Childminder 305473

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 March 2018 1 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 evaluates her practice continually to help ensure that ongoing quality improvements are implemented. For example, the rooms used for children's play are extremely well organised and contain a wealth of high-quality resources. This has significantly enhanced children's independence and their communication skills.  The childminder demonstrates her absolute commitment to providing children with the highest-quality care and education. She pursues excellence in every aspect of her provision and has extremely high expectations for what children can achieve. Children make excellent progress in all aspects of their learning and development.  The childminder has exceptional relationships with parents and this forms the basis of her ethos of 'ensuring a joint responsibility for the care and education of the children'. She ensures that parents have accurate up-to-date information about their child's

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This provision is outstanding

progress. She embraces information shared by parents to extend children's interests and learning.  Teaching is outstanding. The childminder skilfully turns every opportunity into high- quality learning experiences for children. She challenges and extends children's abilities instinctively. Children respond eagerly and are thoroughly motivated to learn.  The childminder values children highly as individuals and warmly welcomes them into her care. Children respond extremely positively to her nurturing, reassuring approach and gain a very strong sense of emotional security.

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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 monitor the impact of training on outcomes for children to sustain the excellent practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact on children's progress. The inspector spoke to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at documentation and records, including evidence of the suitability of adults within the home.  The inspector took account of parents' comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is thoroughly committed to her ongoing professional development. She researches from a wide range of opportunities and resources to secure her high-quality teaching. She shares her ideas and suggestions with others, and embraces their suggestions to help develop her practice further. She recognises that continuing to monitor her progress will help her maintain her outstanding practice and excellent outcomes for children. Exceptional systems are used to monitor accurately the progress children make. She works extremely closely with other early years professionals to agree strategies to support children to make the highest rates of progress. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very strong knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate possible abuse. She knows how to act swiftly and appropriately should she have any concerns regarding a child in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

This extremely experienced childminder has the highest expectations of each child's achievements. Children are inspired to learn through the rich and imaginative experiences that reflect their different interests exceptionally well. The childminder expands their vocabulary successfully, models language skilfully and asks plenty of questions. Children listen exceptionally well. They introduce new words which the childminder supports and integrates into play. The childminder promotes children's self-confidence, imagination and curiosity. She plans meaningful creative activities and children become engrossed in imaginative play. They take the lead at various times and younger children seek the support of their peers. Their understanding of the wider world is extended, including through outings to places of interest, such as local parks, beach and The Life Centre.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely well settled and secure in the childminder's care. They arrive excited and ready to learn, and comment that they, 'Have a great time'. Their well-being is at the heart of the childminder's practice and she knows children exceptionally well. Children form very strong bonds with the childminder and develop close friendships with other children. The childminder is an exceptional role model. She is highly effective in teaching children how to share, take turns and express themselves freely during play. Children are kind and caring towards one another and affectionately care for each other. They build on their independence from a young age with the support and encouragement of the childminder. For example, they tidy away the toys when they have finished. Children enjoy feeling a secure sense of pride and achievement in all that they do.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for their move to school and make excellent progress. All children are extremely independent and are very capable. They know how to prepare themselves for indoor and outdoor play. Children develop superb social skills and are attentive to each other and adults. They confidently use a wide range of tools to support their early writing and numeracy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 305473 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 1103500 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1997. The childminder is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 47 weeks 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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