Childminder EY389540

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children are highly motivated to play and learn and they develop positive attitudes to learning. The childminder supports children very effectively to stay focused, solve problems and complete challenging activities, such as complex floor puzzles.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder embeds mathematics throughout the curriculum. Children learn to count, talk about shapes and patterns and make simple calculations. They are fascinated as they experiment with magnets to find magnetic items indoors. The childminder engages them in discussion about the different properties of items to encourage their critical thinking, such as the plastic coating on metal paperclips and the metal rings around a circular glass disc.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are extremely happy and settled, and their behaviour is impeccable. They listen carefully to instructions, use good manners consistently and show kindness and consideration towards others.

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The provision is outstanding

Children benefit from a communication-rich environment and purposeful conversations. The childminder asks children effective questions to encourage them to remember and talk about past events, such as picking blackberries and apples, and using the fruits to bake a pie. She constantly introduces new words, such as 'veins' on leaves, and teaches them to pronounce more difficult words correctly, such as 'squirrel'. Children meet regularly with other childminders and children at a local group to develop their confidence and social skills. They become competent communicators.

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n The childminder is welcoming and friendly. She has an excellent understanding of children's individual needs and interests. She carries out regular observations and assessments and actively seeks information from parents about what children can do at home. She plans purposeful and challenging activities and experiences to help children achieve their next steps in learning. n The childminder uses highly successful methods to monitor the quality of the provision and the curriculum. She involves her co-childminder in the process. For example, they talk daily about the activities provided and how they can build further on children's interests and skills to help them achieve. They have recently reorganised the learning environment to encourage children to make more choices in their learning. n The childminder is extremely proactive to extend her knowledge and skills. This includes attending regular network meetings with other professionals and

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sharing insightful practice ideas with her childminding group. She has enhanced the quality of the outdoor provision to support children's learning across the

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8 October 2019 curriculum. For example, she takes books and mark-making resources on outings to the local woods, to promote children's literacy development. Children enjoy singing the alphabet song, form recognisable letters and learn to write their name. n Children develop a real love of books and thoroughly enjoy listening to stories. The childminder makes excellent use of resources to increase boys' involvement and enjoyment. She encourages children to join in with repeated refrains and sound out the first letter of words to extend their early literacy skills. Children laugh in delight as they talk about the characteristics of 'The Gruffalo' and look in mirrors to make comparisons between his black tongue and theirs. n Children enjoy lots of fresh air and healthy snacks. They demonstrate high levels of emotional well-being and self-esteem. They have many opportunities to develop their physical skills in the setting and on outings. For instance, they

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learn to use tools safely, developing their hand-to-eye coordination and the small muscles in their hands and wrists. They experiment with wood to construct, using real hammers, nails, screwdrivers and screws. n The childminder plans interesting activities to help develop children's understanding and respect of individual differences in society. For example, she teaches children that blind people read words with their fingers and provides Braille paper for them to explore. She extends learning, encouraging children to make 'Braille words' by pushing pencils gently into paper to make raised patterns. She and her co-childminder enhance children's understanding of visual impairments by sponsoring a guide dog for the blind and sharing regular updates with them. n Parents are full of praise for the 'exceptional' childminder and her co- childminder. They report that they love receiving the regular updates of their

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children's achievements throughout the day and enjoy looking at the 'fabulous' learning journals. They report that the childminder has been 'a major influence in helping their children make excellent developmental progress'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder clearly understands her role in child protection and is very knowledgeable about wider safeguarding issues. She is extremely confident in the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child or in the event of an allegation against a household member. Children are exceptionally well supervised and learn how to protect themselves from harm. For example, when children discover mushrooms on a nature hunt, the childminder gives them a clear explanation about why it is not safe to eat wild mushrooms that they find and then asks questions to check their understanding.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY389540 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10125677 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 3 to 3 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 18 May 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in the Hanham area of Bristol, South Gloucestershire. The childminder works with another registered childminder, who is her daughter. She offers her service on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, all year around except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector had a tour of the premises. n The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's interactions with children inside and outside, and talked to the childminder, her co-childminder and the children at appropriate times. n The inspector and the childminder carried out a joint observation together. n The inspector read written feedback from parents and took their views into account. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including suitability checks for household members, paediatric first-aid qualifications, children's records and the safeguarding policy and procedures.

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Inspection activities

8 October 2019 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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