Childminder EY498412

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 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 passionate, highly motivated childminder has extensive experience in the field of early years. She talks about how she draws on this to provide a well-balanced programme of activities, real-life experiences and care for each individual child. This enables children to have a superb foundation on which to build their future education.  The childminder successfully reviews her practice and actively pursues training opportunities to implement new ideas. She completes precise evaluations of every aspect of her service. She actively seeks and evaluates parents' views and gives feedback of how she can implement these into her superb practice.  Planning and assessment for each individual child is meticulous and precise. The childminder uses this information to build an extensive understanding of each child's learning and development needs.  The childminder has highly successful links with parents and with other settings

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This provision is outstanding

children attend. She provides excellent opportunities for parents to contribute successfully to their children's learning. For example, she provides them with activities to complete at home, based on what she is teaching children in her setting.  The childminder has extremely warm and very nurturing relationships with the children. She knows each child exceptionally well. For example, she has excellent knowledge of their individual personalities, likes, dislikes and needs.

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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

 find even more inspiring ways to identify what children can already do when they start to attend.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her.  The inspector saw the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector looked at children's records, evidence of the suitability of household members and a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents and the childminder's reflections on her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has expert knowledge of the procedures to follow should she be concerned about children's well-being and welfare. She is extremely attentive to children's safety and carries out robust checks on resources and all parts of her home to keep children safe. The organisation of the childminder's service is excellent. She demonstrates a very strong passion for her work. The childminder successfully implements her comprehensive policies and procedures into her outstanding practice. She has highly effective planning in place and recognises how she could be even more successful in precisely identifying children's starting points in learning. For example, she had plans to build up an even more comprehensive knowledge of each child and their family from the outset.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The highly qualified childminder has a deep understanding of how children learn and recognises patterns in their play. For example, when children show an interest in circular patterns and movement, she provides a wealth of opportunities for them to explore. The childminder takes time to explain to parents how children are learning and this helps them to promote highly effective play at home. The childminder describes her long-term planning as 'fluid' and explains that this means she will change it when children show an interest, such as in the world around them. For example, when children are interested in ladybirds, she uses this to expertly teach them. They use the internet to research mini- beasts and the childminder skilfully teaches mathematics, such as by helping children to count how many dough spots they need to make to go on a picture of a ladybird.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy, settled and form exceptionally close attachments to the childminder. They develop exemplary levels of independence during activities. For example, they help to tidy up and prepare their own snacks. They learn highly effective skills around personal hygiene and how to be healthy. For instance, they have many opportunities to be outdoors in the childminder's superbly planned garden or on nature walks through woodland. The childminder is highly attentive to any accidents children have. She gives parents precise details of how to identify that children may not be well long after accidents have happened, such as signs of concussion. She also precisely reviews her risk assessments to help ensure that children are as safe as possible.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including their move to school. This includes children who speak English as an additional language, who make rapid and sustained progress. They quickly learn how to use English to communicate with their peers and with the childminder. Children show outstanding levels of concentration and persevere extremely well at tasks. They develop their own play and are content to play on their own and lead play with others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498412 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1041106 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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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 and lives in Houghton Regis. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 4.

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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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