Childminder in North Yorkshire

Inspection date 2 July 2019 Previous inspection date 9 September 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 Teaching is rooted in an excellent understanding of how children learn and is extremely well matched to their individual needs. Meticulous plans are based on highly accurate observations and are focused precisely on what children need to learn next. This contributes significantly to the excellent progress that all children make. n The childminder has enhanced the ways that parents can access and contribute to observations and assessments of children's progress. Parents are greatly involved in plans for children's learning and actively support this at home. This helps children to achieve and master new skills rapidly. n Children are highly enthusiastic, curious and confident learners who actively seek out new experiences and knowledge. They consistently demonstrate a positive attitude that helps to prepare them extremely well for the next stage in their learning. n Partnerships with other settings and professionals are a significant strength. There is a

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This provision is outstanding

remarkably cohesive approach to supporting children's learning and development needs. In-depth information and assessments are shared regularly and jointly reviewed to help to ensure that children make the best possible progress. n Children demonstrate exceptional levels of self-esteem and confidence. They benefit from highly supportive and warm interactions and plenty of praise and encouragement from the childminder. The childminder has extensive knowledge of children's individual care needs and preferences and consistently meets these to a very high standard. n Parents are extremely complimentary about the childminder. They appreciate her close attention to detail in every aspect of children's care and learning and say they feel lucky to have found her. They describe her quality of care as being 'second to none'.

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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 review the impact on children's learning and development of the ongoing enhancements to their outdoor learning experiences.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector viewed all areas of the childminder's home that are used for childminding. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed its impact on children's learning and development. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. She looked at a range of documents, including evidence of the suitability checks carried out on adults living in the household. n The inspector interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder scrutinises every aspect of her provision. She uses her findings, alongside feedback from parents and children, to identify ways to enhance her already excellent practice. For example, she has developed parents' evenings to enable them to discuss children's progress in more depth. The childminder rigorously reviews her own teaching and is currently considering ways to extend children's already excellent outdoor learning experiences. Professional development is highly focused and the childminder uses her new knowledge to support children's learning even more effectively. For instance, she has developed her own resources to support children who need additional help to develop their small-muscle skills. This contributes significantly to her expert knowledge of how to support children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has extensive knowledge about factors that can affect a child's welfare and

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

of the procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has consistently high expectations of what every child can achieve. The activities and experiences that she provides are very appealing and challenge all children extremely well to build on what they already know and can do. Children are highly motivated and keen to participate. They lead their own learning with great confidence and develop excellent problem-solving and reasoning skills. For example, two children negotiate and share ideas while they build and adapt an obstacle course in the garden. The childminder supports children's language development exceptionally well, which contributes to their superb progress in this area of learning. Older children are very articulate and have a broad and varied vocabulary. Younger children experiment with new words and sounds as they eagerly join in with songs and rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder makes excellent use of the space available to provide a highly stimulating and welcoming learning environment for children. Her high expectations of what every child can do helps them to become extremely self-sufficient and resilient. She has adapted her home and resources to encourage children who need additional help with some physical skills to be as independent as possible. The childminder mindfully supports children to develop positive morals and values. Children are exceptionally considerate of one another and their behaviour is remarkably good. The childminder holds children's physical health and well-being as a priority. She ensures that children have plenty of fresh air and exercise and a wholesome, healthy diet while in her care, and she works closely with parents to promote these at home.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

First-rate teaching helps all children to make excellent progress. Children who are significantly slower to achieve some skills make particularly rapid progress and catch up with their peers. The most able children benefit from more challenging provision that helps them to make outstanding achievements in their learning. Pre-school children develop skills and knowledge in literacy and mathematics that exceed expectations for their age. This helps to prepare them extremely well for later learning in school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY239088 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10071713 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 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 9 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Pickering, North Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7.45am 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. She holds an appropriate childcare 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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