Childminder in Windsor and Maidenhead

Inspection date 20 August 2019 Previous inspection date 17 June 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 demonstrates exemplary practice in relation to children's care, learning and development. She has an excellent knowledge of her role. The childminder understands the requirements for working with an assistant, which she plans to do. n Highly effective strategies to work with parents promote very good outcomes for children. Parents are extremely positive about the care their children receive. They state, for example, that their children are developing exceptionally well, and that communication about children's progress is extremely informative. Parents highlight that the childminder offers 'wonderful, tailored, learning experiences'. n The enthusiastic, highly skilled childminder knows children extremely well. Her extensive 'All about me' documentation, meetings with parents and settling-in sessions support her knowledge of children's backgrounds and starting points. She closely monitors children's achievements and plans very well for their individual next steps in

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This provision is outstanding

learning. Children make rapid progress in all aspects of their learning. n The childminder uses exceptional, high-quality teaching skills to engage children. For example, she helps children recall a recent outing where they saw crocodiles and provides a tray containing plants, twigs, crocodile figures and toy trucks to aid this. She asks purposeful questions to help them remember aspects of the visit. Children are incredibly curious. They talk with interest about the crocodiles' feeding time, for instance, as they look at the pictures and guidebooks collated from the day. n Children have extremely high attention spans and are very motivated to join in with their activities. They thoroughly enjoy their learning, which includes a very broad range of outings within their local community, such as trips on trains, buses and boats, as well as many opportunities to socialise with other children. n Children behave incredibly well at all times. They show cooperation to each other and

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This provision is outstanding

respect of one another's feelings. They have an extremely good understanding of their routines. Their health and well-being are significantly enhanced by exceptional partnership-working practices that, for example, embed care and hygiene routines such as toilet training and personal skills.

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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 develop an even greater knowledge and understanding of the different ways children learn, to help enhance the quality of teaching even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children during the very well- planned activities indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke with the childminder to ascertain how she plans for children's learning, and works with parents and others involved in children's care. n The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she has updated her skills and knowledge. n The inspector spoke with children and read written feedback from parents. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder implements her robust policies, procedures and risk assessments consistently to support children's health, safety and well-being. She is extremely reflective of her practice. The childminder strives to continually find ways to enhance outcomes for children, such as innovative methods to extend partnerships with parents. For example, her lending library and extensive range of home-learning packs make a significant impact for continuity of care. The childminder is passionate about updating her skills, achieving this through training and networking, although she acknowledges even more could be achieved. She states meeting authors who publish research into new ways of teaching made a strong contribution to help her be inventive for children's language and imaginations. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is of a very high quality. The childminder is an excellent role model who interacts warmly as children play. For example, she encourages children to choose resources, encompassing rollers, sponges, potato mashers, brushes and scrapers during painting activities, to enhance their creativity. As young children paint their hands, she proactively extends their mathematical understanding as they count fingers and make comparisons. Children learn that they all have the same number of fingers, but there are differences in the sizes of their hands. The childminder has very high expectations for all children. She uses rigorous methods for monitoring her accurate assessments of children's achievements. She regularly shares this progress with parents and other professionals who share the care of children attending.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The dedicated childminder offers a very well-resourced learning environment that enables children to be very motivated to take part in activities. She is very responsive to children's needs, and exceptionally keen to help children develop independence and an understanding of their own safety. For example, children confidently make choices for their snack and understand about 'healthy foods' and those that 'make us strong'. Children learn to use safety knives and watch closely as the childminder demonstrates the best way to hold and cut an apple. Children play cooperatively and without distraction. For instance, outdoors as some children 'hunt', using magnifying glasses, for dinosaurs hidden within plants and shrubs, other children choose to paint or take part in chalking activities where they learn more about shapes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make high rates of progress in relation to their starting points. For example, children show exceptional engagement for literacy and make great strides in their language and communication. This is demonstrated as they confidently sing a broad range of rhymes, using cue cards and visual props. Children are extremely interested in storybooks. They listen, offer their interpretation about what is happening and anticipate what will happen next. They show high levels of understanding as they assess the feelings of the characters in the story and make comparisons to real-life events.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY299953 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10108590 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 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 17 June 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Windsor, Berkshire. She works Monday to Thursday, for most weeks of the year. She has registered an assistant to work alongside her.

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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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