Childminder in Stoke-on-Trent

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 dedicated childminder provides a warm and inviting environment where children thrive. Children are supported exceptionally well by the attentive childminder. The high standards of care and established routines help them to feel settled. Children freely access an extensive range of fun and imaginative resources. They are exceptionally motivated to take part in exciting play-based activities. They learn to take turns, share and enjoy playing together from a very young age. Children are articulate talkers and clearly express their thoughts and ideas. They have lots of fun exploring exciting learning opportunities and, as a result, are curious and inquisitive learners. For example, they experiment with adding water to sand and placing large stones into the water to see what happens. Children have lots of opportunities to practise and develop their physical skills in the fresh air. Younger children are highly stimulated. They smile and babble and develop their

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The provision is outstanding

early walking skills in a safe and secure environment. The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour. Children respond extremely well to instructions and, as a result, their behaviour is excellent. They have lots of fun with the childminder and benefit from her enthusiastic involvement in their play.

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n The childminder has excellent knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She knows the children extremely well and provides rich and exciting activities that capture their imagination. The childminder has an accurate understanding of children's starting points gained through detailed observations and information from parents. She swiftly identifies and closes any gaps in children's learning to further support their rapid progress. n Children have lots of opportunities to increase their knowledge of mathematics. For example, they confidently complete addition and takeaway sums, developing their reasoning skills and mathematic fluency. The childminder expertly challenges the children to investigate fun and exciting mathematical concepts. Younger children become intrigued as she cleverly introduces the names of simple shapes and objects into their play. n Children listen attentively to stories and become completely absorbed. They

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point to the pictures and enjoy using the props that help bring the stories to life. Children engage in meaningful conversations with the childminder. She respects their views and ideas and, as a result, children display high levels of self-esteem. The childminder finds innovative ways to make certain children achieve the best possible outcomes. For example, she cleverly differentiates and extends activities to suit children of all ages. She skilfully provides a running narrative during activities to build on younger children's speech development. n The childminder supports children to develop excellent independence skills. They proudly take responsibility for carrying out small tasks for themselves. The

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23 October 2019 childminder provides the children with nutritious foods and teaches them to make healthy choices. For example, children have lots of fun visiting the local market where they choose fresh fruit and vegetables from the stall. n The childminder is focused on her own professional development. She consistently keeps her knowledge and understanding up to date to enhance her already inspirational teaching. The childminder carries out concise assessments which she uses to confidently plan for children's next steps. She is adept at using outings to spark children's interest in the world around them. For example, children excitedly talk about feeding the ducks when they visited the canal and they ask questions about different animals and what food they might eat. n The childminder supports children to have an excellent understanding of their emotions and needs. For example, children look into the mirror and make

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different faces and talk about how they feel. They say that spiders make them feel scared and they feel happy because they are with the childminder. This supports children to understand their feelings and behaviours, and they learn to communicate and express themselves appropriately. n The childminder has built exceptional relationships with parents. She encourages them to be widely involved in their children's learning. The childminder keeps parents informed of their children's progress and shares resources for parents to take home to explore their learning further. Parents say their children are always excited to be with the attentive childminder and they make rapid progress in her excellent care.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is dedicated in keeping her safeguarding knowledge up to date and, as a result, has informative and extensive knowledge. She has an excellent awareness and understanding of how to spot the signs and symptoms which could indicate a child is at risk of harm. The childminder has a clear and concise understanding of the procedures to follow in order to keep children safe. She has a robust understanding of wider safeguarding concerns, including keeping children safe online. The childminder has comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures in place which she actively follows.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 224565 Local authority Stoke-on-Trent Inspection number 10115947 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 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 10 July 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a level 2 qualification in childcare. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed activities in the learning environments where children play and viewed all areas used for childminding. n The inspector carried out an observation of a planned activity and discussed the outcome with the childminder. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and the children during the inspection. n At appropriate times during the inspection, the inspector spoke with the childminder. n The views of parents who provided written testimonials were taken into account. n The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and training certificates, including evidence of her suitability and the suitability of all people living on the premises.

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23 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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23 October 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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