Childminder EY405294

Inspection date 7 December 2018 Previous inspection date 8 September 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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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder undertakes extensive training. Her ability to identify weaknesses and focus her professional development on these areas enables her to make targeted improvements. Such is her ability to improve, that recommendations raised at the previous inspection have been so successfully addressed that they are now the strongest aspects of her practice. n Children's mathematical learning is brought to life in simple but highly effective ways. The childminder provides a pile of socks for the children to sort and match. Children quickly recognise the ones that match and pair them together. Teasingly, they mismatch the socks on purpose to enjoy the childminder's reaction. n The childminder balances her high-quality interactions with periods when she instinctively knows to stand back and allow children to explore their ideas. This leads to children's highly imaginative play where they use their previous experiences to engage

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This provision is outstanding

in role play using small-world figures. n The childminder's observations and assessments are a highly accurate reflection of the excellent progress that children make in her care. n Children are exceptionally well settled. The childminder's close attention to boosting children's self-esteem means that they develop into highly confident individuals.

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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 enhance children's developing curiosity and interest in different types of books.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector discussed a planned activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members. n The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is conscientious and ensures that she is fully aware of safeguarding issues. She completes a multitude of training courses to refresh and deepen her awareness of local and national issues that might affect children's welfare. The childminder understands about the work of the Local Safeguarding Children Board. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder works extensively with parents. She finds multiple ways to exchange information with them about children's learning. Parents praise the childminder and say that she enriches children's lives.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's highly stimulating and well-thought-out activities make children positively jump with excitement. The childminder hides toy animals in a bowl full of shaving foam and ice cubes. Children uncover the animals, describing them by their features as they guess what they are. When they feel the cold ice in their hands it surprises them and they talk about the feeling. The childminder promotes children's communication and language at every opportunity. They talk together, and the childminder asks questions, pausing to allow children time to think about their responses. The childminder adds words to expand on their vocabularies, by repeating back what children say. The childminder extends children's activities to provide the highest levels of challenge continually. As activities start to come to an end, the childminder adds resources to stretch children's learning. The childminder is focused on

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

finding even more ways to entice children to enjoy looking at different types of books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder supports children's good health. She successfully draws on her wealth of experience in nursing to ensure that children's physical and emotional well-being are given the utmost priority. The childminder has a common-sense approach to teaching children to be safe. She encourages them to identify and take measures to manage small risks for themselves. The childminder makes the most of her unique environment for her teaching. She introduces children to caring for animals. Children talk with animation about brushing ponies and day camping in the field. Children make significant gains in their personal, social and emotional development. The childminder tells children what is special about them and shows them genuine affection.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely confident talkers who are quickly developing speech and language at an impressive rate for their young age. Children's behaviour is excellent. They spend long periods concentrating at activities, showing maturity and a strong desire to learn. Children are curious and inquisitive. They add paint to shaving foam and lay paper across the top to make bubbly pictures. This fascinates them and they study the pictures closely. Children are rapidly gaining the essential skills they need to be successful in their future learning and when they move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405294 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10062020 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 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 8 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Cheddington. She offers care Tuesday to Thursday, from 7.30am to 6pm during term time. The childminder provides occasional overnight care.

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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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