Coombs Rachel

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

The experienced childminder builds highly effective relationships with parents from the start. She uses rigorous assessment and accurately monitors children's learning and development to ensure they flourish. Parents comment on the excellent information the childminder shares with them regarding their child's progress and next steps. For example, she provides parents with extremely detailed written and verbal feedback regarding their child's learning. She supports and promotes parents' confidence in encouraging their children's learning at home. For example, she shares books and key questions for parents to talk about with their children. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next stages in their learning.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder collaborates extremely effectively with other providers, including the local schools. The wealth of information shared is significant in contributing to children's care, learning and development. For example, the childminder regularly engages with other settings that children attend to ensure continuity of learning is maintained. Outcomes for children are excellent.

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The provision is outstanding

Children access an exceptionally nurturing, child-centred environment. The childminder provides children with a relaxed routine where children relish exploring a range of resources to inspire them to make independent choices in their play. The childminder provides children and families with an excellent introduction to her care. For example, she attends home visits to meet with the child and their family before they start. In doing this, families receive very detailed information regarding the childminder's level of care and children build very close relationships with the childminder. The childminder is an excellent role model and children's behaviour is exceptionally good.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a wealth of highly enriching learning experiences. She adapts activities highly effectively to support children's individual learning needs. The childminder ensures children have sufficient time and space to explore their learning and extend their knowledge. She uses her excellent teaching skills to support children to become absorbed in activities, such as exploring water. Younger children show curiosity as they scoop up the water using different tools and transfer it to another container. Children show delight as they carefully pour water from the large jug into smaller tubes. They demonstrate high levels of confidence as they discuss whether the tubes are empty or full. n The childminder plays alongside children and develops their imaginative skills exceptionally well. For example, as children engage with the pretend food, the childminder builds on their learning by creating different meals with the food.

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need to do better?

She introduces new words, such as 'olives' and 'broccoli', which younger children

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need to do better?

16 October 2019 copy. Children have great fun as they prepare a variety of different meals. The childminder makes exceptional use of spontaneous opportunities to spark children's curiosity. For example, she encourages children to investigate a ladybird as it crawls up her arm. n Children show determination and challenge themselves. For example, younger children use the outdoor resources highly efficiently to develop their keen interest in walking and moving around. Children develop high levels of confidence in their physical play as they ride along on scooters, bounce on the trampoline and kick balls in the garden. The childminder provides children with significant opportunities to develop their love of animals. For example, children show pride as they help the childminder to feed and care for the childminder's puppy, tortoise and rabbit. This encourages children to develop their high levels of empathy for living things.

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n The inspiring childminder is extremely dedicated and passionate in providing excellent care and learning to children and their families. She demonstrates a highly enthusiastic approach to her own continuous professional development, which significantly enhances her practice. The childminder is very motivated to attend training and complete research to ensure children's care and learning is of the highest standard. For example, the childminder is actively involved in training and research that works closely with disadvantaged families to raise attainment. The childminder consistently assesses the impact that training has on her service and takes account of parents' views. Self-evaluation is extremely effective.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder actively promotes all aspects of safeguarding and knows what action to take should she have any concerns about the welfare of a child. Children's safety is of the utmost importance to the childminder. The childminder attends regular training to keep her safeguarding knowledge up to date, including wider safeguarding issues such as radicalisation. The childminder carries out rigorous risk assessments of her premises and on all outings with the children to maintain children's safety highly effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 132809 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10125421 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 to 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 20 Date of previous inspection 27 August 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Peasedown St John, Bath and North East Somerset. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Childcare takes place on weekdays, all year round. The childminder has a level 3 childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n A learning walk was completed with the childminder around the home to understand how the provision and the curriculum are organised. n A joint observation of an activity was completed with the childminder. n Parental views were taken into account through written feedback provided. n The quality of teaching was observed during activities indoors and outdoors. The impact on children's learning was assessed. n Conversations were held with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

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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