Childminder EY537901

Inspection date 14 February 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 immensely proud of her outstanding relationships with parents. Parents speak extremely positively about the childminder. They comment that she shares in real time details of what children are learning and provides excellent guidance on ways to support children's learning and development at home. n It is evident that the childminder has high ambitions for children. She is passionate about helping them to achieve the best possible outcomes and evaluates the effectiveness of her excellent practice in detail. She genuinely values the views of her assistant, parents and children when considering ways to further enhance the provision. For example, following feedback from parents, she has recently developed her garden to provide even more opportunities for children to learn outdoors. n Children thrive in this exceptionally child-centred setting. Their well-being is consistently at the heart of all that the childminder and her assistant do. The tailored

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This provision is outstanding

settling-in procedures are highly effective at supporting children's emotional development. The extensive time the childminder invests in getting to know children before they start ensures that she meets their individual needs extremely well. n The childminder uses her expert knowledge of how children learn to provide a highly stimulating range of activities. She works extremely well with her assistant to accurately monitor children's development. She uses information from her detailed observations and in-depth knowledge of children's interests to plan precise next steps for their learning. This supports children to make outstanding progress. n The childminder and her assistant have an extremely sharp focus on supporting children's language development. They consistently provide high-quality narratives for younger children to describe what they are doing and exploit every opportunity to extend children's language. They have created an environment where children's voices

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are given high priority. Children speak with confidence and listen to each other with interest as they eagerly share their ideas.

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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 refine systems for monitoring the assistant's practice, to have an even sharper focus on precise professional development opportunities to extend her excellent teaching even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching, evaluated an activity with the childminder and discussed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector interacted with children and the childminder's assistant at various points during the inspection. n The inspector examined a sample of relevant documents and evidence of suitability of people living and working in the household. n The inspector discussed children's learning and progress with the childminder and her assistant, including their next steps and children's interests. n The inspector viewed the written testimonies provided by parents and took these into account.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant are extremely confident in identifying potential signs of abuse and the procedures to follow if they have concerns. They regularly refresh their knowledge so that it remains up to date. The childminder is an inspirational role model. She is highly ambitious and proactively seeks to continue her professional development, to enhance her already extensive skills and knowledge. She makes the very best use of the training that she completes. The childminder monitors her assistant's performance exceptionally well. She plans to have an even sharper focus on providing more precise professional development opportunities for her assistant to extend her excellent teaching even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant provide an exceptionally stimulating learning environment that engages children exceedingly well. They use their thorough knowledge of children's precise learning needs to plan activities which keep all children highly engrossed. Children thoroughly enjoy the sensory experience of searching for red treasure hidden in jelly. They show immense delight when they find the letters that make their name and numbers that represent their age. Children demonstrate high levels of curiosity as they compare the affect of dropping heavy and light objects into the jelly to make it wobble. Children confidently tell visitors, 'The jelly is wet, sweet and smells like jam'. They show extremely high levels of concentration as they adapt and adjust their ideas. This is demonstrated when they experiment with using different resources to make bridges and explore ways of balancing cars on them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her assistant support children's physical well-being extremely well. Children benefit from highly exciting experiences, such as exploring wildlife during trips to nature reserves. They especially look forward to learning new songs and participating in weekly drama sessions provided by professionals in the childminder's home. Children demonstrate immense perseverance. For example, even the youngest children show determination as they put on their shoes ready for outdoor play. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are exceptionally polite and kind to each other. For example, during snack time, older children ask younger children if they would like more to drink. They wait patiently for them to answer and help them to pour the water. Children develop extremely positive attitudes to healthy eating. They talk knowledgeably about how raspberries and strawberries grow and the importance of eating nutritional meals. They

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

eagerly taste new foods, including those from other cultures.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely highly motivated individuals who display superb attitudes towards learning from a young age. Younger children confidently make choices and interact with visitors. They thoroughly enjoy sharing books and mark-making activities to develop their early literacy skills. Older children show exceptional interest in factual books and boldly use words, such as 'huge' and 'massive', to describe the features of different animals.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537901 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 10067594 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 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Chester. She operates her provision all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She offers funded education places and occasionally works with an assistant.

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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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