Childminder EY540822

Inspection date 13 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 The childminder encourages parents to make valuable contributions to their children's progress records and learning. She guides parents exceptionally well in this and provides them with comprehensive information about her policies and procedures. The childminder promotes a shared approach to learning extremely well. n Children flourish at this welcoming and nurturing provision. The childminder highly values manners, courtesy and respect, and this is consistently encouraged in this caring environment. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They readily share resources, take turns and treat each other with utmost respect. n The childminder implements her policies, procedures and risk assessments extremely well. This helps to underpin her strong practice and ensure children's safety and welfare are of significant importance. n Children develop an excellent understanding about the importance of healthy lifestyles.

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This provision is outstanding

The childminder provides a wide range of nutritious and wholesome meals and snacks that she plans in close partnership with parents. Children learn to follow her stringent hygiene procedures. n The childminder plans an exceptionally rich and stimulating environment. Children are given time to become intently focused and absorbed in their play. The childminder expertly steps in to extend their learning at appropriate and meaningful times. n The childminder teaches children to stay safe during routine activities. For example, she carefully supports children to learn to use scissors in creative ways with play dough and cutting toast into squares and rectangles.

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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 build on professional development plans, to enhance the already excellent quality of teaching and learning even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed all areas of the childminder's home used by children and observed play and learning opportunities. n The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection about her practice and the systems she uses for observation, assessment and planning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at all relevant records, documents and policies available. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written questionnaires and testimonials obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a vast knowledge of how to safeguard children and the child protection procedures to follow if she has any concerns. She consistently keeps up to date with wider safeguarding issues. The childminder monitors children's progress meticulously. She uses comprehensive tracking systems to identify any potential gaps in children's learning. The childminder matches her professional development plans to the learning needs of the children. She recognises the importance of continuing her professional development to further improve her already excellent practice. The meticulous self-evaluation and planning help the childminder to identify where she can make significant improvements to her practice. She works extremely well with parents to provide nurturing and stable routines in which children flourish.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder accurately observes and assesses children to specifically monitor their ongoing progress and to plan exceptionally well for their next steps. She completes a detailed progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. Parents have a thorough overview of their children's learning and development and speak very highly about the childminder and her provision. The childminder provides wonderful sensory activities for children. For example, children whisk water and soap flakes to make bubbles and comment on the smell and feel of the mixture. They collect pine cones and twigs and pretend to go fishing in puddles with sticks found on their walk.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The high standards of care and established routines help children to feel safe and have a sense of belonging in the childminder's home. Children are extremely happy and relish the individual attention they receive. They thoroughly enjoy lots of outdoor play opportunities in the extremely well-resourced garden and daily trips to the woods. Opportunities for the children to learn about the environment, nature, birds and insects are unlimited. For example, they identify flower names, such as 'daffodil' and 'primrose', and name the different colours. They use extremely detailed language to describe colours, such as 'teal' and 'lavender'. Children show a passion for the outdoors and gleefully run races against each other and freeze when the childminder tells them to stop. They are extremely independent and have abundant opportunities to choose where they want to play and what they want to play with.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid rates of progress. They are actively motivated and inspired and show extremely high levels of concentration and attention. Children gain an excellent awareness of their local community and the natural environment in which they live. They eagerly look for numbers and letters in the environment and are very proud of their knowledge. Children's early communication skills are also developing exceptionally well. Children are developing an extremely strong interest in books and are animated and enthralled as the childminder reads them stories.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540822 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10089707 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 - 3 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder 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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