Childminder EY232638

Inspection date 14 November 2018 Previous inspection date 3 June 2015

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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 her absolute commitment to providing children with the highest-quality care and education. She is fully committed to professional development and extending her knowledge and skills even more. The childminder pursues excellence in every aspect of her provision and has extremely high expectations for what children can achieve. Children make excellent progress in all aspects of their learning and development. n Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder works tirelessly with parents to support, guide and share development information with them. She is confident and creative in her approach to ensure parents are actively involved in their children's learning and development. n Children of all ages learn how to keep themselves safe and manage risks. For example, older children decide to put toys away to keep the floor space clear of hazards. Younger children are helped to learn how to confidently and safely come down the

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The provision is outstanding

garden step. n The childminder's knowledge of how children learn and develop is exceptional. She plans precisely targeted opportunities to advance children's progress. The childminder plans a curriculum that provides children with rich, challenging and enjoyable learning experiences that help each child to make the very best possible progress. n Children are incredibly independent and given a great deal of choice in what they do. The childminder responds to them in a wonderfully warm and respectful manner. Children's behaviour is exceptional for their age. n Children are provided with wonderful opportunities to explore the natural world. The childminder takes children weekly to visit a forest garden. Children enjoy activities, such as den building, camp fires and bug hunting. They learn how to look after their local environment. Boys in particular, thrive, as they have plentiful opportunities to play

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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 pursue high-quality information sharing with other settings that children attend to secure exceptionally successful partnership working and maintain children's rapid progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed all areas of the home and garden that are used for childminding. n The inspector looked at a range of documents, including children's records, the suitability of people living and working in the household and policies and procedures. n The inspector carried out observations of the childminders' interactions with the children and evaluated these with her. The inspector also discussed the childminder's self-evaluation methods. n The inspector observed children engaged in a variety of activities, inside and outdoors. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and of written views expressed in letters and the childminder's own survey.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is thoroughly committed to the unrelenting drive to develop her provision. She carefully evaluates her practice alongside her co-childminders, parents and children. This helps her to continue to provide the highest-quality care and education. The childminder networks exceptionally well with other professionals. She shares her ideas and suggestions to help others to develop their practice. The childminder plans to continue to find ways to enhance communication and sharing of information with the local nursery school that children attend, to maintain children's high levels of achievement. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder actively promotes children's welfare exceptionally well. She teaches children to keep themselves safe and understand right from wrong. The childminder is vigilant and looks for signs that a child may be at risk of harm. She expertly knows how to respond to concerns about children's

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

welfare to ensure she protects them from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows what excites the children. She makes precise and continuous assessments of their development in order to plan demanding learning opportunities. The childminder skillfully adapts her teaching so that every child, regardless of age or ability, have high-quality learning experiences. The childminder excels in promoting children's communication and language development. Her qualifications, experience and training has a direct impact on the very good progress children make. The childminder monitors children's communication and language skills robustly to identify if any gaps in development are emerging. She works extremely effectively with parents to further promote children's communication development. For example, she encourages parents to borrow books and read with their children at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children receive a fantastic home-from-home learning experience and have formed wonderful attachments to the childminder. The childminder follows children's lead in play exceptionally well. Children remain fully focused and absorbed in their play for significant amounts of time. Children are very well supported to lead healthy lifestyles. They are given daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise and understand the importance of drinking water to stay hydrated. Children thoroughly enjoy spending time outdoors. They learn about birds as they make their own bird feeders and show great pride in their accomplishments when they have finished. They tell the childminder they cannot wait to take them home and show their parents.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated and eager to join in. They make excellent progress and are extremely well prepared for school. They are progressing exceptionally well in their personal, social and emotional development and show increased independence, confidence and self-awareness as they choose their own play. Children develop early handwriting skills as they enjoy making marks using different materials, and particularly enjoy using chalk on black paper outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY232638 Local authority Nottingham Inspection number 10071112 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 3 June 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Nottingham. She operates all year round from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised early years qualification at level 3. She 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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