Childminder in Bedford

Inspection date 5 March 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 Children thrive in this superbly organised environment, which provides an immediate impression of liveliness and interest. The childminder plans a range of inspirational activities that enthuse and challenge children of all ages. Children choose from a wealth of exceptionally high-quality resources and activities. n The childminder joins in children's play with great enthusiasm. She observes children constantly and forms an accurate picture of their development. She uses this to inform her planning and to fill any gaps in their learning. n All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make rapid progress from their starting points. n The childminder excels in promoting children's communication and language skills, making excellent use of conversation in every activity. She varies questions to extend children's understanding and gives children time to work their ideas through. Children

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This provision is outstanding

very quickly make significant gains in speaking and listening attentively. n Within a nurturing manner, the childminder has very high expectations and well- established routines to support children's excellent behaviour. n Children develop physical skills through an exceptionally well-targeted range of activities. They learn to take safe risks and to assess levels of safety for themselves. n Parents say that all children, including babies, are exceptionally well cared for and the childminder exceeds all their expectations in meeting children's needs. n The childminder has established well-structured communications between parents and other providers, such as pre-school. This benefits children and helps them to be very well prepared for the next stage in their education.

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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 explore more ways to obtain parents' views on how to extend the childminding service.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities in the childminder's setting and the impact her teaching had on children's development. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children when appropriate. n The inspector carried out an evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation, risk assessments, policies and procedures. She looked at a range of other documents. n The inspector spoke with parents and looked at written questionnaires. She took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has a clear vision of how to achieve the very high standards she sets for herself and the children. She challenges children to be highly imaginative and articulate. For example, children use toy utensils to make pretend pancakes. They enthusiastically act out 'Pancake Day'. They learn which utensils to use to mix, whisk and stir batter. They enjoy tossing and catching pretend pancakes in the pan. The childminder rigorously evaluates her provision to make continuous improvements. She networks productively with other childminders and works closely with relevant professionals. The exchange of ideas has led her to remodel some of her environment. As a result, children independently sort out their belongings at the start and end of the childminding day. The childminder has completed assessment training and successfully uses this. She shares children's progress with parents at every step and plans to seek parents' ideas on how

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

she can extend her service. The childminder fully understands her responsibilities in relation to child protection. She knows how to report any concerns about children's welfare to the relevant professionals. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has excellent knowledge and understanding of how young children learn. She encourages them to make small steps to build on success quickly and to move to the next step in learning. The childminder expertly teaches children how to listen to the sounds in words and to link sounds to letters of the alphabet. She knows whether to correct, repeat or extend children's language. Babies confidently join in with sounds and rhymes and very quickly make significant gains in speaking and listening attentively. Children begin to develop their hand muscles towards early writing skills. They manipulate and explore materials first hand. They fill buckets with sand and investigate how much they need to compress the sand to make neat turrets for sandcastles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder encourages children to value one another. She has put together personal albums for each child. Children are delighted to share family photographs with each other. They talk with animation and confidence about who is in the pictures and how they are related to them. The childminder models careful listening and patience and this helps children develop positive relationships with one another. Children learn with delight about the world and how things work. For example, in the outdoor play area, they fill up their pedal vehicles with 'fuel' at the petrol service station and buy produce from the market stall. They enjoy frequent outings and visits to places of interest, which gives them a broad range of experiences.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain excellent skills for the next stage in their education. They demonstrate impressive mathematical skills. They learn to count carefully, recognise numbers and add and take away using objects. Children enjoy books and write their names. They become highly independent. They know when they need to rest, and from a very young age attempt to dress themselves. They cultivate very positive attitudes to learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542602 Local authority Bedford Inspection number 10090101 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 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Bedford. The childminder offers care for children from 7am to 7pm on Monday to Friday for most of the year. The childminder provides funded education for two-, three- and four-year old children. 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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Registers

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