Childminder EY499892

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 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 has excellent communication skills and models language extremely well. Children thoroughly enjoy playing and learning in her home.  The childminder has an exceptional understanding of legal requirements and ensures children's care and safety is central to all her plans.  The childminder is eager to follow children's interests. Following parents' feedback she has introduced special trips for children to explore animals at a wildlife hospital. She supports children to learn about the natural environment exceptionally well.  The childminder encourages children to develop a wide variety of independence skills in a supportive and enthusiastic manner. Children are encouraged to have a go at all tasks and show high levels of concentration as they play and learn.  Children make excellent progress from their starting points. They develop skills beyond those expected for their ages and stages of development.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder offers outstanding opportunities for children to learn mathematical language. For example, they delight in running around the garden searching for numbered teddies and count them together.  The childminder carefully plans activities, ensuring children of different ages have inspiring opportunities to play and learn as a group. Any gaps in their development are quickly identified and closed.

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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 develop the already excellent opportunities for younger children to make marks and develop their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and the impact this has on children's learning indoors and outdoors.  The inspector assessed the childminder's understanding of how to keep children safe.  The inspector read written statements from parents to gain their views on the provision.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector sampled documentation, including the childminder's training records, children's progress records and policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has developed her knowledge and teaching practice extensively since registering. This has had an excellent impact on the progress children make, especially with their communication skills. The childminder has identified that there is scope to continue to improve opportunities for children to make marks, so they develop their early writing skills even further. The childminder speaks confidently about a wide range of indicators that identify children who may be at risk of harm. She completes thorough risk assessments and supervises children extremely well. This supports her effectively to keep children safe at home and on their many trips out. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has outstanding self-evaluation skills. She creates close partnerships with parents and her local authority quality improvement partner. This helps her to constantly improve the service she offers, explore new ways to teach children and develop her

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly teaches children during high-quality activities. For example, children learn to use scales and develop their vocabulary extremely well as they bake food to share with their friends. Children have superb opportunities to develop their physical skills while they explore their natural surroundings. The childminder actively encourages reading and regular trips to the library for children. This supports children to develop excellent early literacy skills and extensive knowledge about the world around them. The childminder has superb systems for observing children's progress and planning for their future learning. She shares this information with parents regularly and seeks their input to enhance children's development even further. The childminder works exceptionally well in partnership with other settings children attend.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. They confidently explore a brilliant selection of resources, carefully planned in response to their interests and individual learning styles. The childminder expertly teaches children about the differences between themselves and others. For example, they spend time with people from different cultures and visit places such as the opticians to learn about the jobs people do. The childminder forms very positive relationships with pre-schools and reception teachers. Children master self-care skills at a young age and learn to be exceptionally considerate to others in their group. This supports them extremely well to make transitions to future settings and school.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are fascinated as they watch the life cycle of a butterfly and set them free. They develop an excellent understanding about the natural world. Children show high levels of curiosity as they play. They make outstanding progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499892 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1053553 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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 operates Tuesday to Thursday from 7.45am until 6pm and Fridays from 7.45am until 3.15pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding for free early years education for children aged 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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