Childminder in Windsor and Maidenhead

Inspection date 7 February 2019 Previous inspection date 18 January 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 has an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements. She is exceptionally skilled in applying her skills to promote the development of young children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). n Informed by sensitive listening, observations and reflection, the childminder's careful planning takes into account each child's needs. She knows precisely what each child can do and uses every available opportunity to build on those skills to enhance their language, social and physical skills even further. n The childminder's observations are astute and her assessments are accurate. She keeps parents, therapists and other professionals who are also working with the children well informed of children's individual achievements. This particularly helps everyone to evaluate how effectively they are supporting children with SEND. n The childminder is exceptionally nurturing and shows children that they are valued and

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This provision is outstanding

respected for who they are. Children of all ages flourish in her care. n The childminder teaches children how to manage their own safety and to think critically about risk, including using the internet. She helps older children follow through their current interests with activities, such as visiting exhibitions at local museums. n Children make substantial and sustained progress to reach their potential. They are emotionally secure and ready for the next stage in their learning including, where appropriate, for school.

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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 implement plans to identify and trial more precise monitoring tools to provide parents and other professionals with even more-detailed information about children's achievements.

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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. 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 research, experience and practice on raising outcomes for children.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection and is vigilant in protecting children from harm. She develops highly supportive and effective relationships with local authority advisers and other experienced childminders to help her check her own practice and identify further improvements. The childminder demonstrates an excellent commitment when working with other professionals, agencies and parents in order to secure any additional support that children require. She quickly searches for further information and teaching strategies to enhance her practice and advance the rate of children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is well qualified and extremely proactive in researching subjects she wants to understand better. For example, she uses internet searches extremely effectively to help her understand children's behaviour and identify specific learning difficulties. The childminder finds new practical ways to raise the quality of her teaching and shares helpful ideas with parents. Children rapidly gain more confidence and skill in communicating successfully with others. The childminder is also extremely observant and quick to adapt to help children with complex needs. She diligently follows through guidance from other professionals and creatively extends children's achievements to a much broader range of contexts. However, the childminder recognises that she could target and check small, but significant, steps in children's development even more effectively if she had more-precise monitoring tools.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children quickly develop deep and trusting relationships with the childminder, who is warm and responsive to their needs and questions. For example, she supports children's understanding of mental heath, following on from an awareness day at school. Children think deeper about how they can keep both their minds and their bodies healthy. The childminder provides exceptional support for children to develop their knowledge of the world. For instance, when they ask her how she voted in a recent election, she tells them, but explains why this is not something that everyone would want to share. Children begin to understand how important it is to be polite to one another and respect that other people may think differently to them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make significant progress from their individual starting points, whatever their capabilities and interests. They are well prepared for the next stage in their learning. For example, children with SEND enjoy their time with the childminder. They are curious and rapidly develop the confidence to explore further afield and take on new challenges. Children have time to extend their learning and skills with the childminder. For instance, older children practise and improve their spelling and read widely with the childminder. They thoroughly enjoy going on exciting outings into the local environment. They learn about recycling, take increasing levels of responsibility for their actions and enjoy nature trails.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY343289 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10066902 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 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 18 January 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2006. She works each weekday for most of the year. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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