Childminder in Stockton-on-Tees

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 July 2018 21 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 reflects on every aspect of her practice and actively involves parents to help identify any changes to her provision. She is passionate about supporting the very best possible outcomes for children.  The quality of teaching is consistently excellent. The childminder is highly experienced, skilful and inspirational, and offers children exciting learning experiences. Children make rapid progress across all areas of learning.  The well-qualified childminder provides a marvellous range of innovative and challenging resources for children to investigate, both indoors and outdoors. She creates an environment that is exceptionally stimulating.  Parents are extensively involved in their children's learning. They contribute to planning, share achievements from home, and receive frequent and detailed information about their children's learning. This creates an extremely collaborative approach to children's care and development.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is remarkably welcoming and caring. She builds very strong attachments with children. The childminder uses her comprehensive knowledge of children's needs and interests to support them superbly. Children demonstrate that they are happy, settled and confident. Their behaviour is exemplary.

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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 implement plans to enhance the superb provision for outdoor learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching activities, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact of these on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children, at appropriate times, throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including evidence of the suitability of adults living at the premises.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector considered the views of parents, expressed in written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has a clear vision of how to maintain and enhance the high quality of her provision. For example, she has detailed plans to enrich use of the outdoor play area even further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates a robust understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures. She assesses potential risks to help keep children safe from harm. The childminder is strongly committed to professional development and applies knowledge from her training to ensure a positive impact on outcomes for children. She uses information from accurate observations and assessments to identify and address any gaps in children's learning swiftly. Partnerships with professionals from other settings are very well established and highly effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder follows children's lead during play and skilfully extends their learning in an imaginative way. For example, children delight in mixing together ingredients to create their own play dough. They practise their early mathematical skills as they fill cups with flour, salt and water, and count how many of these they need for the recipe. Children develop their physical skills when they scoop and pour the different materials. The childminder frequently introduces new vocabulary and encourages children to consider concepts, such as 'empty' and 'full'. She guides children to choose from a range of herbs growing in the garden to create unique scents for their dough. While reading a story, the childminder asks children to predict what they think will happen next and links events in the book to their real-life experiences. She supports children to solve problems.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder offers a homely environment, where children thrive and have a great deal of fun. She is a wonderful role model, who offers a wealth of praise and encouragement. Children demonstrate excellent manners. They respond very well to the clear boundaries that the childminder sets for them. Children share resources and show kindness towards each other. They are extremely independent. For example, children willingly help to tidy away resources and prepare their own fruit for a snack. The childminder talks to children about keeping safe during their adventurous outdoor play. She reminds children how to balance carefully as they cross raised planks of wood.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are exceptionally well prepared for future learning, including their eventual move to school. They are very confident communicators, who are able to express their needs and make their own decisions. Children concentrate significantly well for their ages. They regularly attend local groups and go on outings to places of interest, such as parks and wildlife centres. This helps them to find out about the wider community.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY391121 Local authority Stockton on Tees Inspection number 1093788 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 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She operates all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two- and three-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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