Natalie Louise Clements

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 thoroughly enjoy an exceptional level of care and learning through purposeful and well-planned play provided by this childminder. Their every need is catered for to ensure they make the very best possible progress. Children have an excellent bond with the childminder and other children at the setting. They exemplify supportive, caring and nurturing relationships that help every child to flourish.

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The provision is outstanding

Children show high levels of confidence in their interactions with others. They are enthusiastic learners, eager to find out about how things work in the world around them. Children are thoroughly delighted by the wealth of experiences on offer. They run cars along the track attached to a home-made mountain that was previously used to learn about volcanoes. The children show that they have learned about gravity and speed as they play. The childminder's ingenious adaptation of the resource has really inspired children's curiosity and allowed them to embed their learning.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder has high expectations of what children can achieve in their learning and their behaviour. Children are eager to live up to these expectations and often exceed them. They delight in her praise, admiration and appreciation. Children welcome the childminder's highly skilled interactions that help them to think for themselves and to express their ideas.

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n The childminder provides superb support for children's communication and language development. She uses highly effective strategies that help children to build their vocabulary and develop excellent listening skills. The childminder gives children the time and confidence to use the new words that they learn. The childminder consistently uses signing-supported speech to excellent effect. Children show their rapidly growing knowledge of sign language and use it extremely well. Children thoroughly enjoy sharing stories with the childminder. They retell favourite stories with great accuracy. n The childminder has an excellent understanding of child development and the early years curriculum. She knows what children need to learn and how and when to teach it. The childminder understands the importance of sequencing children's learning to build on what they already know and can do. Parents speak highly of the childminder. They compliment her excellent communication

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skills and the detailed and timely feedback about their children's experiences and achievements. n Parents praise the childminder for her excellent teaching and support for children's learning. The childminder establishes highly successful partnerships

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19 January 2022 with parents and works closely with other professionals. She extends the partnerships to include other early years settings that children attend. She makes sure that she gains the information that she needs to help her understand children's needs. Furthermore, the childminder provides parents with well-thought-out ideas to support learning at home. n Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder successfully communicates simple rules that help children to keep themselves and others safe. Children demonstrate high levels of self-control as they use equipment and resources safely. They respond positively to the childminder's explanations about how to behave well. Children continually show kindness and concern for others as they share and take turns. n The childminder provides experiences that are uniquely tailored to each child. The quality of the interactions between the childminder and the children is

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excellent. She makes sure that children find activities challenging but that they do succeed. The childminder is highly skilled at encouraging children to concentrate and to persevere. This has an extremely positive impact on children's sense of self-worth. n The childminder demonstrates her exceptional knowledge of each child and their family. She is in tune with children's current interests and uses this superbly to support learning. The childminder helps children to value and celebrate differences and similarities in culture and heritage. n The childminder's dedication and commitment to developing her knowledge and skills for the benefit of the children is impressive. She has not only kept up to date with changes to requirements and guidance, but has also attended further training to improve her already excellent teaching. The childminder effortlessly incorporates what she has learned into her practice. She successfully evaluates

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her provision and is unequivocal in her determination to provide a high-quality service.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has comprehensive safeguarding knowledge. She recognises the potential difficulties in families that can increase the risk to children's well-being. She is clear about the possible signs that may indicate that children are at risk of harm, and the action to take to safeguard them. The childminder keeps her knowledge about safeguarding and local procedures up to date through regular training. She includes her assistant in the training to ensure he is equipped to recognise and act in the case of possible harm to children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556317 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10174939 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 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding for the early education of two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken this into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and the inspector discussed a planned activity and the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents and considered their views. The inspector spoke with children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of household members.

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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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