Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date 3 June 2019 Previous inspection date 11 February 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 provides an extremely engaging and highly motivating learning environment indoors and outdoors. Her outstanding teaching and sensitive interactions support children to become fully involved in self-chosen imaginative and exploratory play activities. n Children's self-help skills are very well supported. Independence and perseverance are positively encouraged and rewarded with praise. For example, two-year-old children persevere to find their own sun hats in their bags and older children serve their own breakfast. n The childminder knows the children exceptionally well. She has a highly successful system for assessing and monitoring children's learning and development, and for planning their future learning. This supports children to make rapid progress. n The childminder is rigorous in her evaluation of the provision. She constantly reviews and adapts learning resources and the environment to ensure they are supporting

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This provision is outstanding

children effectively to make the best possible progress. n The childminder's support for children's language development is outstanding. Two- and three-year-old children develop complex conversational skills and demonstrate their growing vocabulary. They confidently talk with the childminder and one another about what they see and think. n The childminder's thoughtful planning ensures children's learning is enhanced even further by the additional experiences she offers them. She regularly takes them on visits, such as to age-appropriate groups, parks, the castle and places of interest. n Parents speak extremely positively about the childminder's provision. They are very happy with the progress their children make and feel fully informed about their children's learning and development. They particularly value the time children spend outside, 'moving and playing, learning as they go'.

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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 practice even further by implementing plans to gather parental feedback in a wider range of ways.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed and assessed the quality of teaching of children playing indoors and outdoors. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of a planned activity. n The inspector looked at relevant documents, including evidence of the suitability of adults, policies, and children's assessment records. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is confident in her knowledge of the signs of abuse and neglect and knows the procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child. The childminder identifies and consistently completes training which is sharply focused to close gaps in her knowledge, improve practice, and enhance outcomes for children. For example, recent training enhanced her knowledge of supporting children who speak English as an additional language. Constant reflection ensures children's needs and interests are exceptionally well met. For example, there has been a recent change to make space for children to explore their emerging interest in dance. As part of the childminder's improvement plan, she intends to develop a wider range of ways to gather parental feedback to further improve her provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder consistently demonstrates high-quality teaching skills. She supports children's learning exceptionally well and enables children to confidently make independent choices and decisions. Children's imaginative play and thinking skills are enhanced by the childminder's skilful prompting and questioning. For example, a storage box is emptied and turned into a bed for dolls, and a small basket becomes a house for animals. When children investigate weighing scales, the childminder supports them to explain how they know which side is heavier by prompting them to notice what looks different. Children thoughtfully manipulate magnetic shapes. They explore different ways of arranging them, noticing how both flat and curved pieces fit together. In the garden, children learn how to care for living things. They notice and spend time observing and talking about snails, slugs and woodlice, and gather dandelions to feed the tortoise.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The settling-in procedure is sensitively adapted to fully meet individual needs and totally support children and their families to feel comfortable in the childminder's home. When children arrive each day, they are quickly engaged in stimulating play opportunities. For example, they make a track from masking tape for a remote-control car, or make potions in the garden. The childminder consistently models and promotes respectful listening and interactions with one another and teaches children how to negotiate and take turns. Children demonstrate excellent behaviour. The childminder fully supports children to develop healthy practices. They spend time outside every day, engage in a range of physical activities, and learn about why it is important to eat healthy food. The childminder proactively supports children to gain knowledge and positive attitudes about people, families and communities outside of their own experience.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are happy, confident and highly motivated learners. They are fully prepared for the move on to pre-school or school. Children learn to recognise their names and identify initial sounds as they search for a name label for their cup. Mathematical skills develop very well as they use a range of materials to build and construct. Children enjoy numerous opportunities to develop their counting skills. They learn to take risks and keep themselves safe as they practise physical skills, such as climbing, dance and yoga.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474716 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10075725 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 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children. The childminder 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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