Childminder 2515957

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children are extremely motivated learners. They benefit from the childminder's high expectations of them and her purposeful interactions. Young children develop excellent levels of independence. The childminder teaches them how to put on their own clothes, such as their trousers after a nappy change. She provides very effective support and reassurance and offers plenty of praise and encouragement. This helps to build children's confidence and perseverance exceptionally well during more challenging and difficult tasks.

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The provision is outstanding

Babies enjoy exploring different sensory materials and resources. They learn to concentrate and focus highly effectively while they investigate the different sounds and textures. For example, they use their hands and mouths to feel soft material, safe wood and metal items. The childminder provides excellent support to babies as they play with these resources. For example, she provides time for them to think and choose from the resources. This supports their independence and own ideas from an early age. The childminder talks to the babies about what they find, such as how the items feel or look, which promotes early language skills highly effectively.

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The provision is outstanding

Children learn about safe behaviours and how to care for others. They learn to recognise and manage risks exceptionally well. For instance, young children are alert to each other when running in the garden. They quickly respond to potential dangers, for example they say 'stop' and hold up their hands to avoid bumping into each other.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the curriculum she provides and the learning intentions of the activities, resources and outings. She builds on children's learning highly successfully to enable them to embed their new skills and knowledge. As a result, children are incredibly well prepared for their future learning. The childminder provides high-quality teaching and engages with children by using extremely well-timed interactions during their play. She follows children's own interests and uses these highly effectively to plan an outstanding range of activities tailored to each individual child. n Children benefit from an exciting and inviting learning environment. This is particularly well considered and takes account of children's different ages and stages of development. This enables children to access activities that are incredibly well planned and tailored to their needs. For instance, babies have fun

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accessing a tray of sensory crunchy materials placed on the floor, while older children stand up to access a wider range of similar items. n Children engage in highly interesting and stimulating activities and outings. The

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need to do better?

10 January 2020 childminder has an excellent knowledge of children as individuals and forms exceptionally close and caring bonds with them. She spontaneously incorporates their interests during her interactions. For example, she asked very skilful questions to enable a young child to use their mathematical knowledge and language to describe the 'lions' they had painted. This extended their speech and language skills and supported their early mathematical development exceptionally well. Children learn about the world around them through varied outings and resources. For instance, they learn about different people who work and live in the community, such as older people and those who work in the emergency services. n The childminder forms superb relationships with parents. She provides very detailed information about children's learning and development to parents and other settings children attend. This promotes excellent continuity in meeting

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children's needs. Parents are highly complimentary about the childminder and their children's care and learning. The childminder supports parents extremely well to share information about their children's development and to continue learning at home. For example, children take activities and books home to share with their parents. The childminder is highly sensitive in supporting parents. For instance, she works with parents to support consistent mealtimes for young children. Breastfeeding mothers are made to feel welcome as they are encouraged to provide breast milk in a bottle or to come in and feed their baby. This supports parents and their children's well-being with exceptional consideration. n The childminder works cohesively with her co-childminder. They reflect on their practice and identify improvements to their provision. For example, they complete observations of each other's practice and provide feedback to improve

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even further on their teaching skills. They access training and professional development opportunities to enhance their high-quality provision even further. For example, they identify training which is linked to the needs of the children they care for.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has an incredibly strong awareness of her responsibilities to keep children safe and protect them from harm. She has an excellent and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of child protection and wider safeguarding matters, such as those relating to extreme views and beliefs. The childminder has a very effective knowledge of how to manage any concerns that may arise about children or other adults. She implements procedures that promote children's well-being. For example, she makes ongoing visual checks when children are sleeping. The childminder supports children's safety extremely well, including through in-depth risk assessments of the premises and outings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2515957 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10129322 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 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019. She works from her co-childminder's home in Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. She offers care during weekdays for most of the year. The childminder holds a recognised early years qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for the care of children. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, interacted with children and gained feedback from parents available during the inspection. n A sample of documents were viewed, including children's records, written feedback from parents, and evidence of the childminder's suitability and qualifications. n The inspector observed children's play and activities and their interactions with each other and the childminder indoors and outdoors. n A joint observation was completed with the childminder's co-childminder to reflect on the quality of the childminder's teaching and the impact on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

10 January 2020 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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10 January 2020 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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