Childminder EY497900

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 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 establishes inspirational relationships with children. This helps them develop an extraordinarily positive level of well-being and self-worth. Children are exceptionally confident and happy and settle quickly in their play.  There is an outstanding use of the local environment to extend children's learning. For example, they visit an extensive range of places of interest. Children who are enthusiastic about a story about a zoo, go to the theatre to watch the book 'come alive'.  The childminder is extremely effective when she monitors and tracks children's individual and group progress, such as boys' and girls' development. This enables the childminder to rapidly highlight any gaps in development and provide children with exceptionally good support to exceed their learning expectations.  The childminder establishes incredibly impressive partnerships with parents and keeps them extremely well informed. For example, she shares recipe and activity ideas with

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This provision is outstanding

them daily and she shares stories and puppets. She provides parents with information on how to gain the most out of reading with their children.  Children gain an excellent understanding of healthy eating. For instance, they discuss the benefits of different food groups at mealtimes, such as proteins and carbohydrates.  Children develop outstanding skills to support their future learning. For example, they learn complex reading skills, as they recognise words with exceptional confidence.

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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

 strengthen the already good opportunities for children to gain even more respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences in the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder evaluates her practice extremely well. For example, she routinely invites other childminders to observe her interact with children and welcomes their feedback. The childminder fully includes children and encourages them to review activities. This helps keep children enthralled in their learning. The childminder identifies the need to build on children's opportunities to develop their understanding of other people's similarities and differences even further. The childminder is keen to extend her already extensive knowledge and skills. For example, she attends beneficial training, such as she has learned about the different ways children play. This has enhanced the childminder's planning and helped ensure that she helps children achieve the best possible outcomes. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely good understanding of the policies to follow to help protect children's safety and welfare. Children learn how to keep

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

themselves safe with excellent levels of maturity. For example, they carry out daily risk assessments with the childminder and confidently identify any hazards, such as spillages.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder establishes outstanding links with other early years professionals. She helps provide children with exceptionally good consistency in their shared care and learning. For example, she carries out joint observations on children's play as she spends time at the other setting they also attend weekly. The childminder expertly helps children prepare for their future move to school. For instance, children learn more complex skills, such as how to tie their shoelaces. The childminder extends children's learning exceptionally well. For instance, children who are fascinated by nature look at lizards up close and carry out interesting activities, such as blackberry picking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are exceptionally polite and their behaviour is impeccable. Children are very confident to communicate and share their ideas. For example, children enthusiastically make up and share their own stories and games. Children have exceptional opportunities to challenge their physical skills. They negotiate more complex equipment, such as climbing walls and cargo nets at daily trips to the park. Children enjoy weekly visits to the gym and gain excellent confidence as they use unusual equipment, such as hurdles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages and abilities make outstanding progress in their learning in relation to their starting points. Children learn complex mathematical skills, such as completing simple multiplication sums. Children are exceptionally mature and develop inspirational friendships and incredibly impressive social skills. For example, they ensure that they include all children in their play and they compromise with excellent levels of maturity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497900 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1040630 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 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 Dartford, Kent. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday from 7am to 5.30pm, all year round.

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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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