Childminder in Lancashire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 June 2018 30 January 2014

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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 emotional well-being of the children is at the very heart of the childminder's practice. She highly values children's contributions and is incredibly nurturing in her approach. Children are extremely confident, show high self-worth and thrive in their learning and development, making excellent progress in all areas.  The childminder is very well qualified. She provides outstanding teaching and has an expert knowledge of how children learn. She regularly observes children, making accurate assessments of their learning to inform engaging activities and experiences that target children's individual developmental needs.  Parents are actively involved in their children's learning, including assessments and continuing learning at home. The childminder works in collaboration with other early years providers, ensuring children's needs are especially well known and met.  Diversity is exceptionally well embedded into everyday practice. Children particularly

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This provision is outstanding

enjoy reading stories about children with a range of disabilities. They talk about how the children in the story are enjoying playing sports in their wheelchair or communicating with their hands using sign language, then draw upon their own experiences.  Although assistants are used infrequently, the childminder maintains a professional relationship. She offers feedback on practice, ensuring her high-quality service is maintained at all times.

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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 already excellent opportunities children have to engage their exploratory skills during play outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning during play inside and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and assessed the accuracy of her evaluation.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including required assessments of children's learning, training certificates and children's records.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from written comments and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is extremely attentive to all aspects of children's health, safety and welfare. She is alert to the different signs of abuse and is very well versed in the procedure to follow in reporting her concerns. The childminder's regular assessments allow her to monitor children's progress closely. She then tracks children's development, helping to swiftly identify where children may be slow to develop key skills. As a result, support is implemented where necessary to ensure children maintain their excellent level of development. The childminder is highly effective in her self-evaluation. She uses feedback from parents, new skills from training and her excellent networking opportunities to inform development plans. The childminder has recently attended forest school training and is currently working on further adapting her outdoor environment to provide even more opportunities for children's exploratory skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder demonstrates extremely high expectations of what children can learn and achieve and is highly effective in maximising every opportunity for learning. She uses a host of teaching techniques to draw out children's prior learning and pose new challenges. For example, children relish the opportunity to pick fruit from the garden. The childminder challenges children to identify different fruits from the pictures. They engage in deep conversation about when they have tried the fruits before and what they tasted like, greatly promoting their communication skills. The childminder models the thinking process well, asking if the children think the raspberries are ready to be picked and why. Children draw upon their prior learning and use excellent critical-thinking skills. Later they enjoy colouring in fruit pictures, the childminder skilfully helps children to recall the colours of the fruits they saw early that day, greatly embedding their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children quickly form secure emotional attachments with the childminder, owing to the careful settling-in procedure and warm nature of the childminder. This provides a strong base for developing children's confidence to explore, participate and learn. Children confidently tell visitors the safety rules they follow and demonstrate their understanding extremely well. For example, children know not to climb on the low-level wall in case they fall down and hurt themselves. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They demonstrate excellent patience, listening skills and high levels of cooperation. Children enjoy homemade and nutritious meals. They understand their meals provide them with vitamins, demonstrating their excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are confident communicators and begin to use a wide vocabulary. They explore early literacy skills as they draw and form the letters of their name extremely well. Children are widely independent and complete a number of tasks themselves and with confidence. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY463980 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1087484 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the Great Knowley area of Chorley, Lancashire. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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