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 Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

The highly experienced childminder has a first-class understanding of how children learn and develop. She is passionate about her role to provide children with meaningful, high-quality learning experiences that help them to make sense of the world. The childminder has high expectations for each child and they thrive in her care. Children are highly motivated to join in activities. They benefit from the childminder's excellent teaching skills that ignite their curiosity and inspire them to learn.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder gets to know children and their families incredibly well from the start of the placement. She is highly attentive and responsive to support children's emotional well-being, particularly when they first start. The childminder works closely with parents to establish children's starting points. She plans meticulously to help children settle quickly and make progress in their learning and development from the very start. Children thoroughly enjoy themselves. They build incredibly strong bonds with the childminder and show that they feel very safe and secure in her care.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder is an exceptionally positive role model for children. She uses a wide range of highly effective behaviour management strategies that support her high expectations for children. She teaches children to be kind, compassionate and respectful. Children behave very well, showing increasing levels of self-control.

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need to do better?

n The dedicated childminder is committed to develop her knowledge and skills continually. She is driven to provide children with outstanding care and learning opportunities. The childminder undertakes a wide range of training and online research. She successfully uses her professional development to inspire the exciting curriculum that she provides for children. n The quality of education is excellent. The childminder reviews children's progress precisely. She promptly identifies any gaps in children's learning and development and implements highly effective strategies that help them to make rapid progress. The childminder works extremely well with parents and other providers that children attend. She provides them with regular and detailed information about their child's progress. The childminder shares ideas regularly with parents so they may support children's ongoing learning at home. Parents give high praise about the childminder. They state the care their children receive

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is second to none and they are impressed with the progress their children make. n The childminder is highly focused on developing children's communication and language skills. She skilfully adapts her teaching to support each child's individual stage of development and learning preferences. She helps children to

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19 November 2019 build a wide vocabulary from their first words, to explain their ideas and feelings confidently. For instance, she discusses with children the sensation of rice under their feet, 'like textured socks that are bumpy'. n Children show high levels of concentration as they pour and tip coloured rice into containers. They show that prior learning is securely remembered. For instance, they match coloured rice to bowls, choosing to pour green rice into green bowls and red rice into red bowls. Children comment that the coloured rice is like a 'rainbow'. The childminder asks questions that help children to build on what they know about rainbows. Children show delight as they sprinkle rice to imitate the sound of rain. n The childminder provides children with rich and varied opportunities to learn about the local and wider communities. Children use electronic equipment at the library when they borrow books. They help to collect items that they donate to

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local food banks with the childminder. This helps children to develop compassion towards people less fortunate than themselves. The childminder promotes equality, trust and respect throughout her practice. n Children gain an incredibly strong sense of right from wrong. They listen to the childminder and learn to share and take turns, showing impeccable manners as they play. The childminder responds swiftly when children struggle with behavioural boundaries. She uses effective strategies that help them to understand how their actions may affect others. n Children hear lots of mathematical language as the childminder intuitively extends learning through child-led play. They help to pay for fruit they buy at the shops. Younger children place foam numbers from one to five in the correct sequence. Older children learn about weight and measure. For example, they balance toy vehicles on building bricks and they explore what happens when

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is highly committed to keeping children safe. She attends regular training about safeguarding and child protection. She reads widely, conducts online research and discusses published safeguarding cases with childminding colleagues. This helps her to keep her knowledge about wider safeguarding issues updated. The childminder confidently identifies possible indicators of abuse. She knows precisely what to do should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder supervises children at all times and ensures her home is safe and secure.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY348025 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10113030 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 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 19 September 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Ely. She operates every Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5.30pm and provides before- and after-school care on Fridays, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding purposes with the childminder and discussed how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n A joint evaluation of an activity was discussed by the inspector and the childminder. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n A number of parents shared their views through written feedback, which the inspector took into account.

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Inspection activities

19 November 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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19 November 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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