Childminder in Derbyshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 May 2018 25 September 2014

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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

 Both the childminder and her assistant are extremely skilful instinctive teachers and as a result, teaching is outstanding. They listen, respond, discuss, explain and challenge children to build on what they already know. Children make high rates of progress.  The childminder provides highly effective management of her assistant. This ensures there is extremely well organised routines and running of the setting. It also ensures that excellent communication meets children's needs and supports their learning and that teaching is consistently of a very high quality.  The childminder undertakes rigorous monitoring of children's development to swiftly identify any delays in their learning. Her proactive approach and excellent planning and support means that all children, including those who may be behind in their development, are extremely well supported.  The childminder has developed excellent partnerships with parents, other professionals,

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This provision is outstanding

the local school and other settings that children attend. This ensures that she is highly effective in accessing early support to meet children's individual and specific needs.  Children demonstrate exceptional behaviour. They are very considerate, thoughtful and respectful of others. They demonstrate a high level of understanding of the expectations and are successfully able to resolve their own disagreements. The childminder and her assistant are extremely good role models. Their passion for their work creates an environment which is immensely positive and enjoyable.

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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 opportunities to explore the natural environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults living and working on the premises.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of training. She discussed the procedures for evaluation and the priorities for improvement with the childminder.  The inspector took account of recent feedback from parents and carers and comments provided for the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is very professional and has extremely high expectations. She makes excellent use of external audit tools to rigorously evaluate her practice. She constantly researches to gather ideas on how to improve. She immediately actions any feedback from parents. When the childminder makes changes these are meticulously researched and planned. For example, she amended the daily group activity to maximise the learning of each individual child in her care. The childminder sets herself challenging targets for improvement. She is already planning to enhance the excellent forest school activities to further support children's understanding of the world. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is very proactive in identifying, discussing and supporting any concerns, however minor, about children's care or welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant are highly knowledgeable about children's development and provide exemplary support for learning. There is an excellent focus on helping children acquire communication skills. The childminder and her assistant always ask extremely well-phrased and purposeful questions and expertly model language. They consistently encourage children to think for themselves, work out how to do things, experiment and make decisions. For example, children play with the water toys and explore why the flow of the water changes. The childminder has developed excellent partnerships with parents. She is highly successful in sharing information so that parents are always kept up to date about their child's development. She employs excellent strategies to engage parents in supporting their child's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The environment is highly stimulating. Children of all ages continually initiate and extend their own play. Both the childminder and her assistant are extremely sensitive and skilled in supporting children to settle and form attachments to others. Parents comment on the brilliant settling-in support and how this helps to significant reduce any anxieties. The childminder is very proactive and effective in promoting inclusion and equality. For example, she skilfully tackles stereotypes through activities with children and information sharing with parents to empower children to recognise that all things are achievable.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make high rates of progress in relation to their starting points and are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of learning. Children are extremely motivated, keen to join in activities and have an ability to sustain their engagement for an exceptional length of time. They are astute thinkers and problem solvers. They are extremely confident in social situations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437410 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1105368 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Matlock. She operates all year round from 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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