Childminder EY501596

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 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 is extremely caring. She is highly responsive to the individual needs of the children. Children develop very secure emotional attachments to the childminder and demonstrate that they feel very safe and secure in her care. This supports their confidence and emotional well-being superbly.  Teaching is inspirational. Varied and imaginative play experiences, in both the indoor and outdoor spaces, are delivered by the childminder who has an excellent knowledge of the areas of learning and a very clear understanding of how children learn.  Children's communication and language development is exceedingly well supported. The childminder is skilful in her interactions with children and uses highly effective methods of teaching. As a result, children flourish and make excellent progress in their learning.  The childminder has implemented very successful strategies to involve parents in their

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This provision is outstanding

children's learning. Parents pay the childminder the highest accolades. They comment that they feel the childminder offers a home-from-home environment and is that she is extremely nurturing.  The childminder demonstrates wonderful passion and a constant drive to ensuring that her provision continues to improve. Rigorous self-evaluation contributes to exceptionally high standards. This assists her in securing the highest level of achievement for every child.

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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 enrich children's creative learning experiences, in order to maintain the excellent standards of learning already achieved.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and garden and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading the written feedback provided.  The inspector discussed and evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of her responsibility to report any concerns about a child to the appropriate authorities. The childminder monitors the quality of her provision exceptionally well. She strives to take on new knowledge and understanding. For instance, she sources a wide range of training and meets with other professionals to impart her expertise and to gain knowledge from others. As part of her thorough evaluation of her practice, the childminder has identified exciting ideas to build on the excellent opportunities children have to develop their creative and imaginative skills. The childminder develops excellent relationships with parents and regularly seeks their views, which are extremely positive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's highly effective teaching skills have an excellent impact on children and this contributes to their rapid progress. There is an excellent focus on learning, both indoors and outdoors. Children have lots of opportunities to explore and experiment. For example, they enjoy making pizzas and thinking about the different toppings. They learn how to follow numbered instructions and delight as they recognise some numerals. Children's physical development is promoted as they work hard to roll the dough until it is flat. Children's mathematical development is very well supported. They demonstrate high levels of involvement as they dig for worms in the garden and compare the lengths of the creatures they have found using words, such as longer and shortest.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's social and emotional development are given the highest priority. Children form very strong relationships with the childminder and this gives them an excellent platform from which to thrive and grow. Children's behaviour is exceptional, they are constantly settled, happy and highly involved. The childminder is a positive role model. Her extremely calm approach ensures that children feel highly valued. The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles extremely well. Children spend as much time as they would like outside and get lots of fresh air and exercise. They are involved in preparing food and exploring the taste of herbs, such as basil. Children talk about germs and demonstrate a very good understanding of hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally happy and confident. They welcome visitors and willingly engage them in conversation. Children learn how to take risks and are extremely independent. For example, they have used tools to make a picnic bench for the garden and they confidently use knives as they make pizzas. Children have excellent opportunities to explore their own interests. For example, children are fascinated by a pigeon's nest in the garden. The childminder skilfully extends children's interest in birds by supporting them to identify different birds, such as pigeons and crows. All children are motivated to learn and make excellent progress. They are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501596 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1054954 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 Colchester, Essex. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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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