Childminder EY500823

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 May 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 shows passion and a love of working with children. She has an extremely gentle and calm manner, and shows respect and understanding in all her interactions with children. The childminder provides a rich and varied learning environment, both in and out of her home, which meets children's needs very well.  The childminder is highly responsive to the learning needs of different ages of children. She automatically adjusts the language she uses and the questions she poses to ensure they are developmentally appropriate. The childminder is an excellent role model when it comes to behaviour and supports children extremely well to learn to share and understand the needs and feelings of others.  The childminder makes regular, high-quality observations and accurate assessments of children's progress, quickly identifying and effectively supporting areas for future learning. She has strong links with other settings that children attend, ensuring a

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This provision is outstanding

consistent approach to their learning. Parents are well informed about their children's progress and involved in their ongoing learning.  The childminder is professional and well organised, and regularly reflects on her provision. She invites feedback from parents and children, and adapts her service to meet their needs. She skilfully puts in place learning from training she attends to enhance her provision and teaching skills.

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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 excellent exploration of diversity and communities beyond their own.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed children at play and evaluated activities with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's observations and assessment records, evidence of the suitability of household members and a range of other documentation, including safeguarding procedures and accident records.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written feedback and the comments of parents spoken to at the time of the inspection.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation document and talked with her about how she evaluates and improves her service.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder places a very high priority on children's safety both in and out of her home. She has an extremely robust understanding of her responsibility to protect children from abuse and neglect. The childminder clearly knows to whom she should report any concerns in line with local procedures. She has very robust policies and procedures in place, which she shares effectively with parents. The childminder is a highly reflective practitioner and is now considering how to enhance even further children's superb understanding of diversity and community.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder places a high priority on children's language development. She sensitively supports younger children to progress from making animal sounds to saying the animal names. Through her interactions, the childminder continually exposes children to exciting words, such as 'camouflage', using practical examples to support children's understanding of new words. She weaves mathematical learning through almost every activity, for example, helping the children count the fruit on each page as they read books. During activities with water the childminder supports children to notice when pots are 'full' or 'empty'. As children build towers they are encouraged to see if they can make them taller than another toy. The childminder very skilfully asks questions that encourage children to think and use their own knowledge to solve problems.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely settled in the care of this highly responsive childminder who fully meets all their emotional needs. Children of all ages develop excellent self-care skills. They understand they need their shoes before they can play in the garden and know where to find them. Even the very youngest child is given the time and space needed to enable them to take off their own shoes. Outside, children are provided with excellent opportunities to develop physically as they play on slides or work out how to move ride-on toys across bumpy paving. Children tuck enthusiastically into healthy snacks and are encouraged to wash their hands before they eat.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children show extremely high levels of self-motivation and spend sustained periods engaged in activities. They are very inquisitive and interested in everything that is going on around them. As they paint with water and large brushes, they strengthen the muscles in their arms as they gain control of the marks they make. Children show fascination and problem-solving skills as they press buttons on electronic toys, working out the effect they have. All children make excellent progress in readiness for their next stage in learning, including their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500823 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1053032 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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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 operates from 7.30am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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