Childminder EY458745

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 April 2018 25 September 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 demonstrates a great enjoyment of her work. She makes excellent use of any knowledge gained from training and research. Her extensive understanding of how each child prefers to learn, supports her in offering children highly innovative activities that precisely reflect their needs and interests.  Children make excellent progress as they eagerly participate in a vast array of exciting play opportunities. They become engrossed in their play and show a great zest for learning.  The childminder's perceptive monitoring of children's progress enables her to quickly address any weaker areas. She now offers children further resources that support their reading skills. For example, children run along the length of a large alphabet display, eagerly sounding out the initial letters of the illustrations.  The childminder supports parents exceptionally well in extending their children's learning. She offers highly practical ideas which link to individual plans for each child.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children treat one another with great respect and gain a highly practical awareness of differences. For example, they enjoy discussions about preferences and home life, listening intently to one another and competently comparing their experiences.  Children competently review their learning and delight in celebrating their own and friends' achievements. With the childminder's support, they remember past activities and confidently use this knowledge when faced with new experiences.

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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

 enhance the excellent opportunities for parents to provide even further details about their children's development at home.

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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 talked with the childminder about how she works in partnership with her co-childminder and how she supervises her assistant.  The inspector talked with children, the childminder and her co-childminder and their assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection. She reviewed an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of household members, the co- childminder and assistant. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation information and viewed a range of other documentation, including safeguarding procedures.  The inspector viewed written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder makes excellent use of her training to inform the highly effective supervision of her assistant. She works with her co-childminder to rigorously review their work and identify even further improvements. She has recognised that she can offer parents even more opportunities to provide updates on their children's progress at home. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder maintains a thorough knowledge of this area and has an excellent awareness of issues which could threaten children's welfare. She builds excellent partnerships with other settings, such as the local pre-school, and offers children highly effective opportunities to build on their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children make exceptional progress as the childminder uses every opportunity to extend their learning. Children develop their physical skills and their understanding of growth as they dig up carrots. They eagerly remember how they planted seeds and competently recall the conditions needed for these to grow. When they discover potatoes, they examine the shoots on these and compare this growth process with that of seeds. The childminder offers children activities that ignite their curiosity. For example, children develop their creativity and confidently solve problems as they use a variety of tools to move rice into containers. They try out the various implements and work out how to use funnels to feed the rice into smaller containers. Children become engrossed in their play and this supports them in developing their knowledge. For example, they sell each other gardening implements and plants in the role-play garden centre. Older children eagerly

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

read the signs and tell other children what is 'in the sale' and how much the items cost.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder obtains detailed initial information from parents and builds an excellent understanding of children's needs. Children respond to her nurturing, calm approach. They settle quickly and develop highly positive emotional responses which support them when they start school. Children develop excellent social skills and demonstrate a very mature, caring approach. For example, older children thoughtfully explain games to younger ones and take great care when helping to push younger children on the swing. Children's physical development is promoted very well. For example, they develop control of the smaller muscles in their hands as they use tweezers to transfer items from one container to another. Children gain an excellent understanding of safety and competently assess risks. For example, children work out how to use the ride-on cars on a slope, carefully lining these up and making sure that the way is clear before starting.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally motivated and all make excellent progress, rapidly developing essential skills in readiness for school. They competently organise their play and work together to follow instructions. For example, children decide to play a hockey game and listen carefully to each other and the childminder as they determine the rules. They then eagerly collect further resources and organise their game so that each has a fair turn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY458745 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1066661 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 September 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Eaton Bray. She works with a co- childminder and an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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