Childminder EY358455

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 April 2018 4 November 2015

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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 is passionate about providing the best-quality care and education for children. She is highly successful in continually improving the excellent service she provides for families. The childminder continually reflects on her practice and constantly identifies areas she can improve.  The childminder places a high emphasis on her professional development. She continually accesses training courses to support her already excellent knowledge in childcare practice. The childminder is extremely knowledgeable about legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children.  The childminder provides a superb range of resources. The visual environment is extremely stimulating. Excellent learning opportunities capture the children's natural curiosity as learners. The childminder is extremely knowledgeable about the children in her care. Sharply focused planning for individual learning ensures all children make very

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This provision is outstanding

rapid progress.  The children share lovely relationships with one another and with the childminder, who they adore. Children are extremely settled and highly confident in their surroundings and thoroughly enjoy their time in the childminder's care.  Partnerships with parents, carers and other providers are exemplary. The childminder is highly successful in engaging all parents in their children's learning journey.

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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 review the implementation of the planned changes to involve parents even more in evaluating all aspects of the service.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates and evidence of her suitability.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is proactive in ensuring she is constantly aware of changes in legislation. She is meticulous in keeping her knowledge up to date. For example, by reading guidance and publications. The childminder frequently and accurately reflects and monitors all aspects of the service she provides. She is very proactive in taking immediate action to further improve the quality of the service she offers. The childminder is currently redesigning her garden to fully extend the implementation of more natural resources and learning experiences for children. She is also even further improving the information she obtains from parents that contributes towards her self-evaluation. Older children and parents express resoundingly positive views about the childminder. Parents especially appreciate the fantastic learning opportunities and the individual tailored care that the childminder provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides consistently high standards of teaching. Her delivery of a wonderful variety of activities extremely engages and stimulates every child to make rapid progress. The childminder undertakes frequent, detailed observations and precise assessments of the children's learning. She uses this information extremely effectively to plan for children's next steps in learning. Children role play being a greengrocer and make healthy pizzas for their lunch. The childminder wonderfully extends the children's learning at every opportunity. For example, as they cut peppers, the childminder provides a magnifying glass to explore the seeds they have exposed. The childminder demonstrates to the children how individual sweetcorn kernels come off a large corn on the cob.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder supports children's emotional security exceptionally well. Older children show an abundance of warmth and kindness to their younger peers and siblings. Children's behaviour is exemplary. Moreover, the childminder strongly supports children to feel good about themselves. She values children's individual achievements with copious amounts of praise and enthusiasm. The childminder involves the children frequently in making their own food and superbly promotes their understanding of the value of food and nutrition. For example, young children learn about foods that help support healthy skin and they help to prepare homemade lentil soup and apple crumble.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop outstanding skills for their future learning and in readiness for the move on to school. Children have lots of fun and are highly motivated, confident and eager to learn. Children develop excellent language and communication skills, and successfully make relationships with other adults and children outside the childminder's home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY358455 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1129957 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Cheltenham. She works flexibly from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a 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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Telephone number

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