Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date 15 August 2018 Previous inspection date 6 November 2014

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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The provision is outstanding

n The childminder demonstrates a superb understanding of how children learn. She confidently uses every opportunity to extend and deepen children's knowledge and understanding. Children make very swift and sustained progress from their starting points. n The childminder is a calm and positive role model. She uses a kind but firm approach to establish and sensitively teach consistent boundaries for children's behaviour. Children learn to be helpful. They learn to consider other people's feelings and listen to their views. n The childminder is highly ambitious for herself and for children. She has a reflective and open-minded approach to her own learning and skilfully motivates children to enjoy finding out new information. For example, children express their fascination when they see birds in the garden. The childminder helps them to use reference books and they become knowledgeable birdwatchers. n Parents and the childminder work in close partnership and this helps to promote

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The provision is outstanding

children's well-being and achievement extremely well. Parents say that children are excited about attending the childminder's provision and very eager to talk about their adventures when they get home. n The childminder makes insightful observations and accurate assessments of children's learning. She meticulously plans challenging activities that absorb children's interests.

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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

n evaluate the impact on children's outcomes of plans to promote further children's critical- thinking and problem-solving skills, building on the already excellent practice.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during daily routines and activities. She discussed a planned activity with the childminder. She assessed the impact that interactions and activities have on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children. n The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly professional and hard-working. She implements what she learns at training extremely effectively. For example, the childminder attended a course that helped her to evaluate her teaching. As a result, she extended the opportunities she offers for children to think critically and solve problems. The childminder plans to evaluate and develop her work on this even further, with a particular focus on outdoor learning. Safeguarding is effective. The vigilant childminder knows what to do if she is concerned that a child is at risk of harm. She conscientiously incorporates changes to safeguarding requirements into her child protection procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly promotes children's early literacy. This is illustrated when pre- school children ably identify words that rhyme with each other. In addition, they recognise the initial sounds of words and match them with written letters. Children of all ages demonstrate profound enjoyment of books and stories. The childminder skilfully encourages children to ask questions and investigate their own ideas. For example, children experiment with rolling balls of different types down a slope. They discover and discuss the properties of balls that go fastest and furthest. The childminder unfailingly shares information about children's progress with other settings that they attend or to which they move.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form extremely positive relationships with the childminder and each other. They become self-assured because the childminder teaches them how to do things for themselves. This is illustrated when the childminder delegates responsibility to children. She explicitly praises them when they complete tasks, such as changing their trousers. This encourages children to persevere. The childminder plans opportunities for children to build up physical strength and stamina. For example, children concentrate hard when they copy yoga movements and try out tricky balances. The childminder establishes and rigorously follows robust policies and procedures that help her to keep children safe.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence that prepare them extremely well to start school. They consistently try hard to succeed and demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding for their age. Children know that they can find things out by asking questions and looking in books or on the internet. They apply their developing understanding of numbers during everyday routines and activities. For instance, they know that they must find 17 balls when they tidy the garden. Children work together to invent role-play scenarios that help them to consolidate and extend what they know about the world. Children demonstrate high levels of self-control, relative to their age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY369586 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10059739 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 6 November 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Davenport. Her provision operates all year round, from 8am to 5.30pm on Monday 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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Registers

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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Registers

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