Childminder EY430575

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2018 28 May 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 childminder is passionate and enthusiastic about providing the best possible care for children. She shows a strong dedication to delivering outstanding learning experiences. The childminder scrutinises every aspect of her practice using the views of others, including parents. All aspects of her practice are outstanding.  The childminder's teaching is inspirational. She adapts her teaching precisely to ensure it is highly responsive to every child.  The childminder goes above and beyond to support children's emotional well-being. She works closely with parents to prepare children emotionally for any changes in their life. For example, when children have new siblings, the childminder reads books to them about 'mummy having a baby'. This helps children to understand and manage change.  Children who are due to start school are exceptionally well prepared. The childminder meets with staff from local schools. She makes excellent use of the knowledge shared

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This provision is outstanding

by them, to teach children the skills they need for school, such as how to read words.  Children thrive emotionally in this nurturing environment. They have extremely strong attachments to the childminder and she provides highly sensitive care.  The childminder gives children's health her utmost priority. She teaches them good hygiene in partnership with other professionals, such as the local health visitor who has visited to tell children how to look after their teeth.

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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 partnerships with parents, specifically to involve them even further in the assessment of children's starting points and monitor the impact this has.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a first-class knowledge of how to identify and report concerns about a child's welfare. Monitoring of children's learning is exemplary. The childminder quickly identifies any gaps in children's learning and shares her concerns with parents. This enables them to work together and swiftly seek help from other professionals for children, to receive the support they need. The childminder completes highly comprehensive reviews of how older and younger children learn. She has identified ways to accelerate the progress of older children even further. For example, she is building on their already outstanding early writing skills, in readiness for school. The childminder has provided resources for parents to help them precisely guide their children's writing at home. She recognises there is scope to involve parents even more in children's learning. For example, when children start, the childminder does not encourage

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

parents to be as involved as possible to identify children's skills from home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans activities that are exceptionally well matched to the learning needs of each individual child. She provides optimal challenge to the most able children to help them make very rapid progress in their learning. The activities fully support the needs of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, the childminder enthusiastically extends children's interests in animals. Children follow instructions and frantically dig through sand to find toy animals with excitement. The childminder joins in to role model what to do. She supports the least able children to name the animals they find. The childminder helps the most able children to sort the animals by what habitat they live in, such as on land or under water. The childminder praises children's achievements in detail. She extends the learning of the most able children even further to teach them concepts, such as floating and sinking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Professional development has a very positive impact on promoting children's healthy lifestyles. The childminder has used the skills gained from training to enrich the experiences that support children's good health. For example, she grows fruit with children for them to eat at snack time and takes children on outings to learn outside. This helps to broaden children's wealth of knowledge of the wider world. Children's behaviour is superb. The childminder significantly enhances children's understanding of how to follow rules through teaching them how to use kind hands and words towards others.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make outstanding progress. They achieve skills well beyond those typical for their age and stage of development. Any gaps in children's learning close rapidly. Children have exceptionally high levels of engagement and motivation for learning. Two-year-olds can recognise two-dimensional shapes and construct with a purpose in mind. Children are confident communicators and every day they learn and repeat new words.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430575 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1102334 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The childminder operates all year round, from 8am until 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She receives funding to provide free early education for 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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