Childminder in Essex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 April 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

 The childminder expertly uses her knowledge and skills to provide an extremely rich and varied learning environment. Planned activities successfully support children's learning and development. Teaching is exceptional and children are well prepared for future learning and their eventual move to school.  Parents are kept well informed about their children's progress and supported to encourage learning at home. Strong professional partnerships help to ensure that children receive the continuity they need when they join other settings or start school.  Observation and assessment of children's progress are skilfully made by the childminder. Challenging and imaginative experiences enable all children, including those in receipt of additional funding, to make excellent progress.  Children's emotional and welfare needs are supported exceptionally well. This encourages them to talk about their needs and to be sensitive about the wishes of

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This provision is outstanding

others. Children's behaviour is excellent.  The knowledgeable childminder keeps up to date with current early years ideas, shares information with colleagues and reads relevant literature. This helps to ensure she provides a professional, high-quality service.  The childminder is extremely passionate about her role. She continually reflects on her service and evaluates her daily practice. She seeks and values the opinions of colleagues, parents and children, using this information to constantly improve.

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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

 enrich even further children's exploration of the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of all persons living in the household. The inspector discussed with the childminder how she reflects on her practice.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, through written feedback they shared with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the action to take if she is concerned for a child's welfare. Risk assessments are thorough. Children are actively encouraged to think about personal safety. They learn how to use tools, such as scissors and garden trowels, with great care. The skilful childminder uses her excellent professional knowledge to provide a very exciting, safe and stimulating environment. Children are inspired to explore and learn independently. She works closely with her assistant, monitors their practice successfully, and is highly effective at meeting children's individual needs. The childminder is now considering how to enhance, even further, children's understanding of diversity and communities beyond their own.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes learning very enjoyable. She demonstrates exceptional skills in supporting children's communication as she models language clearly. Children quickly extend single words into simple sentences and some rapidly become effective communicators. Children have fun as they experiment with sounds and demonstrate an increasing awareness of the sounds and letters that represent their name. They respond extremely well to mathematical questions as they count out seeds and fill containers with soil, ready for planting. Children use positional language as they talk about putting the seeds under the soil and water on top. They enjoy using watering cans as they explore the concept of full and empty. The childminder skilfully asks questions that encourage children to think and use their knowledge to solve problems. Children have great fun learning which toy vehicles 'go faster' as they send them down ramps of varying heights.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children settle very quickly. They confidently explore the excellent resources available and the familiar routines add to their wonderful sense of security. Children develop superb relationships with the childminder. She uses descriptive praise to boost their confidence and encourage participation. Great care is taken to ensure children learn to make healthy life choices. They learn about healthy eating and enjoy discussion as they help to prepare snacks of fresh fruit. Children enjoy planting and growing activities that help them learn where some types of food originate. The childminder shares important health information with parents and is meticulous in making sure children's needs are met to help them thrive.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very inquisitive and interested in everything that is going on around them. They use books confidently and with care. Children develop the skills to help them learn to write. They use ideas from familiar stories as part of their independent imaginative play. Children confidently make their own creations with a wide variety of resources, both indoors and outside. They develop a superb awareness of the natural world as they climb their watchtower to look at insects and birds through telescopes and binoculars.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499980 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1049625 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 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Witham. She operates all year around from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder also provides overnight care if required and occasionally works with an assistant.

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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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