Childminder EY543704

Inspection date 15 January 2019 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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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder is a highly reflective practitioner and identifies and targets areas for improvement exceptionally precisely. She continually implements changes that focus sharply on improving outcomes for the individual needs of children in her care. n The childminder has a superb understanding of how children learn. She is an excellent teacher and is highly responsive to children's interests. She supports children exceptionally well to make rapid and sustained progress from their starting points. n The childminder builds extremely strong partnerships with parents to support children's care and learning at the highest level. She uses the wealth of information she gathers from parents to plan for children's next steps in learning from the very start. n Children benefit enormously from a rich and vibrant learning environment. The childminder creates extremely inviting sensory experiences, for example, where

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This provision is outstanding

younger children relish pouring and tipping and become deeply involved in their learning. Older children become fascinated to discover how magnets work as the childminder supports their investigation and experimentation superbly. n Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder has high expectations of them and is very clear about what is acceptable. She nurtures children's understanding of how to manage their own feelings extremely well and they show great pride in helping others.

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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 extend opportunities for children to develop an even greater understanding of their local community to enhance their knowledge of different ways of life.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector toured the premises with the childminder and observed the quality of teaching during activities and daily routines, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection, including about safeguarding, children's learning and development, and the childminder's professional development. n The inspector talked to the children at appropriate times during the inspection n The inspector looked at a range of documents, including children's records, risk assessments and a range of policies and procedures. n The inspector looked at written comments from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The highly organised and well-qualified childminder continually seeks to develop her excellent practice even further. She targets her professional development extremely precisely to meet the individual needs of the children in her care. For example, she has attended training that enriched her understanding of supporting children with additional needs considerably. Together with her highly effective partnerships with other professionals, this helps to ensure all children reach their full potential. The childminder is extremely proactive in liaising with local schools to give children the very best start in their future education. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive understanding of child protection. She is extremely vigilant about children's health and safety and very clear about local safeguarding procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes extremely accurate assessments of children's development that provide her with a clear focus for supporting their ongoing learning. She expertly allows children to take the lead in their play, and then extends their learning very skilfully as she plays alongside them. For example, as older children eagerly explore how different toys move down a slope, she seizes the opportunity to encourage them to estimate distances. They devise ways of measuring, make comparisons and develop their early mathematical skills exceptionally well. Younger children concentrate extremely hard to discover objects among coloured grains of rice and begin to count them out. They develop the small muscles in their hands, extending their physical skills and show high levels of curiosity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in the dedicated childminder's care, and develop a secure sense of self- awareness. They become highly independent and resourceful. For example, even the younger children work out how to successfully get dressed for outdoor play, showing great perseverance and determination. Children benefit enormously from many exciting opportunities for daily fresh air and exercise. They become very proficient and confident in their physical development. The childminder deepens children's understanding of the wider world through a rich range of resources that positively reflect other cultures. She recognises the need to provide a wider range of experiences for children to develop a greater understanding of their local community.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop excellent attitudes to learning and gain the valuable skills they need for future learning. They become highly confident communicators, showing an insightful awareness of others and respecting their views. Older children listen carefully to, and follow instructions. They use a wide and varied vocabulary and express themselves very fluently. Younger children show great delight as they develop new vocabulary extremely rapidly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY543704 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10090199 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 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Newquay, Cornwall. She offers care from Monday to Thursday from 8am until 6pm all year round. The childminder receives funding for free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds qualified teacher status.

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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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