Childminder in Isles of Scilly

Inspection date 18 June 2019 Previous inspection date 15 September 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 uses innovative ways to help the children learn about their environment, the wider world and their small island community. For example, they participate in 'Plastic Free Scilly'. Children help with beach clearing and understand how this has an impact on the environment, supporting their knowledge and understanding of the world extremely well. n Children are exceptionally confident and motivated in their learning. They are eager to try new activities, learning an extensive range of new skills. For example, children concentrate excellently as they very carefully dig up and separate broccoli plants. They are fascinated to learn about roots and leaves. They listen to instructions and take great care tucking the roots in as they re-pot the plants. n The childminder has highly effective systems to monitor and evaluate her practice. She uses an extensive variety of methods. For instance, she joins online seminars, meets

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with other early years providers to share good practice, and regularly updates her excellent knowledge through online courses and face-to-face training. n The childminder supports children who require extra help extremely well. She works very closely with other early years professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to fully support children to make exceptional progress in all areas of their development. n Children are exceedingly well behaved. Their kindness towards each other inspires their friends to do the same and they readily share toys and play harmoniously together. The childminder is an exceptional role model. She patiently explains things to children to teach them from an early age to learn right from wrong. n The childminder works very closely with parents and uses a vast variety of strategies to keep them involved in their children's learning. Parents highly value the childminder's

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relevant and very useful suggestions of how they can continue children's learning at home. They comment that they appreciate her calm approach and feel their children are nurtured to learn and grow.

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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 support for children's independence skills even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector reviewed documentation, including the childminder's self-evaluation, planning for the children and their learning records. n The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home and garden. n The inspector had a tour of the premises and reviewed safety measures in place.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places a high emphasis on safeguarding children and their families. She has a secure knowledge of how to identify and respond quickly to any concerns about a child's welfare. She is also confident in wider areas of safeguarding, such as identifying any children who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. The childminder implements highly effective methods to monitor children's achievements and ensure they are making the best possible progress. She makes excellent use of any training opportunities and information gained at network meetings to help develop her practice. She works extremely closely with other early years providers on the island to improve her practice. For example, they observe the quality of each other's teaching and their engagement with children and evaluate the effect this has on children's learning. They give each other constructive feedback, which

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

the childminder uses very effectively to develop her excellent knowledge even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is extremely knowledgeable about child development and different ways that children learn. She uses this knowledge expertly to plan a rich and varied curriculum tailored to children's individual needs and preferences. She is particularly skilled at adapting her activities, to enable all children, regardless of their age and stage of development, to be fully involved. For example, she closely observes children's access and their use of materials during the planting activity to ensure even the youngest children can comfortably reach and fully participate in all aspects. The childminder uses her excellent knowledge of the children to complete meaningful observations and assessments. She very beneficially involves children and parents in planning the next stages in their development. Children are exceptionally engaged and motivated in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children show high levels of confidence and their emotional well-being is particularly well supported. The childminder knows the children and their families, including extended family members, exceedingly well. This enables her to talk to children about experiences relevant to them, such as where their family members work and how they help support the community. Children benefit from healthy and nutritious snacks and meals. The childminder makes mealtimes highly sociable occasions and is very successful in engaging children in lively conversations. They are extremely comfortable to share their news. However, the childminder does not make the most of opportunities to fully develop children's independence skills as much as possible.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Outcomes for children are extremely positive. They make exceptional progress in their learning and are highly motivated in everything they do. Children's mathematical skills and language development are progressing very well. For instance, they confidently count objects, recognise numbers in the environment and can match these with the appropriate number of objects. They are highly confident speakers. Children are extremely well prepared for their move to pre-school or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY293425 Local authority Isle of Scilly Inspection number 10109297 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 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 15 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives with her husband and their older children in Old Town on the island of St Mary, Isles of Scilly, near Cornwall. The childminder has a level 6 qualification in early years. She provides funded nursery education for children aged two, three and four years. She operates Monday to Thursday between 8am and 6pm, Friday between 8am and 1.30pm and Saturday between 8am and 6pm throughout the year.

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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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