Childminder EY497683

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 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 maintains excellent levels of professional development. She studies and attends training that greatly enhances her knowledge and skills, which builds on the already outstanding practice. She sets herself challenging goals and has a drive for constant improvements which raise the outcomes for children.  The childminder has excellent relationships with children. The highly nurturing care children receive helps them settle in quickly and they are extremely happy in her care.  Children are taught excellent social skills and this helps them to build positive relationships with their peers and behave very well.  The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. Parents are extremely complimentary about the care and learning provided by the childminder. She is fully successful in engaging them in their child's learning at home.  Children are extremely well supported in being independent and demonstrate that they

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This provision is outstanding

are willing to do things for themselves before asking for help. This prepares them exceptionally well for the eventual move on to school.  The childminder checks children's progress rigorously. This helps them to make excellent progress in all areas of learning and development. She knows exactly what each child has achieved and what they need to learn next. She plans highly stimulating activities and experiences to help them achieve their next steps.

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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

 foster even more opportunities for children to find out about the wider community and the differences between themselves and others, particularly during their free-play times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the home and garden.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, and checked documents to confirm the suitability of the childminder and the other adult household member.  The inspector took note of written accounts from parents.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent knowledge of child protection. Children's welfare is central to everything that she does. She is vigilant and proactive in keeping children safe. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder teaches children how to stay safe, such as through practising fire evacuation in a range of ways. The childminder has a wide network of early years colleagues who she works with to continually develop her provision and maximise her professional development. The childminder provides activity packs and resources for parents and children to take home. This benefits children's learning extremely well and engages parents highly successfully in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled in letting children lead their own learning. She gets involved in their play and extends their learning very well, through introducing wider opportunities and activities linked to their individual interests. Children thrive in the highly stimulating environments the childminder has created indoors and outdoors. The childminder has very strong teaching skills in mathematics and takes every opportunity to encourage children to use mathematical language and develop their number, shape and measure knowledge as they play. The childminder has excellent communication skills and encourages children to use a wide range of vocabulary and talk at every opportunity. This helps them speak exceptionally well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children enjoy free-flow access to the extremely well-resourced and stimulating outdoor area. This enables all children, and particularly those who prefer to learn outdoors, to be physically active, learn about nature and engage in excellent activities for investigation and exploration. For example, they use a variety of tools in sand and are fascinated as they mix 'gloop' and sand to see how it changes. Children's self-esteem is promoted very well by the childminder. She praises them regularly and encourages them to persevere at tasks by reminding them what they can already do. The childminder skilfully supports children to understand their emotions and the feelings of others highly successfully. For example, she creatively includes opportunities for children to talk about emotions in highly engaging 'circle-time' activities. Teaching about people in the wider world and celebrating differences is strong; however, children have less opportunity to explore resources that

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

reflect diversity during their free-play times.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for school. They are highly motivated and always eager to join in with learning activities. Children form excellent friendships and play cooperatively together. Children have excellent listening skills and understanding. They listen intently to stories and use their storytelling skills to tell stories to others. Children follow instructions very well and develop their early reading skills. For example, they follow recipe cards exceptionally well when weighing out ingredients to make dough.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497683 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1085244 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 6

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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 Westbury On Trym, Bristol. The childminder operates throughout the year, Monday to Wednesday from 8am to 6pm, including before and after school, and on Thursday after school only. She has a relevant childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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