Childminder in Norfolk

Inspection date 6 June 2019 Previous inspection date 20 January 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 well-qualified childminder is highly professional and meticulously well organised. She prioritises children's good health, safety and well-being, providing children with a secure, nurturing and homely environment. n The childminder establishes a highly successful two-way flow of information with parents and the other settings that children also attend. This superbly effective partnership working helps to provide children with consistency in their care and learning and significantly contributes to the excellent progress children make. n The childminder knows children exceedingly well. She consistently extends her high- quality teaching and successfully helps children make excellent rates of progress. She expertly tailors activities to support each child's individual stage of development and emerging interests. Children gain excellent skills and attitudes to support the next stage in their learning and the move to school.

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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder is very hard-working and deeply committed to providing children with high-quality care and learning experiences. She is highly reflective, valuing parents' views to help her to continually develop her practice. n The childminder provides a safe environment where children thrive and flourish. Children settle very quickly and develop strong bonds with the childminder. They demonstrate that they feel valued, safe and secure. n The childminder gives children lots of praise and encouragement. This helps children to develop high levels of self-esteem and resilience that support their emotional well- being exceptionally well to embrace change, such as the move to school. n The childminder provides an incredibly positive atmosphere and highly values each child's contribution. Children behave exceptionally well, showing incredible self-control. n The childminder encourages children to use words to describe their feelings and

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This provision is outstanding

understand their emotions. Children are kind and well-mannered. They are eager to share their experiences and play with each other.

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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 make the most of professional development opportunities to sustain the high- quality care and learning experiences for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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 completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is enthusiastic and extremely dedicated in her role. She closely reviews the progress children make to identify where further improvements to her practice can be made. The childminder targets training opportunities to develop her knowledge and skills in line with children's needs and different styles of learning. For example, she intends to develop her excellent skills even further to support children who prefer to learn outside. Parents are highly complimentary about the childminder, stating that the provision is 'excellent'. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder confidently fulfils her role to protect children from harm. She conducts extensive research and reading to help to keep her expert knowledge of wider safeguarding issues updated. The childminder knows what to do should she have any concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows children incredibly well. She makes regular precise assessments of their progress, sharing with parents ideas of how they can support children's learning at home. This includes celebrating children's achievements on a 'wow tree' display. The childminder consistently extends children's understanding, skilfully linking activities to their individual next steps in learning. Babies have superb opportunities to explore new textures and plenty of safe space to develop strong physical skills, such as crawling, grasping and walking. Children listen attentively to what the childminder tells them, recalling information at later times. For instance, children stand mesmerised as they watch bees outside. They share their prior learning as they explain that the bees are collecting nectar to make honey. The childminder provides children with meaningful hands-on experiences that inspire them to learn more. Children routinely use

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

mathematical language of numbers, size and measure as they plant sunflower seeds and guess how tall they will grow.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children show superb engagement and independence in the welcoming and richly resourced environment. The childminder takes children on a wide range of interesting outings that support their superb understanding of the local and wider communities. She encourages children to ask questions and explore their differences, successfully promoting tolerance and respect towards each other. The childminder provides children with ample opportunities to be outside. They go to the childminder's allotment every day, where they plant seeds, nurture and harvest produce. This also helps to develop their small-muscle control to support their early writing skills. Children adopt excellent hygiene and self-care routines, demonstrating heightened understanding about how to keep themselves healthy.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress given their starting points and capabilities. They are confident explorers who show exceptional consideration and compassion towards each other. Children develop a positive 'can-do' approach as they develop new skills, such as writing their names. They are highly curious about the world and confident to ask questions as they try out their ideas to solve problems.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426097 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 10074762 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 18 Date of previous inspection 20 January 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Watlington, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 6.45am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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