McCreadie, Hannah Elizabeth

Inspection date 29 July 2019 Previous inspection date 14 May 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 The childminder actively seeks, evaluates and acts on the views of parents and children to drive continual improvement. The childminder's attention to working with other early years professionals is very effective and leads to improvement in provision and positive outcomes for children and their families. n The childminder has devised extraordinarily successful strategies to engage parents in their children's learning in her setting, other settings they attend and at home. n The childminder has a very clear understanding of the development needs of each child. She knows their learning styles and interests, planning a broad and balanced curriculum to meet their needs. n Gaps in achievement between different groups of children, including those in receipt of funded early education, are monitored very carefully and closed quickly. n The childminder plans exciting activities that enable children to learn through high-

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This provision is outstanding

quality first-hand learning experiences. For example, children explore outer space as they take part in workshops held at the local cathedral. They learn to plant, grow and cook fresh fruits and vegetables, discovering that different foods grow during the various seasons of the year. n Children show high levels of confidence in social situations. They develop an incredibly positive sense of themselves and their place in the world. Children have an exceptionally good understanding of how to keep themselves safe and how to manage risks and challenges well.

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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 inspire children to explore their own and other customs even further to help enrich their curiosity and express their talents, flair and creativity to the optimum.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector discussed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons working with children. The inspector discussed with the childminder how she reflects on her practice. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback they have shared with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is qualified and extremely experienced. She provides a very safe and welcoming environment for children. The childminder works very effectively in partnership with parents to support children's care and learning needs. She gathers extremely important information about children when they join her provision. This helps her cater for their routines and plan for their very good progress right from the start. The childminder has robust policies and procedures in place that help her keep children safe and well. She attends training, local authority forums and undertakes additional research to help her maintain an exceptionally good understanding of safeguarding issues. The childminder is extremely confident and accurate in describing the signs that may cause her to be concerned about a child's welfare and knows the procedure to follow in these circumstances.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are highly imaginative and extremely confident. They express their ideas in various ways, such as through role play, art, music and storytelling. The childminder identifies that she has scope to continue exploring innovative creative opportunities. Teaching is consistently of a very high quality and responsive to children's needs. The childminder knows the children very well and provides a wide range of exciting activities that enable them to develop their individual interests. For instance, younger children explore different sensory materials, discovering and describing various messy play experiences. They use their fingers and hands, dipping them into coloured rice or manipulating dough, which helps to develop their muscle strength. Children extend their vocabulary as they delight in their explorations, expressing their developing ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children behave exceptionally well and are very kind and thoughtful to each other. For example, they share tools while harvesting potatoes and take turns with weighing scales as they measure coloured rice. The childminder ensures that children play outdoors every day. She makes exceptionally good use of amenities in the local area, such as local parks, forest school, music groups and the library. In addition, children thoroughly enjoy attending play dates at local nurseries. Throughout these opportunities, children learn to socialise with others, practise their physical skills and develop a broad understanding about the natural world. Children's confidence and well-being are nurtured very effectively due to the strong emotional bonds they have with the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptionally good progress from their individual starting points. They acquire a wide range of skills and knowledge to support them as they work towards the next stages in learning and their eventual move to school. Older children develop early skills in literacy and mathematics as they make marks and count. Children explore their individual interests and make links in their learning. For instance, following a visit to the seaside, they thoroughly enjoy exploring the colours of the sand and sea. Children express their ideas about what they saw and remember how the sand felt.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY303089 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10106302 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 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 15 Date of previous inspection 14 May 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 7.45am to 5pm on Friday, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She occasionally works with an assistant. 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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