Childminder EY433056

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 July 2018 10 June 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's teaching is highly responsive to the individual needs of children in her care. She expertly adapts her teaching skills to make the most of every opportunity to provide each child with high levels of challenge and enjoyment.  Children are highly motivated and eager to learn. They confidently work out their own solutions to simple problems and rapidly develop the key skills needed for their next stage of learning and eventual move to nursery or school.  The childminder has the highest expectations of what each child can achieve. Children thrive in her care and develop a strong sense of pride in their own abilities. The childminder is exceptionally skilled at helping children become independent, confident and extremely self-assured individuals.  The childminder puts meticulous thought into organising her home to promote children's independence, curiosity, problem-solving skills and imagination to the highest

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This provision is outstanding

level.  Children form extremely close and caring relationships with the childminder and each other. From a young age they learn right from wrong, and develop tolerance and respect towards others.  Parents are highly complimentary about the childminder. For example, they say their child's progress is unbelievable and that they are learning things that they as parents would not be able to teach them.

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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 evaluate practice to help maintain and build on the high-quality provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated the success of a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children during the inspection  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of household members.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of the views of children and parents from their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely knowledgeable about child protection issues. She is very alert to the indicators that a child may be at risk of harm or neglect. The childminder is determined to continue to evaluate her practice in meticulous detail as she feels this is key to helping promote the highest achievement in all children. She actively seeks the views of parents and children to help identify further ways of improving her provision. The childminder's continual professional development is particularly well targeted at helping her meet the individual needs of children in her care. She uses many meaningful methods to communicate with parents and successfully involve them in their child's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses knowledge gained from her rigorous assessments to plan activities meticulously that provide each child with optimal challenge. She is exceptionally alert to children's differing needs and interests, and seamlessly introduces new concepts into their play. For example, while children pretend to play with a car wash, she encourages them to find out what happens when they squeeze shaving foam into the water. She expertly guides them to predict what might happen and then describe their findings. Children suggest it might float because it is light and then delight in watching it, exclaiming, 'It's melting into the water!'

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled at helping children become independent while promoting their understanding of a healthy lifestyle. Children excitedly pick strawberries from the garden for snacks, listening carefully to the childminder's explanations as to why they should only pick the red ones. The childminder makes excellent use of this activity to promote toddlers' counting skills while developing older children's understanding of addition. The childminder uses activities, such as baking biscuits, to enhance all aspects of children's learning significantly. She is exceptionally well tuned in to the different ways babies communicate what they want and need.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress from their starting points. They demonstrate very high levels of confidence, independence and self-assurance for their age. Older children carefully follow recipe cards and confidently describe what they need to do next. They demonstrate great dexterity while they crack the eggs on the side of the bowl. Babies and toddlers have exceptional levels of concentration and the ability to remain highly engaged in activities that interest them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433056 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1095035 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Harleston, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early 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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