Childminder EY388081

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 March 2018 16 December 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 quality of teaching is excellent and she is dedicated to ensuring each child makes the best possible progress while in her care. She has strong commitment to improvement and very effectively monitors and evaluates the exciting activities on offer.  Children are extremely happy and have very strong attachments to the childminder. They are highly confident and exceptionally motivated in their learning.  The childminder plans extremely effective activities that take into account children's interests and current stages of development. All children make very rapid progress. Children develop extremely useful skills for the next stage in their learning.  The environment is a highly stimulating, attractively presented and exceptionally well organised. Children have to access an excellent range of resources.  There is an extremely strong partnership with parents. The childminder ensures that

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This provision is outstanding

she involves parents in all aspects of their children's care and learning. Parents speak highly of the service the childminder provides and feel extremely well supported.  Partnership working with other professionals, providers and schools is highly effective. The childminder regularly shares valuable information with other professionals to support continuity in care and learning for children.  The childminder is extremely motivated and successful in the way she drives her professional development.

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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

 maintain the excellent relationships with the schools children also attend, to continue to provide highly effective continuity in care and learning for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at a selection of relevant documentation.  The inspector spoke to children during 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

Safeguarding is effective. Children's safety is of the utmost importance to the childminder. The childminder has an extensive knowledge of the procedures to follow should she have concerns about the welfare of children in her care. She makes excellent use of training and uses what she learns to benefit the children. For example, recent training in involving children in their own learning and thinking processes has encouraged children to become highly successful learners. The childminder has clear and insightful plans in place to continually develop the already excellent provision. She takes into account the views of children and parents. The childminder has plans in place to further enhance her already successful partnerships with other settings that children attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is very alert to children's interests and strives to provide further stimulating activities. For example, children who have an interest in playing with trains but are reluctant to paint are encouraged to paint using the wheels of toy vehicles. The childminder provides many exciting opportunities for children to use many different materials to develop their early writing skills. Young children create highly detailed drawings and pictures. The childminder is extremely skilled in her interactions with children and they are developing very effective communication and language skills. Children sit in their cosy den area and delight in choosing a song to sing from their 'song sack'. They join in very cooperatively with actions and their favourite rhymes. Children delight in exploring and investigating the world around them. They enjoy a wide range of exciting experiences outdoors and visit places of interest in the community. Children

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

thoroughly enjoy visits to the local farm. They excitably talk about watching 'chicks' hatch from eggs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms exceptionally warm and caring bonds with the children. Every child is nurtured and their contributions are highly valued. Children's independence is promoted exceedingly well. The childminder encourages and supports children to do things for themselves at every opportunity. Mealtimes are a very pleasant social occasion where children chat with their friends and eat the very healthy food provided. The older children are extremely kind to the younger ones. They are extremely caring, very happily involve them in their play and read them their favourite stories. Children are very confident and their behaviour is exceptional. They delight in the praise, encouragement and recognition they receive from the childminder for their achievements.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in the childminding environment. They show great levels of excitement and enthusiasm when they play. Children talk about their families and experiences and show excitement at taking home the cakes they have baked with the childminder. Children learn how to operate technological devices and delight in taking photographs of their friends. They gain superb mathematical skills. Younger children sort and match natural materials and older children recognise and name numerals confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY388081 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1104908 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 December 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Mickley, near Stocksfield, Northumberland. She operates all year round from 6.15am to 6.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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