Childminder in Bracknell Forest

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 May 2018 13 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 highly effective in sharing an abundant range of information and ideas with parents to help promote children's welfare and development. This covers a diversity of issues, such as keeping safe online, managing anger, recognising infections and helping children celebrate growing up. Children flourish in her care.  The childminder uses her designated indoor and outdoor play areas to maximum effect. Babies and toddlers sleep in comfort undisturbed and diligently supervised. Young children pursue their interests in play spaces designed specifically to meet their needs and older children relax in comfort at the end of their school day.  The childminder makes excellent use of assessment and monitors children's progress meticulously. She identifies accurately when specialist guidance or support is beneficial. She is also quick to recognise children's strengths and promptly provide additional

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This provision is outstanding

challenges to extend their learning to even higher levels of achievement.  Children quickly develop secure and trusting relationships with the childminder. She listens carefully to their observations and concerns. They talk openly with her and learn to respect and better understand the diversity of people in their community.  Parents say they notice how skilled the older children become in recognising the needs of younger children and offering to help them. Without being asked, children offer to help younger children cut up their food and help them get in and out of cars safely.

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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 programme of professional development to further research and support early interventions for specific special educational needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played in different environments.  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 effect of her training, experience and practice on raising outcomes for children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly experienced and her extensive research and professional development help to ensure her exceptional practice is always current. She conscientiously uses high-quality risk assessments, policies and procedures to promote all aspects of children's health and safety. For example, the childminder actively involves and challenges children to identify and assess any possible risks in the environments where they play. Children rapidly learn how to avoid and better protect themselves from accidents and physical injuries. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an exemplary knowledge of child protection issues and how to manage them appropriately.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's journey to becoming outstanding is built on high expectations for herself, her practice and children's progress. She has an extensive knowledge of how children learn and how to use their interests to develop the next steps in their learning. For example, when children love to paint, the childminder sets them up with an enormous canvas, at just the right height. Toddlers squeeze, roll, dab, stretch and mix different colours as they paint. They swiftly master new skills and experiment with different tools, textures and patterns. The perceptive childminder knows when to extend the activity further and give children more opportunities to hear and use new language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder inspires and teaches children how to make healthy choices about their lifestyle and diet. For example, toddlers visit farms to pick vegetables and investigate the flavour of different colours of mini tomatoes. Older children taste and cook with vegetables they have never tried before or that grow in different parts of the world. Children are curious to experiment and creative in their thinking. They are valued and express themselves with confidence. The childminder constantly evaluates and improves her practice. She strives to enhance her excellent provision further through a closer study of ways to support children who have specific special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All ages of children make excellent levels of progress towards their early learning goals and their potential. Babies and toddlers enjoy stories and rhymes. They explore capacity and flow through activities such as sand and water play. Older children sharpen their observations and language skills and practise pencil control. For instance, they count the sides on different shapes or draw a picture of their mummy. Children are very well- prepared emotionally for the next stage in their learning, including school. For example, they listen to others and understand that people make different choices in life.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY397686 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1130507 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder re-registered in 2009. She operates each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm throughout most of the year. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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