children's ongoing care and the rapid progress that they make. Parents are supported extremely well to extend children's learning at home.  Children develop a superb knowledge about where their food comes from and healthy lifestyles. For example, they grow vegetables on an allotment and use the raw ingredients to cook healthy nutritious meals with the childminder.  All children make exceptional progress in the learning and development from their

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This provision is outstanding

starting points. They develop skills that prepare them exceedingly well for the future. For example, they learn to be extremely independent, recognise their names and confidently use numbers and counting during their play.  The childminder supports her assistant very well. She provides regular training and discusses her practice with her to ensure her teaching remains at an exceptional level.

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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 develop the already excellent learning environment even further to enhance the opportunities for children to make more independent choices during their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector viewed documents, such as the paediatric first-aid certificate and public liability insurance.  The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children, and considered the impact this has on their learning.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she keeps the children in her care safe.  The inspector viewed all areas of the home used by the children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder meticulously updates her knowledge of safeguarding matters. She knows what to do should she have any concerns about the welfare of a child. The childminder works very successfully with other professionals to sharpen her teaching skills. For example, she has regular contact with other childminders and her assistant to share ideas. This has helped her to continuously provide a vibrant and stimulating environment. The childminder is highly committed to making ongoing improvements to her provision. For example, since the last inspection she has introduced an allotment to enable children to learn about from where their food comes. The childminder works in highly effective partnership with other settings that children attend. For example, she very successfully shares information with nursery schools and schools. This helps to ensure continuity of care and learning, and supports the rapid progress

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder interacts exceptionally well with children and uses a wide range of activities to extend their interests expertly. Children are very enthusiastic and become highly engaged in adult-led activities. However, the opportunities for children to make independent choices in some of their play could be enhanced further. The childminder monitors children's learning extremely well and uses her assessments to plan highly stimulating experiences. For example, during the inspection, she read a story to children about fruits and animals from Africa. She expertly extended their learning further by encouraging children to look at a map of the world and identify the countries from which their families originate. Children show an excellent understanding of the wider world in which they live. The childminder uses everyday opportunities to very successfully extend children's understanding of numbers and counting. For example, as they sing nursery

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

rhymes, they count how many items they have and complete simple subtraction.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model and has an extremely warm and caring approach. She offers children gentle guidance and praise. Children learn to behave exceptionally well and to treat one another with huge respect. The childminder is highly effective in her approach to promoting good health. For instance, she provides an exciting range of nutritious foods and children follow very robust hygiene practices. Children are physically active and enjoy participating in action songs and games, such as dancing and stretching to music.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain the skills they need for their next stage of learning, including school. They understand the need to share, take turns and are very polite. Children are extremely confident, motivated and have fun as they learn. They use tremendous imagination as they role play. Children show a deep understanding of number problems.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY461578 Local authority Windsor & Maidenhead Inspection number 1069256 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire and cares for children on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, for most of the year.

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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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