Childminder EY469061

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 have superb fun in the stimulating environment. The excellent organisation of resources encourages children to develop their learning independently. For example, they can easily access tools such as cutlery and scissors, which they learn to handle with care and use to cut with precision. Children are very confident and motivated, and concentrate at a level in advance of their age and stage of development. They listen very carefully to stories and join in enthusiastically with discussions about their ideas. Children enjoy the activities immensely and listen intently to the childminder and her assistants. The childminder uses every opportunity to skilfully extend activities and conversations to challenge children's thinking. As a result, children are highly confident in their abilities and eager to find out new things.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally skilled at weaving early mathematical concepts into everyday activities. Children learn to count, group items together and use positional language during play. For example, they learn to count and predict as they fill a tray with water and learn to 'add three more' or 'take one away'. This helps to develop their early mathematical language. The curriculum incorporates lots of outdoor learning. Children relish visiting woodland, parks and garden centres regularly. The childminder helps them to learn about the environment, use their initiative to solve problems, cooperate with others and learn how to handle risks. For example, children learn to take care when looking for badger holes and to climb safely as they explore woodland.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder and her assistants work exceptionally well with parents and build strong relationships. They act as extremely good role models and have high expectations of children. Children demonstrate excellent social skills. They are considerate towards others and are very skilled in resolving conflict. For example, when two children both want to ride in the play car, they negotiate and agree that they could all take a turn.

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need to do better?

n Children make exceptional progress with their speech and language. The childminder and her assistants provide a language-rich environment and give children numerous opportunities to build on their wide vocabulary. They skilfully support children to develop their thinking skills. For example, when they examine a bulb, the childminder encourages them to think about what type of flower it is and explains to them that it is a daffodil. Children are then able to use past knowledge to recall what this flower will look like when it grows. n The childminder and her assistants demonstrate a superb understanding of how children learn and develop. They have interesting conversations with them, and

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28 November 2019 children benefit from the many questions that they ask them. They use children's existing experiences and current interests to help them acquire new knowledge. For example, the childminder teaches them about hibernation and how there are similarities between animals which hibernate and the bulbs which they are planting for the spring. n The childminder places great emphasis on evaluating the quality of the care and education she provides. She regularly gathers detailed feedback from parents, her assistants, other childminders and professionals involved in quality assurance to help her make continual improvements. The childminder engages in a wide variety of opportunities to enhance her already excellent knowledge and understanding of how children develop and learn. These include local workshops, training courses and reading professional articles and publications. n The childminder and her assistants are exceptionally successful at giving children

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a rich set of experiences that promote an excellent understanding of people, families and communities beyond their own. For example, they regularly visit older people, share experiences at the local church, and develop an understanding of sign language to support children who may speak English as an additional language.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The exceptionally experienced childminder has a vast understanding of all aspects of keeping children safe, including wider safeguarding concerns. She can identify the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm, and knows who to contact if concerned about a child's safety or welfare. The childminder has rigorous recruitment and induction procedures to help ensure the continued suitability of staff. She continuously reflects on how she can improve her safeguarding role and responsibilities, including ensuring that her assistants attend regular training to update their knowledge. Children develop a superb understanding of how to keep themselves safe. On walks, staff support younger children incredibly well to understand the importance of looking and listening for approaching cars. They help children to decide when it is safe to cross the road. The childminder talks to older children about online safety and safe use of the

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Safeguarding

internet to help them develop an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469061 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10125783 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 12 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 31 Date of previous inspection 28 March 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives with her husband and four children in the Derry Hill area of Calne in Wiltshire. The childminder opens from 7.30am to 6pm during term time only. She employs two assistants, one of whom holds a qualification at level 2. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the areas of her home that are used for childcare. She talked about the different activities she provides to support children's learning and development. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She also took account of the views of parents from written feedback provided. n The inspector observed and discussed the quality of teaching with the childminder during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at a selection of documents, including recruitment procedures, evidence of suitability checks carried out on people at the address, and first-aid certificates and appropriate insurance.

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Inspection activities

28 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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28 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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