Childminder in Devon

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

The children have a fantastic time with the childminder. She has created an outstanding, nurturing and interesting learning environment for the children. The children feel very confident and comfortable in her care and are happy. They have free access to lots of exciting activities. They engage in their play deeply and concentrate extremely well.

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The provision is outstanding

Children learn how to manage and express their feelings with the high-quality support of the childminder. Relationships are superb and children's behaviour is wonderful. They know how to be kind and to share, take turns and consistently help each other. Older children are learning about the impact that their behaviour has on others.

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The provision is outstanding

Outdoors, the children have access to many fun activities to develop physically. They really enjoy playing on the slide and the ride-on cars. They also play with balls, explore water play and have extensive opportunities to explore nature. For example, when children find a small snail, they call for everyone to come and see. They use magnifying glasses to look at it.

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The provision is outstanding

The children go on exciting trips in the local area, for example to the beach, woods, nature parks and the local museum and library. The children really enjoy these excursions. They develop physical and social skills as well as gaining knowledge of the local area and the wider world around them.

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n The childminder has created a curriculum which builds exceptionally well on what the children know and can do. She knows the children extremely well and adapts her planning to suit their current needs and interests. The children love coming to the childminder's home. The childminder makes excellent use of spontaneous opportunities to extend learning and development. She provides children with learning experiences which support them to retain information. n There is a strong focus on language and communication. Children have time to think and contribute to discussions. The childminder teaches in a clear and coherent way. She uses questions and suggests new words for children to increase their vocabulary as they play. The childminder provides lots of activities for the children to draw and make marks. Some children can write their name. The childminder develops a love of reading in the children. There are many

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books available for them which they enjoy reading. When the childminder reads to the children, she is engaging and interesting and the children love listening to her. She supports the children to become involved in the stories. For example, when she reads 'Room on the Broom', she gets the children to repeat the words

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12 October 2022 they know, roar like a dragon and move with the actions. n Each child knows they are unique and that their opinions matter. They are motivated, join in activities and celebrate each other's achievements. All the children enjoy wonderful games and cooperate well. They work together to pour water into a container, screw the lid on and then pump a valve so that water spouts out of the 'fountain'. The children laugh and have fun as they play together in the fountain of water. n There is a clear focus on mathematics. Older children confidently count to 10 and sometimes further. The childminder consistently supports children to develop their knowledge of numbers. For example, during an activity where the children make spiders from salt dough, the childminder encourages the children to count the number of legs and eyes they have put on their spider. She then encourages the older children to find that number on the number chart on the

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wall. The children enjoy this activity and show excellent confidence in knowing their numbers. n The childminder ensures she keeps up to date with current practice. She chooses courses and training to help extend her skills and knowledge. She knows the curriculum brilliantly, and she is very ambitious in her expectations for the children. She has strong links with other childminders in the area. She uses these relationships to enhance her learning and development. This impacts positively on her teaching, which is exceptional. n The children enjoy healthy food at lunchtimes. The childminder empowers the children to be independent. For example, children decide if they want their drink in a bottle or cup and pour their own drinks. Children learn the importance of healthy choices and good personal hygiene. n The childminder has strong relationships with parents. All parents feed back on the high quality of care the children receive and how much children have

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developed. The childminder offers families professional advice to support consistent learning and care at home. The childminder goes beyond what is expected to ensure the best possible outcomes for children. She has strong links with local schools and good relationships with other settings, particularly when a child attends more than one early years provision. The childminder supports children in their settling-in sessions at primary school. Children are confident to go to primary school and are positive about the next stage in their learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder ensures that she understands how to act on concerns about the welfare of children. She keeps up to date in her knowledge and training for safeguarding. She knows how to recognise the possible signs of abuse and how to record and refer allegations. She has good safeguarding arrangements in place and links with local safeguarding leads in the region. The childminder makes sure she identifies and minimises risks in the house, garden and places she visits with children to keep everyone safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY391218 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10235294 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 13 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection 28 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Ogwell, near Newton Abbot, Devon. She works from Tuesday to Thursday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, and from 7.30am to 9am on Mondays and Fridays, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education to children aged three and four years.

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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 that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

12 October 2022 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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