Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 June 2018 15 May 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 seeks professional development opportunities to enhance her already very high-quality teaching skills. For example, recent research on the different ways children learn helps her plan to meet children's individual needs extremely well.  The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. She has improved how she shares information with them. This includes suggesting activities to carry out at home to support further children's learning and help parents understand how children develop. Children benefit from highly consistent experiences.  The childminder makes highly accurate assessments of children's learning. She plans exciting, challenging and engaging activities that follow children's interests and meet their needs thoroughly. All children make very rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder has made extremely positive changes to the play environments to stimulate children's curiosity and provide readily accessible toys. Children are very

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This provision is outstanding

inquisitive, show excellent imagination and demonstrate high levels of confidence as they choose what to do.  The childminder is an excellent role model. For example, she supports children to take turns and share well, respecting and valuing others' points of view. Children's behaviour is exceptional.  The childminder very effectively evaluates her setting and successfully uses suggestions from children and parents to enhance her already outstanding provision further.

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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

 enhance the opportunities for children to use and explore different technologies in ways that enhance their learning and understanding about using them safely.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of experiences and activities for children indoors and outdoors.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through questionnaires and written comments.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of the activities provided with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at samples of paperwork, including risk assessments, accident records, policies and procedures and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder constantly seeks ways to improve her already high-quality provision. For example, she has been highly persistent in trying to get support for children who need extra help. She has increased her knowledge about the local special educational needs and/or disabilities processes. The childminder recognises that she needs to extend her use of technology with the children even further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has kept up to date with changes about collecting and storing personal data and very effectively shares this with parents. She has an in-depth knowledge of what to do in the event of a concern about the welfare of a child and keeps children very safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's teaching is of an extremely high quality. She makes innovative, engaging displays and resources to motivate children. For example, an underwater scene on the wall has moveable cards with sea creatures and questions. It includes a bag of shells and stones from the beach underneath to stimulate children's curiosity. Children very excitedly examine the items. They comment on the textures, colours and shapes of the stones and shells, listen to the 'sea' in the shells, and use the cards to match the shells to the sea creatures. The childminder encourages children's mathematics and understanding of the world extremely well. For instance, she encourages children to count and sort items to put in the water tray and then asks them to predict which items might float or sink.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder offers superb support to help children treat others with kindness and consideration. For example, she reminds children to use words rather than actions if they would like something and helps them include everyone as they play. Children discover the wider world. For example, they discuss going on an aeroplane to different countries, and use books to find where different animals live or what they need to eat to help them grow. The childminder builds children's independence skills tremendously well. For instance, she encourages children to change their clothes when they have got wet from playing in the water. She very successfully encourages children to use forks and spoons to eat their meals, and to help put the toys back in the correct boxes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very enthusiastic and highly motivated to experiment and explore. They find plastic tubing, fix it together then attach funnels and pour water through it. Children take great delight in watching to see where it comes out, either in the water tray or on the ground. They laugh excitedly when it splashes, jumping out of the way. Children use their imaginations extremely well as they play in the submarine they have made from cardboard boxes. They shout to warn each other about the 'shark' and then become pirates searching for hidden treasure. Children are very well prepared for moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY372151 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1093397 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in the Elmbridge area of Gloucester. She offers care from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for 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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