Childminder in Buckinghamshire

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 benefit from the childminder's exceptionally high expectations for their development. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn. Her highly impressive interactions with children help them to make outstanding progress. For example, when children complete jigsaws, the childminder gives wonderfully clear explanations of how to rotate and link colours or patterns to help them join pieces together. Children demonstrate impressive levels of concentration. They use the clues they are given and persevere until they complete the jigsaw successfully.

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The provision is outstanding

Children develop exceptionally secure attachments with the childminder. They eagerly snuggle up to her to share stories. They openly express their feelings, which demonstrates that they feel emotionally safe and secure in her care.

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The provision is outstanding

Children's behaviour is impressive. They are exceptionally confident and demonstrate high levels of respect. Children have an excellent social awareness. This is illustrated when they animatedly talk to the inspector about their family.

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The provision is outstanding

Children have a wonderful time in the childminder's care. They happily engage in a plentiful range of exciting and stimulating activities which meet their own individual needs and interest superbly.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has an excellent attitude to further developing her skills and the care that she provides. This has helped her to maintain the outstanding quality of her provision. For instance, she regularly evaluates her practice and identifies ways to improve, such as by refining her planning and assessment process. She completes highly effective professional development activities, such as training about the sequences of play. This has an excellent impact on the quality of the childminder's interactions with children. n The childminder has a highly impressive understanding of how to plan and implement the curriculum for children. She observes children's progress closely and plans superb opportunities for them to develop the next steps in their learning. For instance, children practise their decision-making skills during cooking activities. They demonstrate high levels of concentration as they follow

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recipes and make cakes. They decide what sort of cake they want to make and which recipe to follow. They decide how they are going to get the correct quantity of ingredients, such as by using scales to weigh flour, and using tools, such as knives to cut butter into smaller pieces. Children are highly independent. They persevere and make new choices when the tool they choose to stir is not successful.

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12 March 2020 n The childminder creates an exceptionally calm and relaxed environment in her home. Children quickly become deeply engaged in their activities. This is illustrated when they closely observe and question aspects of their natural environment. Children examine flowers from the childminder's garden. They touch their leaves in their hands, describe their texture and appearance and engage in thought-provoking conversations about the similarities and differences between them. n The childminder provides superb age-appropriate opportunities to help children to learn about diversity and difference. Children eagerly listen to stories, such as 'Colin and Lee Carrot and Pea'. In conversation with the childminder, they explore the unique experiences and benefits of being Colin the carrot and Lee the pea. They explore their own understanding of how they are unique exceptionally well. n The childminder provides impressive opportunities for children to learn first hand

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about healthy eating choices. This is demonstrated by regular visits to an allotment. Children learn how to dig strips and plant carrot seeds. They learn how vegetables grow and find out about other vegetables that are growing, such as butternut squash and pumpkins. Children are excited to taste the carrots that they have grown. This experience is highly effective in supporting children to make healthy eating choices from the outset. n The childminder is an excellent role model. She has consistently high expectations of children's behaviour. She takes swift action, when needed, to support children to understand the impact of their actions on others. For example, when children show reluctance to play with others, the childminder skilfully uses opportunities to reflect on their feelings. She stops children's play and encourages children to look at their friend's facial expressions and body language to help them understand how they feel. Children begin to talk using

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need to do better?

the language of feelings, and this is highly effective in helping them learn how to show respect for others.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has an exceptionally robust safeguarding and child protection knowledge. She confidently understands her responsibilities to help keep children safe. The childminder undertakes regular training to help keep her safeguarding knowledge up to date. This means that her understanding of signs and symptoms of abuse, including radical and extreme views or behaviours, is strong. The childminder has a secure knowledge of local multi-agency safeguarding arrangements and of procedures to follow should an allegation be made against herself or a member of her household. She has an excellent understanding of safeguarding issues in her local area.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 107853 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10136131 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 15 October 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996. She lives in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. She cares for children from 7.30am to 6pm, Tuesday to Thursday, throughout the year. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector talked to the childminder about how the childminder organises the children's curriculum. n The inspector observed the childminder's quality of teaching, and jointly evaluated, with the childminder, the effectiveness of the childminder's interactions with children. n The inspector spoke to children and viewed their activities. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and of household members. n The inspector considered the written views of parents provided on the day of the inspection.

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Inspection activities

12 March 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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Inspection activities

12 March 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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