Childminder EY312172

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 feel very secure in the childminder's care and develop a strong sense of belonging. They settle easily and are extremely happy. They actively seek out the childminder to include her in their play. The premises are exceptionally spacious and welcoming and are organised very well, giving full consideration to children's individual needs. Children confidently make choices about their play and enthusiastically investigate the wide range of stimulating resources. For example, children eagerly explore educational games on a large touch screen computer and enjoy exciting physical challenges in the childminder's garden.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder plans an exciting range of outdoor activities for the children. These include visits to forest schools, local woodland and an adventure playground. This enables children to gain exceptional experiences of the wider world and socialise with others. Children demonstrate exemplary behaviour and learn the best ways to relate positively to others. They are always eager to take on responsibility in the setting, such as finding where toys go when tidying up. Children's communication skills are extensively supported. They speak with confidence and use many words and phrases in Spanish during their Spanish lessons. The childminder and her co- childminder are excellent role models and skilfully help children to understand their emotions.

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n Children confidently learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, they explain confidently why they wash their hands before meals and how to evacuate the premises in case of a fire. Children understand about foods that are good for them and contribute towards discussions with the childminder about where food comes from. They are exceedingly well supported to develop their understanding of healthy foods and how to lead a healthy lifestyle. The childminder offers freshly prepared food each day, which enables children to enjoy a very wide variety of different foods. n The childminder establishes extremely supportive and approachable relationships with parents. They have immediate access to their children's progress and daily activities through the online assessments, which keeps them very well informed and included in all aspects of their children's learning and care. The childminder meticulously gathers the opinions of parents, who are highly complimentary of

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the varied curriculum and her consistent communication with them. The childminder further extends the support for parents by lending them story sacks and books to enable them to continue with their children's learning at home. n The childminder shows an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. Precise information is obtained from parents when their child first starts at the setting. This helps to ensure children settle quickly and develop an

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29 January 2020 immensely secure and strong sense of belonging. n Children thoroughly enjoy story time and frequently share stories with the childminder with varied themes that inspire and fascinate them. Children listen avidly to stories and concentrate very well. The childminder changes her voice as she reads, acting out the characters, and is an inspirational storyteller. This encourages children to join in actively with the story. For example, they imitate the actions of the characters in the story and stamp their feet and roar like a dinosaur. Children's active participation in stories helps them develop their imaginations and confidence very effectively. n The childminder is dedicated to continuous improvement in her setting, and she and her co-childminder are ambitious in their vision to provide consistently high- quality provision. The childminder regularly evaluates her practice and makes changes to improve the already exceptionally high standards even further. The

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childminder reflects on her provision, attends a wealth of training opportunities and engages in her own professional research to further develop her already excellent knowledge and skills. n The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how children learn. She observes children as they play and plans meticulously for their next steps. She has a thorough knowledge of children's individual interests and ensures that she makes the most of spontaneous learning opportunities as she interacts with the children. The childminder is a highly skilled teacher and makes the most of all interactions with the children during their play. n Children enjoy listening to music which helps them feel calm and relaxed. They focus on trying to pop bubbles over their heads as they lie on the floor. Children enjoy yoga sessions that support their emotional well-being and give them opportunities to reflect on their day. Group activities help children talk sensitively

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about and recognise different emotions and further consider the needs of others. n The childminder asks children very well-considered questions to enable children to use their mathematical knowledge and language. For example, children know how many items they have and describe position, size and shape. This extends their mathematical skills exceptionally well. n The childminder organises a diverse range of visitors to the setting, such as police officers, the fire service and a Spanish teacher, to help children understand more fully the roles of people who live and work in the community.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and co-childminder have an excellent understanding of how to protect children if they have concerns. They have a thorough awareness of their responsibilities to keep children safe and protect them from harm, and are clear about what to do if they have concerns about children's welfare. Safety is of the utmost importance to the childminder. She ensures there are very well-considered risk assessments in place that include the extensive range of outings they provide for children. Procedures and policies that promote children's well-being are implemented very effectively and regularly reviewed. The childminder and co-

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Safeguarding

29 January 2020 childminder complete regular safeguarding training and read extensively to ensure they are fully up to date with all safeguarding issues.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY312172 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10116090 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 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 26 June 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Lichfield. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with a co-childminder and holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and co-childminder undertook a learning walk with the inspector and discussed how the curriculum is planned and delivered. n The inspector spoke to parents, and read feedback about their experiences of the setting. n The inspector jointly evaluated a planned activity with the childminder and co- childminder, and discussed the quality of teaching. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and co-childminder throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke to parents, and read feedback about their experiences of the setting.

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Inspection activities

29 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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