Childminder EY390606

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 June 2018 16 January 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 passionate about her role. She is professional, reflective and continually explores ways to improve her provision. She regularly seeks the views of parents to evaluate the effectiveness of the service she provides.  The childminder has a highly robust understanding of the ways children learn. She provides interesting learning opportunities in a well-organised and planned environment. The childminder has high expectations for what children can achieve and uses tracking to swiftly identify areas to support. Children make excellent progress in all areas.  Children are active learners, exhibiting high levels of motivation and concentration given their ages. They immerse themselves in the highly stimulating environment, supported by the childminder to practise their skills in all areas of learning. They develop secure bonds with the childminder, thriving in the welcoming atmosphere.

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This provision is outstanding

 Partnerships with parents and carers are excellent. The childminder is highly effective in supporting communication between herself and parents. Overall, she uses these partnerships extremely well to support continuity in children's learning and high rates of progress. Parents speak highly of the childminder and feel she, 'Radiates energy and enthusiasm' and feels, 'Like a part of the family'.

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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

 build upon the enrolment process to gather even more information about children's prior learning from parents, to plan for children's excellent progress at the earliest stage.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living and working on the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a robust understanding of child protection, including what to do if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She uses training and reads professional publications to keep her safeguarding and teaching knowledge up to date. The childminder actively communicates with other educational settings that children attend, to support continuity of learning and support their excellent progress. Parents are valued as active contributors to their child's learning. There is an excellent two-way flow of information overall, although the childminder does not take all opportunities to gather even more information about children's starting points on entry.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder offers a rich curriculum of activities and outings which enthuses and motivates children to learn. For example, she encourages children as they care for caterpillars and observe the life cycle, and as they later release the butterflies at an event with their families. Children demonstrate exceptional language skills and a wide vocabulary which they readily use in their play and during conversations. Children are creative and imaginative problem solvers. They use tools to create a trench in the sandpit and try different ways to extend the trench without damaging the sections they've already made. Children love books, requesting favourite stories and recognising when to turn the pages. The childminder encourages them extremely well as they independently connect their previous learning experiences to relevant books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder supports children's independence extremely well. She helps them to develop self-care skills, such as visiting the toilet and hand washing, at an early stage. Children also recognise the reasoning behind key actions, such as putting on sun cream before going outside, and actively help in getting themselves ready. Children are provided with healthy, homemade food throughout the day. They freely access water, recognising when they are thirsty and pouring themselves a drink from a jug. The childminder encourages children's physical development well, with a range of exciting opportunities to be active. For example, children play boisterous lawn games with their friends, explore the water wall, take part in yoga sessions and grow their own vegetables in raised planters. They are highly confident and show pride in their achievements. Children exhibit superb concentration and determination to keep trying when a task is challenging.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid, sustained progress in all areas of learning. They are curious, highly motivated and eager to access a wide range of learning opportunities. Children ask the childminder thoughtful questions, to develop their knowledge of the wider world. They are very confident and exhibit positive attitudes to learning. Children are extremely well prepared for their next stages of education, for example, starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY390606 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1093776 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 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Norwich. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6.30pm 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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