Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date 6 December 2018 Previous inspection date 23 April 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 aims for the highest childcare standards and is uncompromising in her ambition to continuously improve. She is an excellent role model to her assistants and inspires them to offer the same high standards of care. n Children flourish in the highly motivating environment. They participate with great enthusiasm in exciting activities. The childminder's exceptional assessments and confident planning accurately identifies and supports children's next developmental steps. n The childminder supports parents exceptionally well in extending children's learning. Parents report that the precise support and information she offers inspires them to find out more, for example, about even further ways to support children's reading. n The childminder rigorously monitors children's progress and responds swiftly to close any potential gaps in their learning. She now offers children additional play opportunities and resources that support their early writing skills.

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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder takes every opportunity to develop her practice, for example, through training and sharing ideas with other professionals. Her recently extended knowledge of craft activities enables her to challenge and extend children's mathematical knowledge as they participate in these activities. n Children gain an excellent appreciation of differences. For example, they regularly visit a home for older people, where they share songs, stories and crafts and learn that everyone has different needs.

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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 enhance even further the already very good opportunities that support children in understanding how exercise affects their bodies.

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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 talked with the childminder about how she supervises her assistants. She talked with children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. She reviewed an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of household members and assistants. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and viewed a range of other documentation, including the safeguarding procedures. n The inspector took account of the views of parents, as provided in their written feedback to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder uses her qualification exceptionally well to offer her assistants highly effective supervision. She conscientiously reviews her practice to identify even further improvements. She has recognised that she can offer children even more opportunities that support them in understanding how exercise affects their bodies. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of this area and fully understands the issues that may threaten children's welfare, such as the risks posed by extreme practices and views. She ensures that her assistants also have the same thorough understanding. The childminder works exceptionally well with other childcare professionals and settings. She exchanges practical, detailed information with them helping to ensure that children's learning is promoted to the maximum.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder competently enables children to develop their play and skilfully supports them in building on this. For example, children choose to play with water. They note that a large, empty container floats on the water. The childminder offers them additional resources and they are intrigued as they put stones, shells and wood into the water and note which items sink. They become absorbed as they experiment independently by putting the same items into the container and note that this makes them float. They competently determine at what point the heavy stones make the container sink. Opportunities such as this support children in exploring, predicting, working together and finding the answers to their own questions. The childminder makes resources and uses these as a way of supporting children's specific learning needs. For instance, young children develop their vocabulary and early reading skills as they eagerly use exciting

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder maintains excellent partnerships with parents. She is exceptionally aware of children's emotional well-being and continuously considers this. She shows children that she is genuinely interested and truly values their contributions, helping to promote their confidence and self-esteem. Children competently discuss their feelings and demonstrate a mature understanding of the effects of their behaviour. Their excellent social skills and highly positive emotional attitudes aid their ability to quickly adapt to new situations, such as starting school. Children develop excellent physical skills and learn about safety. For example, they place planks of wood on different gradients, thoughtfully assessing the risks and carefully balancing as they negotiate the planks.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress and rapidly develop the skills that support them at school. They quickly become independent learners and demonstrate high levels of curiosity. For example, young children explore with torches and experiment by shining these on a clock and stating each number as they highlight it. They put coloured discs over the torches and note how these change the colour of numbers on the clock. They experiment further and note that the light does not travel through solid objects.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY371528 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10070115 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 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 23 April 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in St Neots. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with assistants when needed. 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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