Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date 23 April 2019 Previous inspection date 10 August 2015

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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 Children thrive at this exceptional setting. The childminder and her assistant have worked extremely hard to create a beautiful outdoor learning classroom. The environment is highly stimulating and children are motivated to learn. n Children's safety has the highest priority. The childminder carries out highly effective risk assessments of her home, garden and places that they like to visit. She supports children to learn about keeping themselves safe exceptionally well. n Children's well-being is consistently at the heart of all that the childminder and her assistant do. Children develop close bonds with the childminder and her assistant. All children's behaviour is impeccable. They show respect for each other and develop close friendships. n The childminder supports her assistant very well. They work together to review and develop their practice daily. The childminder strives for excellence and accurately

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This provision is outstanding

evaluates the quality of her service. The childminder and her assistant have high ambitions and are continually looking for ways to further improve. n Observation, assessment and planning arrangements are robust. The childminder and her assistant assess children's development accurately and use this information to provide children with meaningful experiences. Children display highly positive attitudes to their learning and make outstanding progress. n Partnerships with parents are outstanding. The childminder keeps parents fully informed about their children's progress to promote a coordinated approach to children's care and learning. For example, she invites parents to family sessions, sharing their knowledge and skills.

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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 enhance the already exceptional outdoor learning opportunities even further, particularly for those children who prefer to relax outdoors.

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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 spoke with children, parents, the childminder and her assistant during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of policies and procedures and children's learning and development records. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is an inspirational leader. She monitors her assistant's performance exceptionally well and plans a wide range of development opportunities for her. For example, she has supported her assistant to complete a vocational qualification in childcare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder confidently fulfils her role to protect children from harm. She demonstrates an expert knowledge of child protection issues and what to do should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder reflects on her setting extremely well. She continues her professional development to enhance her already extensive skills and knowledge. Partnerships with the other settings that children attend are highly effective and support children's continuity of care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly responsive to children's needs. She tailors a range of high- quality activities and children's learning experiences to their interests and individual levels of development exceptionally well. She develops children's mathematical understanding exceedingly well from a young age. For example, babies delight in counting animals during a sensory activity. Older children are engrossed as they use a sticky darts game to develop their number recognition skills. The childminder expertly supports children's communication and language development. For example, as children play, she introduces new words and asks open-ended questions that develop children's thinking skills. The childminder provides excellent opportunities for children to learn about their community and the world beyond it. For example, following a child's visit to the doctor, she created a pretend doctor's surgery so that children could explore their

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop superb social skills. They are friendly, polite and display very positive behaviour. The childminder is extremely aware of children's emotional well-being and embeds respect and kindness through all aspects of her practice. Children develop exceptionally secure attachments with the childminder and her assistant and they show that they feel safe and secure in their care. Children follow well-established hygiene routines. They have a wealth of opportunities to learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. Children develop their physical skills as they use climbing equipment, play ball games and visit local parks. They have excellent independence skills. For example, they select the toys they want to play with and then tidy them away when they have finished.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress based on their starting points. Children explore the environment with great enthusiasm and display high levels of excitement and engagement as they play. Babies are curious as they explore flap books with the childminder. Toddlers show outstanding listening and attention skills for their age as they describe and compare different dinosaurs. Older children develop excellent early literacy skills as they rhyme words together and identify sounds. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning and their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 307013 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10066042 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 10 August 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Reddish Vale, Stockport. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has an assistant and they both hold an 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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