Childminder in Kent

Inspection date 23 April 2019 Previous inspection date 1 April 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 and her assistants establish incredibly inspirational relationships with children and get to know their individual personalities extremely well. Children have an excellent sense of belonging and outstanding levels of well-being and self-worth. n The childminder establishes outstanding partnerships with parents and keeps them incredibly well informed. For example, she shares very useful advice and tips in regular parent information packs, such as how to help prepare children for their move to school. n The childminder uses the local communities and environments to provide children with excellent learning experiences. Children visit an extensive range of extremely interesting places, such as the beach, where they discuss and learn about the tide. n All children are incredibly independent. They independently praise and encourage each other with use of the 'rules' such as 'be proud to be you' and 'be brave and be

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This provision is outstanding

different'. n The childminder is extremely keen to continue to build on her already impressive knowledge and skills. She attends highly beneficial training. For instance, she learned about the different ways that children prefer to play and learn. She implements her learning into her plans to help children to continue to make outstanding progress. n Children acquire an excellent understanding and respect for other people's similarities and differences. For example, they research different places of worship and learn about other religious beliefs, such as Sikhism.

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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 strengthen the already excellent opportunities children have to enhance their interest and skills in technology.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant interacting with the children. n The inspector sampled written documentation, including children's progress reports, and policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder evaluates her practice with her assistants extremely well. She has daily discussions with them to reflect on how well the day's events enthralled children. The childminder uses the feedback to enhance her plans and help keep children fascinated to learn in extremely motivating experiences. The childminder closely monitors the consistency of the quality of care and learning experiences her assistants provide children exceptionally well. For example, she holds regular one-to-one meetings and together they set exceptionally challenging targets to meet. The childminder recognises a need to enhance children's opportunities to develop their skills in technology even further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extraordinarily good understanding of the safeguarding procedures to follow to help protect children's safety and welfare. Children learn how to keep themselves safe with outstanding levels of

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

maturity. For instance, they participate in incredibly good role play, where they learn about how to contact the emergency services and carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder closely monitors and tracks children's progress, which enables her to rapidly highlight any gaps in development. She provides excellent support to help children exceed their learning expectations. The childminder supports children to prepare for their eventual move to school exceptionally well. For instance, children use more complicated mathematical language as they play, such as percentages and fractions. The childminder enthusiastically builds on children's interests. For instance, when they are excited about animals, they go on to be incredibly engaged during regular visits from the local reptile and rodent petting zoo.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely polite and their behaviour is impeccable. All children have excellent opportunities to challenge their physical skills. For instance, they are extremely confident to use and negotiate more difficult equipment such as climbing walls and stilts. Children have an excellent understanding of healthy eating. For example, they are enthralled in peeling and cutting interesting produce such as onions and coconut.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make outstanding progress. They are incredibly mature and participate in excellent activities. For example, they are fascinated during daily science experiments, such as making erupting 'volcanoes'. Children are extremely confident to communicate their ideas. For example, they make up their own stories and excitedly share them with their friends. Children develop incredibly good early writing skills. All children 'write' their own labels. Older children write both their first names and surnames with great confidence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482449 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10076305 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 17 Date of previous inspection 1 April 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Sheerness, Kent. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children. She works closely with two assistants.

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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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