Childminder EY536015

Inspection date 2 October 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 Children thrive in this superbly organised environment, which provides an immediate impression of liveliness and interest. The childminder and her assistant provide an exceptional service in which each child is highly valued. n The childminder has very high expectations, along with a nurturing manner and well- established routines to support children's excellent behaviour. n The childminder excels in promoting children's communication and language skills. She knows exactly when to model, repeat or extend what children say. n The childminder knows each child exceptionally well. She observes them constantly and forms an accurate picture of their development. She uses this to inform her planning and fill any gaps in their learning. All children make rapid progress. n Children actively participate in indoor and outdoor activities. They learn with delight about the world and how things work. They enjoy frequent outings and visits to places

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The provision is outstanding

of interest, which gives them an unusually broad range of experiences. n Children develop physical skills through an exceptionally well-targeted range of activities. They learn to take safe risks and to assess levels of safety for themselves. n Parents feel fully informed about their child's progress. This gives consistent positive reinforcement in children's experiences. Parents are delighted with their children's progress and their keenness to come to the childminder.

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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 continue to strengthen partnerships with other outstanding settings to help maintain children's high-level learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities in the childminder's setting and the impact her teaching had on children's development. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and the children when appropriate. n The inspector carried out an evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation, risk assessments, policies and procedures. She looked at a range of other documents. n The inspector spoke with parents and looked at written reviews. She took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has a clear vision of how to achieve the very high standards she sets for herself, her assistant and the children. She challenges children to be highly imaginative and articulate. For example, children construct a puppet theatre and act out stories they create. They narrate the story and enthusiastically sing songs they learn together. The childminder astutely evaluates her provision and works closely with other professionals to make continuous improvements. She has begun to network productively with other outstanding settings. Following training, she reviewed her planning to precisely target areas where children can gain maximum development. This led her to remodel the indoor environment. As a result, children easily choose and access all the exciting activities available to them. The childminder carries out detailed observations and supervision meetings to target training to ensure her assistant always progresses

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

towards well-defined targets. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The childminder fully understands her responsibilities in relation to child protection issues and knows how to report any concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has excellent knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She encourages children to make small steps to build on success quickly and move to the next stage. By cutting fruit she expertly gets very young children to understand halving and doubling. Children manipulate and explore materials first hand. They handle models of animals and identify them in a book. They crunch dry leaves in the forest and learn how they turn back into soil. The childminder models, guides and assists children superbly in questioning and problem solving.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are delighted to show photographs and videos of their outside activities on a tablet computer. They listen to each other and talk with animation and confidence about different places they have visited. The childminder encourages children to value one another. They talk about who is in the pictures and their relationships with each other. They make clear links between indoor and outdoor learning. For example, they use a map to work out how to exit a maze they have visited. Children learn to dress appropriately as their outdoor activities take place in all seasons.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain excellent skills for the next stage in their education. The youngest children demonstrate impressive mathematical skills. They learn to count carefully, recognise number and link mathematical ideas, such as addition and subtraction, to everyday objects. They learn the sounds that letters make and to write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536015 Local authority Bedford Inspection number 10067340 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 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Elstow. The childminder works with her assistant from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, for most of the year. The childminder provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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