Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2018 13 October 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

 Children develop valuable skills that will help them in the future. For instance, they show high levels of curiosity, they interact exceptionally well with their peers and are extremely confident in speaking and listening.  All children behave extremely well and form very strong bonds with the childminder. They develop a superb knowledge about healthy lifestyles, such as through taking part in regular exercise and following robust hygiene procedures.  The childminder is highly accomplished in evaluating her skills and seeks the views of others, including her co-childminder and parents. She ensures that she provides challenging activities that encourage children to become highly successful learners.  Children develop skills that prepare them for pre-school and school exceptionally well. For example, they learn to be independent in dressing and undressing themselves, and very much respect and value other people.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is extremely well skilled and sensitive in helping children of all ages form very special bonds with her. Children show extremely high levels of emotional well-being and confidence. They eagerly explore the environment and immerse themselves in self-chosen activities.  The childminder is extremely motivated and has high expectations. She works exceptionally well with other professionals to keep fully informed and up to date on all childcare issues.

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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 explore ways to build effective links with other settings that children attend.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed documents, such as the childminder's paediatric first-aid certificate and public liability insurance.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her practice, including how she assesses children's learning to ensure that they make progress from their starting points.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children and considered the impact this has on their learning.  The inspector viewed the areas of the home used by children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder works extremely well with other professionals, such as her co- childminder. They share valuable information about what children can do and plan highly purposeful activities to very effectively support children's next steps in learning. The childminder monitors children's learning exceptionally well and quickly identifies children who may need additional support. She works well with most other settings that children attend, including schools and pre-schools. However, the childminder's plans to develop links with nursery schools are still ongoing. Highly effective partnership working with parents means that they are consistently updated on their children's progress. The childminder shares ideas with parents on how to support their children's learning further. These excellent relationships ensure continuity of care and learning for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder continually updates her knowledge about

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

safeguarding matters. She knows what to do should she have any concerns about the welfare of a child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is of a very high standard. The childminder interacts exceptionally well with children and uses a wide range of activities to expertly extend their interests. Children are very enthusiastic and become highly engaged in both adult-led and self-chosen activities. The childminder uses her very accurate observations on children to help her provide challenging activities to support children's learning further. For example, she provides opportunities, such as water play to help children understand about weight. Children eagerly explore different items to help them to understand that some of them float, some sink and others absorb the water. The childminder uses everyday opportunities to successfully extend children's understanding of space. For example, children show an awareness of positional language as they describe where they are sitting in relation to other children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly successful in helping children to understand how to keep themselves safe and healthy. For example, when young children want to apply their own sun cream, she allows them to do this. However, the childminder explains to them that she needs to check that they have covered all their body to keep them safe in the sun. She gives children an abundance of praise and encourages them to manage their own feelings and behaviour. For example, she encourages children to cooperate, respect each other's feelings and negotiate how to solve problems.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. They have a very good understanding of how to keep themselves safe and are highly motivated and eager to join in. They show high levels of imagination as they play with their friends, very competently use technology, and behave exceptionally well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY280530 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1128984 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 October 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She works with another registered childminder and minds from her co-childminder's home in Chalfont St. Peter in Buckinghamshire. The childminder operates three full days a week, including before and after school and during school holidays. The childminder holds a home-based childcare qualification. The settings receive funding to provide free early years education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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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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