Gravatt, Tracy Claire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 March 2018 23 May 2013

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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 builds excellent partnerships with parents and has a comprehensive understanding of children's needs. She is astute in promoting their confidence and self- esteem. Children swiftly settle in her care and form exceptional attachments with the childminder and peers. The childminder has a warm and very caring nature.  The childminder maintains a highly successful system for tracking children's progress. She makes accurate assessments of their ongoing skills from their starting points, which means she has a meticulous understanding of their learning needs. Children are highly enthusiastic and motivated learners. They make exceptional progress in all areas.  Teaching is outstanding. The childminder plans extremely stimulating activities. She encourages children to analyse the coloured dry rice they have spilled, using magnifying glasses. Children investigate whole and broken grains, discuss shapes, sizes

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This provision is outstanding

and colours, and divide them into groups. They use sophisticated mathematical language.  The childminder is exceptionally meticulous in sharing information with other settings that children attend. Children fully benefit from the outstanding continuous support they have between the settings. This helps their excellent ongoing achievements.  The childminder's utmost priority is to ensure that children are safe. She is extremely attentive to the safety of the premises and outings, and teaches children how to keep themselves safe.

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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 seek excellent professional development opportunities that maintain the delivery of the highest quality teaching.

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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 completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant training and qualifications certificates, and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views through written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places children's welfare at the heart of all she does. She attends safeguarding training and shows a remarkable understanding of child protection. She knows the steps to follow to make referrals of any concerns she may have about a child. The childminder shares her policies with parents and encourages them to be fully involved in her expert reflective practice. This helps the childminder to continually develop her provision. The childminder draws information from children's assessments successfully. This enhances her evaluation of their achievements to promptly close any gaps in their learning. The childminder has high expectations of her practice and plans to extend further her professional development opportunities to maintain the delivery of the highest quality of teaching for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder carefully plans an exciting environment for children where they readily make choices about their play. They learn about how Easter is celebrated around the world. Children have fun as they design bunny masks and take part in a challenging egg hunt. They count the eggs they find and describe, using superb vocabulary, their decoration and where the eggs were hidden. The childminder interacts with children extremely well. This helps them respond to challenges with a highly positive and confident attitude. The childminder extends young children's interest in books really well. Children enthusiastically point to body parts in pictures, matching them to their own body parts. Partnerships with parents to promote children's learning are outstanding. The childminder supports them very well to be involved. She gives them ideas about activities to help them guide their child's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very comfortable in the childminder's care and show that they feel happy and secure. The childminder values each child and is an excellent role model. Children behave exceptionally well. They show excellent social skills, displaying exemplary manners towards their peers. The childminder ensures sensible hygiene practices are followed and children learn quickly to manage their own care needs. The childminder uses mealtimes to extend children's learning. For example, they cut 10 grapes into halves and learn that it makes 20 pieces. They discuss three-dimensional shapes as they prepare and cut their own sandwiches.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn the key skills they will need to confidently start school. Children understand how to find information about things that interest them, such as grasshoppers. They read about them in books and know they can research them further using electronic devices. Children are articulate and confidently share their ideas. They are eager listeners who enjoy storytelling and making marks. This helps to successfully develop their early reading and writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411976 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1065546 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Abbotts Langley. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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