Childminder EY474361

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children have close attachments to the childminder, and clearly feel safe and secure. Her warm, positive interactions ensure children feel valued and happy. The childminder creates excellent opportunities for meaningful interactions that help to reinforce a sense of belonging and support their self-esteem.

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The provision is outstanding

Children have access to a wide range of stimulating resources both in the indoor and outdoor environment. The childminder skilfully ensures these are age- appropriate and gives great value to children's current interests. Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder has extremely high expectations for all of her children and ensures they understand how they should behave both in the setting and on the numerous outings they have.

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive from the range of varied and interesting activities and opportunities provided for them across the curriculum. The children access a forest school experience where they visit a woodland and learn about the world around them across the seasons. The childminder gives great importance to the children's voice and ensures she consults them on a wide range of issues, such as places they would like to visit and giving them choice within a healthy menu.

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need to do better?

n The childminder's skill in giving children a voice is a real strength of this setting. She is able to follow children's lead and incorporate their interests and ideas into learning activities in a way which ensures children gain confidence and build self-esteem. She is thoughtful and accommodating, giving children a range of choice of activities and meals. n The childminder offers a stimulating and challenging curriculum for all children in her care. She has an excellent understanding of child development and skilfully prepares children for the next stage in learning, such as starting school. The childminder ensures the children are fully engaged with their learning. For example, she use Boomer the Bear to go on travels with the children, helping them share their learning and experiences from home and from around the world. n The childminder is extremely passionate about teaching children about the wider

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world and offers a wide range of visits and outings to the children. They attend toddler groups and rhyme time sessions at the local library, which supports children to build social skills with a wide range of children. She takes the children on a range of visits, which are carefully planned to ensure optimal learning opportunities for all children. n Children are encouraged to be healthy and strong from a very young age. The childminder provides a wide range of healthy snacks and meals, ensuring the

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12 February 2020 children have a choice of these. The childminder enthusiastically provides daily access to fresh air and exercise and teaches the children about why this is such a valuable life skill. The childminder provides a growing area within her setting where children grow flowers and vegetables. n The childminder has attended training on the importance of speech and language skills. She embeds this learning skilfully in her setting providing a language-rich environment. All children and the childminder sit together for meals and conversation is actively encouraged. The childminder capably supports younger children to contribute with the use of sign language and showing their achievements from the day ensuring all children feel included and valued. n The childminder works extremely closely with parents. She ensures they fully contribute to assessment and regularly shares information about their child's

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learning and development. Parents are extremely complimentary about the childminder's service. For example, they comment 'The childminder is fair, consistent, has high expectations of behaviour and is quick to praise good effort and kindness towards others. She recognises children's interests and abilities and designs the curriculum to nurture these.' n The childminder places a great focus on developing children's early literacy skills. She sings nursery rhymes to young children, encouraging them to join in with actions and words. The childminder enthusiastically reads to children, differentiating book sharing to meet each child's needs. Children have their own 'special book' where mark making and writing are actively encouraged. n Assessment is accurate and meaningful. The childminder knows each child's strengths and weaknesses and ensures activities support them to meet their next steps in their development. Parents regularly contribute to this and share

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achievements that children have mastered at home. n The childminder successfully encourages children to be aware of their own emotions and discuss them, giving them the environment and the language to express these feelings. Children are able to share their thoughts and concerns and build self-esteem to deal with a range of scenarios.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder places high importance on keeping children safe and has a strong understanding of her roles and responsibilities regarding safeguarding. The childminder is aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. She is confident to contact the relevant authorities, which enables her to raise concerns should the need arise. The childminder completes regular training, including on wider safeguarding issues, such as how to recognise a child that may be at risk of exposure to extremist views. The childminder considers risk within all areas of her home and on outings to ensure she is protecting children's safety.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474361 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10075701 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 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection 1 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Bassingbourn. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for three-year-old children. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke to the childminder at convenient times and evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the premises used for childminding. n The childminder provided evidence of her suitability and qualifications. n The inspector read feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children. She held discussions with the childminder regarding children's progress and learning. n A sample of the childminder's documentation was reviewed by the inspector.

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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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