Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children are happy, settled and safe in the childminder's home. Behaviour is excellent. Children show care and consideration as they play alone or together. The childminder diligently teaches them about respecting others as they explore similarities and differences.

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The provision is outstanding

The focus on children's well-being, and attention to providing high-quality sensory experiences, is a strength of the childminder. She meticulously plans and provides a rich array of activities that challenge children's learning to the optimum. Children are encouraged to see, hear, feel and smell as they explore their senses. For example, using chiffon scarves, children thoroughly enjoy recreating a 'colourful rainbow'. They demonstrate dexterity as they carefully work, with the childminder, knotting the scarves together. Children show their growing independence as they set up a music player and select their favourite songs. They dance, jump and glide around, swirling the scarves above their head. Children proudly talk about the many different colours of their 'rainbow' to the childminder and other children.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder researches widely, helping her to learn about supporting children's physical, intellectual and mental health. She provides detailed information for parents to help them identify their children's ongoing development and to further promote ideas for play and learning at home.

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n The childminder implements excellent educational activities that very effectively support children's learning. She interacts and teaches children through play, providing a wide range of experiences that are consistently organised to help each child build pertinent knowledge and skills for the future. n Children demonstrate that they are deeply engaged in their work and play. They concentrate on their chosen tasks exceptionally well, developing high levels of concentration. All groups of children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make excellent progress from their starting points. n Children consistently use new vocabulary, mimicking the childminder, repeating new words and finding rhyming words. This helps them to develop their language skills and communicate effectively. Children speak with increasing confidence and fluency. The fundamentals are exceptionally well embedded by

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the childminder, resulting in children becoming confident and competent communicators. n Children demonstrate their incredibly positive attitudes to learning. They show extremely high levels of curiosity, concentration and enjoyment. Children are highly motivated and very eager to join in, share and cooperate with each other. Toddlers enjoy sharing the ball pit with babies. They slide in and have fun

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12 September 2019 playing peekaboo. All children have very positive attitudes to their play and learning. n Children show high levels of confidence in social situations. They greet visitors courteously, demonstrating excellent manners. The childminder promotes positive behaviour and has extremely high expectations for children's conduct. This is communicated exceptionally well and applied consistently. Children know what is expected and take responsibility for their actions. n The childminder provides excellent opportunities for children to gain experience of people, families and communities beyond their own. Weekly visits are organised extremely well around children's daily routines. Children have great fun meeting and interacting with others at local music sessions and playgroups. These regular additional activities help children to learn about others and the world on their doorstep. n The childminder is extremely effective in promoting children's emotional welfare.

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She provides picture clues that enable them to express how they are feeling. The childminder encourages children to understand and begin to name different emotions. This helps to promote their overall well-being exceptionally well. n The childminder pays exceptional attention to detail. She has a clear vision for the future to ensure she continues to provide high-quality, inclusive care and education. Focus is placed on the childminder's professional development. This helps to further enhance her excellent teaching practice and precise use of assessment. n The childminder engages extremely effectively with children, their parents and others in the community. She makes, and maintains, professional relationships with staff at other settings the children also attend.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder's safeguarding practice and understanding of child protection are excellent. She knows how to respond to concerns about a child's welfare and exactly who to report these to. This helps her to react swiftly to protect children from harm. Her excellent attention to researching and identifying potential risk ensures that children in her care remain protected in her home, during activities and while on outings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546077 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10103876 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 to 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Foxton, Cambridgeshire. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She is registered to provide overnight care.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector undertook a learning walk of the childminder's home. n The inspector observed and discussed an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with children and the childminder throughout the inspection and reviewed written feedback provided by parents. n The inspector checked a range of records and other documents, including the suitability of the childminder.

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We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

12 September 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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