Childminder in Windsor and Maidenhead

Inspection date 28 January 2019 Previous inspection date 13 May 2016

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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 is highly respected by parents and other professionals who work with their children. They say she is 'extremely knowledgeable, caring and informative'. Her excellent observations and communication help to provide children with continuity in their learning and care. n The childminder's thorough assessments ensure she knows precisely which aspects of children's learning to focus on next. She is so confident in her teaching that she can tailor and challenge each child's learning wherever they happen to be. For instance, when they walk or are being driven between activities, take part in community groups or choose what to play with in her home and garden. n The childminder is inspiring. Children delight in observing small seasonal changes in the world around them, such as tiny buds and flowers on low-level shrubs or the length of the shadows they cast. They sing in all the places they visit and recall how they

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This provision is outstanding

made the most of a winter evening by dancing with glow sticks fastened to their arms and ankles. n Children make excellent rates of progress in developing their knowledge and skills. Interests from home and other activities carry over into their learning with the childminder. Children have more time and opportunity to really understand new vocabulary and concepts.

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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 professional knowledge and skills in specific areas of special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played indoors and were collected from pre-school. n The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder. n The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities and information exchanged with parents. n The inspector took account of the views of parents in written communication. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is highly experienced and up to date with her knowledge, policies and procedures across areas of safeguarding and welfare. She is confident to manage any concerns that she has about a child's safety and protection. The childminder has used self-evaluation consistently to guide improvements and achieve outstanding levels of practice. She listens carefully to the views of children, parents and her trusted network of early years professionals to identify further ways to inspire children and support their parents. The childminder makes excellent use of activities, such as training and online research, to raise the quality of her teaching. However, there is a specific area of special educational needs and/or disabilities the childminder does not know enough about should she need to secure help quickly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder monitors children's progress very closely to help ensure that she is quick to build on their achievements and monitor any gaps or delays in their development. She liaises closely with parents from the outset and knows exactly how to engage new children with play that both settles and delights them. For example, toddlers marvel at the antics of small world characters as the childminder 'brings them to life'. Children quickly join in with the pretend play and link it with their own experiences. Meanwhile, the highly skilled childminder precisely models the new words and phrases that the children need to express their ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children of all ages are incredibly happy in their play. New children settle-in quickly and rapidly develop secure emotional attachments with the childminder. Older children develop such strong bonds that they stay in touch. The childminder is consistently kind, nurturing and full of praise for children's efforts and achievements. She successful encourages them towards increasing levels of independence and responsibility, while teaching them how to keep safe and healthy. For example, children help to plan outings to help them know what to expect. They learn how to search the internet and use technology safely. Children learn to respect and take care of each other and they begin to understand how they can look after their environment.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress in their learning and development. For example, toddlers are confident to explore further afield and socialise with wider groups of children at familiar places, such as playgroups. Children who attend pre-school talk enthusiastically about their morning and know the childminder will provide further ways for them to explore new concepts. For example, having observed how salt helps to melt ice, they readily investigate what happens when they paint with different colours of ice. Children are curious to experiment and review what happens.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY284649 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10066900 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 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 14 Date of previous inspection 13 May 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Windsor. She works each weekday for most of the year. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3 and is in receipt of funding to provide free early years education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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