Childminder EY549140

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 independent, happy and confident. The childminder does her utmost to provide children with a safe and stimulating environment. Children are incredibly empathetic, caring and kind. For example, they regularly visit older people and a café for adults with disabilities, to share stories and activities with them. Children gain excellent social skills and build outstandingly meaningful friendships. For instance, they are eager to motivate, praise and encourage each other. Children gain incredibly good physical skills. For example, they learn about the different ways they can move their bodies. They climb and balance on larger equipment, such as trees and tyre swings. The childminder enthusiastically builds on children's interests. For instance, when children are fascinated by trains, they go on journeys on different types, such as steam-powered and electric trains. Children have excellent opportunities to learn about nature. This is demonstrated when

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The provision is outstanding

children recognise and name birds in regular birdwatching activities, such as blue tit, sparrow and magpie. Children learn about different environment landmarks, such as waterfalls and go on to learn how they are made and maintain a flow of water. Children gain an outstanding level of understanding and respect for other people's similarities and differences outside of their own. They learn about an extensive range of events, such as the Jewish festival of light for Hanukkah.

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n The childminder establishes awe-inspiring relationships with children. She gets to know their individual personalities incredibly well. Children have an outstanding sense of belonging and exceptional levels of positive well-being. Children feel extremely valued and listened to. For example, the childminder encourages them to add their ideas to the planning that she then implements into the day's activities. This helps her to keep children enthralled in their fascinating learning opportunities. n The childminder establishes extremely positive partnerships with parents and keeps them incredibly well informed and involved in their children's learning. She routinely shares children's development with them. For instance, she shares photographs and videos of them participating in new activities that they could enjoy at home together. The childminder regularly shares training ideas with parents, such as the impact of dummy use on children's communication

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development. n The childminder evaluates her practice together with her co-childminder and assistants incredibly well. For example, they routinely observe each other and share helpful advice to enhance their performance. The childminder includes the views of children daily and uses their feedback to enhance the future activity plans. The childminder monitors the consistency of care and teaching they provide children exceptionally well. The childminder is keen to attend beneficial

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7 February 2020 training to build on her already impressive knowledge and skills. For instance, she has learned about the different ways to engage children in developing their imagination and problem-solving skills in loose-part training. n The childminder builds and maintains excellent relationships with other early years professionals and communicates with them daily. For instance, she shares children's achievements with staff at settings that they also attend. They observe children together and discuss how they can further support children's development. The childminder provides children with an incredibly positive approach to their shared care and learning opportunities. n Children are extremely confident to communicate their ideas fluently. The childminder supports children to gain outstanding speaking and listening skills. For example, she consistently asks highly challenging questions and gives them

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enough time to think and then respond. n The childminder has an excellent knowledge of the curriculum and every area of learning. She has high expectations of children's progress. The childminder provides them with extremely motivating activities to help them gain the skills to succeed in their future learning. n Children gain an outstanding understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. For instance, they discuss the impact of exercise on their bodies. Children feel their pulses and heartbeats before and after exercise. They discuss the importance of remaining hydrated. n The childminder supports children to develop excellent mathematical skills to support their future learning incredibly well. For example, children use rulers and discuss centimetres and inches as they make their 'play-dough super worms'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has an incredibly good knowledge and understanding of her safeguarding and child protection policies. This includes how she helps keep children safe and protects their welfare. She has an outstanding understanding of the roles and responsibilities of outside agencies. This includes knowing whom to contact to seek additional advice and how to raise and follow up any potential concerns. The childminder teaches children how to remain safe. For example, they are encouraged to take an active role in risk assessing the extremely challenging activities that they participate in. For example, they learn how to remain safe around water when enjoying activities in the stream.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549140 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10133872 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 2 to 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 29 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and is located in Aylesford, Kent. She cares for children on Monday to Friday, from 7am until 7pm, all year round. The childminder works closely with another childminder and two assistants. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the childminder, discussing the curriculum she provides for the children. The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting and communicating with the children. n A sample of written documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including training certificates and safeguarding policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to children, the childminder and co-childminder at convenient times and viewed feedback from parents.

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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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