Childminder in Warwickshire

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 childminder provides an extremely warm and welcoming environment for children. She builds very strong, nurturing relationships with the children and their families. Children are consistently busily engaged in play and learning in the very stimulating learning environment. They thoroughly enjoy making independent choices about how they spend their time. As the childminder plays with the children, she skilfully supports and guides their play to further extend their thinking and understanding. She builds on what they already know and can do effectively to ensure they make rapid progress in her care. The childminder creates many opportunities for children to learn through real, hands-on experiences. During visits out, children know there is plenty of time to notice, talk about and interact with the natural world. For example, during a walk to the woods, they excitedly look for a spider's web they spotted on a previous excursion, and pause to listen to the water

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The provision is outstanding

running through the drain. They observe with interest and take delight in noticing what happens when they drop stones in a puddle. Children behave particularly well. They understand the clear explanations and instructions the childminder gives them. She promotes positive relationships and interactions, and very young children learn to be kind and share with one another. The childminder talks to children frequently about how they are feeling, and teaches them to use these words to express themselves.

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n Children and babies show extremely high levels of independence as they become increasingly competent at managing things for themselves. Older children help to make decisions about their care and learning, such as deciding which clothes to wear in the rain. They competently manage their outdoor clothing. Babies become skilled at feeding themselves and wiping their own faces. n The children respond enthusiastically to the many opportunities to look at books or be read to. The childminder reads in a very engaging way, skilfully adapting questions and comments to meet the differing needs of the children. They enjoy music and singing. Babies demonstrate their knowledge and enjoyment of familiar songs as they move in response to the childminder's singing and make sounds in tune with the song. n The childminder is highly skilled at supporting language development. She supports older children to recall prior experiences and provides many

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opportunities for them to develop their vocabulary, for example, by naming plants such as 'holly' and 'fuchsia'. Babies' early language development is encouraged through the repetition of sounds and single words. The childminder is positive and animated in her interactions with them. She uses facial expressions, body language and verbal feedback. Babies take pleasure in responding to her with their very well-developed communication skills, using

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27 November 2019 words and gestures. n The childminder's excellent knowledge of the children and very positive relationships with them enable her to quickly identify and plan strategies to support any weaknesses or gaps in their learning. She uses her extensive range of resources to enable children to learn and practise new skills and concepts in a variety of ways. n Children are very well prepared for the next stage in their education. Their growing self-confidence is evident as they persevere at self-chosen tasks and respond to constructive positive feedback. Children learn about number and mathematical concepts through a variety of real experiences and demonstrate their excellent knowledge as they read house numbers, write them in chalk, and discuss which gate they or the pushchair will fit through. n The childminder is highly reflective in her practice and is passionate about continually developing it to ensure she successfully meets the needs, and

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supports the learning, of the children in her care. She continues to be influenced by her Montessori training and attends annual conferences. She also ensures she remains up to date with early years practice by attending local training and connecting with a network of early years professionals. n Partnerships with parents are very effective. Parents speak very highly of the education and care their children receive. They feel well communicated with about their children's learning and development and have an excellent understanding of the childminder's approach to teaching and learning. They comment on the individual support they and their children have been given, and describe her setting as a 'home from home'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder confidently talks about her responsibility to keep children safe and the processes she must follow if she is concerned about the safety of a child in her care. She has an excellent awareness of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse. The childminder ensures her statutory training for paediatric first aid and child protection remains up to date. Robust risk assessments, policies and procedures are shared with parents. These also support the childminder to ensure that children are kept safe at all times. The childminder's home is clean and very well maintained, and she successfully minimises potential risks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 201109 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10115886 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 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 5 January 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1992 and lives in Rugby. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder holds a Montessori Teaching Diploma.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the childminding premises and talked with the childminder about how she plans her provision. n The inspector observed and assessed the quality of teaching while children played indoors and during a walk to the woods. n Relevant documents, including training, evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household, and children's assessment records were reviewed by the inspector. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n Parents' written views were taken account of.

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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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