Devlin, Tracy Ann

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 May 2018 7 September 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 goes beyond parents' expectations to secure any additional support that children need, to promote their future progress. She rapidly addresses areas where children's development is delayed and ensures they quickly catch up and exceed age- appropriate skills.  The childminder assesses children's learning accurately and she meticulously reviews children's progress across all areas of learning. She has an exceptionally detailed understanding of children's next steps in learning and promptly provides additional challenges to help children swiftly reach them.  The childminder monitors how rapidly children achieve new skills and carefully evaluates the impact of her practice on raising outcomes for each child.  The childminder develops extremely effective partnerships with parents who describe her as 'amazing', 'totally dedicated to the children' and 'very professional'. They attribute much of their children's high levels of progress and social skills to the

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This provision is outstanding

childminder's expertise and say their children 'absolutely thrive' in her care.  All children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning. Children joining the setting quickly settle and progress. Children starting nursery are helped to be emotionally strong and confident, and to 'have a go' at new ventures. Older children acquire all the key foundation skills they need to make a good start at school.

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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

 extend the already excellent range of professional development to continue to inspire high levels of teaching and the very best outcomes for every child.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played indoors and outdoors.  The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and information exchanged with parents.  The inspector took account of the views of parents in written communication.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection issues and is alert to signs that might indicate a concern. She works exceptionally sensitively and respectfully with families to enrich the well-being of the children in her care. Highly effective settling-in procedures result in the childminder knowing children's achievements and individual care needs exceedingly well. Children quickly develop secure emotional attachments with the childminder and flourish in her care. The childminder is highly accountable and applies her extensive management skills to all areas of her practice. For instance, she sets very high standards for herself and pays close attention to the annual appraisals she seeks from the children's parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder checks her provision meticulously and focuses on specific areas for improvement. She identified planning as a focus for enrichment and has used her evaluations to further raise the quality of learning opportunities for the children. For example, as children learn about life cycles they nurture caterpillars, seek them out with magnifying glasses, examine their habitats and visit butterfly houses. The childminder diligently updates her professional skills in all areas of safeguarding and welfare through a range of initiatives. However, she recognises the benefit of targeting professional development activities in specific aspects of teaching to help her continue to inspire high outcomes for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder ensures that children are firmly rooted in their local community and celebrate the diversity of life around them. For example, children grow beans, identify and pick blackberries from the hedgerows and strawberries at the fruit farm. They thoroughly enjoy watching the changing of the guards at Windsor Castle and visit hedgehogs at a rescue centre. The childminder actively involves children in fundraising for other children who live in poverty or who cannot attend school, to help them begin to learn about the importance of doing something for others. Children team up with their friends and have enormous fun together as they hunt for favourite storybook characters in the local park. They splash in puddles and share birthday cake.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children show superb levels of engagement in their learning. For example, they choose what to explore from a huge range of exciting, innovative and ordinary toys and materials. They hear accurate and precise vocabulary and phrases in context and rapidly use them in their own speech. Toddlers learn how to think about their goals, reflect on their achievements and plan further improvements. For instance, they plan and compare the strength of houses made from different materials to keep pigs of different sizes safe from the big bad wolf. Children are very well prepared for nursery and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY339854 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 1129605 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She operates on Monday to Thursday for most of the year.

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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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