Childminder in Essex

Inspection date 26 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 is incredibly creative, imaginative and inventive. She provides a superb range of fascinating resources, many of which are home-made, to expand children's knowledge. She shares her resources with parents in home learning bags to maintain continuity and encourage family interaction. n Children thrive in the calm, relaxed and homely atmosphere of the setting. They develop strong and affectionate bonds with the childminder and they grow in confidence. The childminder understands their emotional needs extremely well. n Children are intrigued to learn about the world they live in. They have excellent access to natural resources and outdoor learning experiences. This supports their developing physical skills extremely well and they thoroughly enjoy exploring and discovering things about nature and the natural environment. n Children become exceptionally independent from an early age. The childminder

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This provision is outstanding

supports them to learn skills for life. For example, she encourages them to be involved in the preparation of their meals and teaches them about the ingredients that make up a healthy diet. n The childminder builds exceptionally close partnerships with parents. She works extremely closely with them to ensure children's development and learning needs are very well met. She also works in partnership with other settings that children attend and exchanges information with them about children's learning, to help ensure consistency. n Children make excellent progress in their learning and development. The childminder seeks their views on the activities she provides and offers them choices so they learn how to make decisions. She also seeks the views of parents on the service she provides for their children. Parents give exceptionally glowing reports and say their children blossom in her care.

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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 increase opportunities for children to explore information communication technology.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke to children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records, and checked evidence of the childminder's suitability and qualifications. n The inspector took account of the views of parents by reading written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder makes excellent use of the skills she has gained through her qualifications, training and research. She constantly evaluates the effectiveness of her teaching and the activities she provides. She monitors individual children's progress accurately and methodically and shares her assessments with parents. She focuses directly on any gaps she identifies in children's learning, to help ensure they all make exceptional progress. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is very experienced in the safeguarding of children. She thoroughly understands her role in protecting children from harm. She continually refreshes her knowledge to ensure that she stays up to date with any changes in safeguarding procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are extremely enthusiastic to learn. They have high levels of curiosity and are eager to explore the fascinating resources available. The childminder understands the children's learning needs and interests exceedingly well. She skilfully extends their learning from things that captivate them. For example, children collect twigs, moss and feathers to replicate birds' nests they find when out walking. They eagerly form nests for their toy chicks, using these natural resources and chocolate flavoured dough. The childminder seamlessly extends their learning further by comparing their nests to pictures in books. They talk about birds' eggs and read a favourite story about three baby owls. The childminder uses a wide variety of learning opportunities for children to expand their skills. She plans to provide children with more access to modern technology, to help them develop their knowledge as far as possible.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder nurtures the children in her care so that they feel extremely confident and safe in social situations. She understands their attachment needs and provides a secure and welcoming setting where they feel at ease. The childminder skilfully teaches children to understand their emotions. Children demonstrate that they feel entirely comfortable in their surroundings and they are extremely well behaved. The childminder offers highly attractive resources to stimulate their senses. For example, children delight in the sensation of rainbow coloured rice running through their fingers. They talk about the colours as they pour the rice from jugs into scales and find out about balance. The childminder seamlessly introduces mathematical language, to extend children's understanding of numbers, weights and measures. The childminder's garden is designed with children in mind. It is entirely safe and children can run freely. The childminder

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

provides excellent opportunities for children to sow seeds and discover how plants grow.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress. Young children develop excellent communication and language skills, including those who speak English as an additional language. They learn about each other's cultures and languages and find out about differences in people and communities. Older children recognise the letters in their names and are eager to test out their developing writing skills. They learn how to change their clothes for physical exercise and are well prepared for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540231 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10089443 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 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Brentwood, Essex. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years 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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