Childminder in Oxfordshire

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 flourish in the welcoming, safe and homely environment. They benefit greatly from a range of exciting, stimulating and challenging activities, and behave exceptionally well. The well-organised environment promotes children's natural curiosity. Children are enthusiastic, inquisitive and highly motivated to learn. They develop excellent communication skills and confidently articulate what they know and can do. For example, children recall prior learning and describe their favourite bird, the southern ground hornbill, describing the bird's features having, 'a fire coloured neck and a red honking beak'.

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The provision is outstanding

All children develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem. They learn to manage their own needs independently and express their creativity freely. Children are confident to ask for help and support when needed, which is entirely forthcoming from the nurturing childminder.

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The provision is outstanding

Children show impressive levels of concentration and perseverance as they master and consolidate their skills. For example, they develop the small muscles in their hands and refine their hand-to-eye coordination as they pick up different-sized pom-poms with tweezers and transport them into coloured pots. Learning is expertly challenged by the childminder. For instance, she encourages children to select the 'transparent' pot and discusses the meaning of the new word. This supports young children to develop the essential skills required in preparation for writing, as well as introducing new words to their superb vocabulary.

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n The childminder has extensive knowledge and experience over many years of working with children. This is evident in the way she demonstrates skilful interactions with children. The childminder plans an ambitious curriculum that truly reflects children's individual needs and interests. She has wonderfully high expectations of children, who benefit from her commitment and enthusiasm. n The childminder is an excellent role model, with high expectations. All children are exceptionally well behaved. The childminder teaches children to take turns, share resources and be kind to each other. For example, children respond to a 'thank you' with 'you're welcome,' and when the childminder praises their sharing skills, children express how they are 'a team'. Children confidently decide what they want to play, choose resources and offer to tidy away unprompted. n Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents report that their children make

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very good progress. They also speak of the excellent practical and emotional support they have received from the childminder. n All children have an enormous love of books and reading. The childminder reads with great enthusiasm and expression, and knows children's favourite stories.

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7 February 2023 She names objects and uses descriptive language as she talks about the characters or subject. For example, the childminder reads with a child who has an interest in vehicles. She skilfully describes a stretched limousine, a penny farthing, electric cars and how energy can be powered by a range of sources, including the sun and solar panels. This successfully builds on the child's understanding and enhances their growing vocabularies. n The childminder values and respects children's unique needs and individuality, and ensures that her practice is fully inclusive. She skilfully teaches children about difference and diversity and encourages them to develop an astute understanding of communities wider than their own. This successfully helps to prepare children for life in modern Britain. n Children's health and well-being are supported tremendously well by the childminder. Children benefit from excellent opportunities to access fresh air

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daily. For example, they develop balance and coordination as they negotiate the game of hop-scotch. Children delight in walking to places of interest in the local community and enjoy being part of a larger group as they socialise with their friends at the local singing group. They follow stringent hygiene procedures, learn the importance of good dental health and enjoy healthy and nutritious meals and snacks. n The childminder is dedicated, and passionate about her work. She strives to be the very best childminder that she can. The childminder attends purposeful training opportunities that have a significant impact on sustaining excellent outcomes for children. For example, recent training has helped her examine her curriculum content, strengthening her knowledge to give children the best opportunities she can. The training has helped her focus teaching in a sequenced way, recognising the importance of early language and literacy skills

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to keep children safe. She has an in-depth awareness of all safeguarding issues that may affect children's well-being and welfare. The childminder is extremely secure in the process of reporting child protection concerns and knows how to identify potential signs of abuse. Children's welfare is paramount and central to the childminder's practice. She takes exceptional care to ensure her practice reflects changes in guidance and legislation. Robust risk assessments are completed for all areas of her home and when on outings, to ensure that children are safe when in her care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483767 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10264002 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 4 Date of previous inspection 18 May 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The childminder operates Tuesday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, all year round, except for family holidays and bank holidays. She receives funding to provide free early years education to children aged three and four years. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 5.

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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 setting. n The inspector had a learning walk with the childminder through all areas of the premises used by the children. n Parents shared their views through written feedback. The inspector took these views into account. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about the leadership of the setting. n The inspector looked at a sample of the documentation. This included evidence of suitability and training records.

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7 February 2023 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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7 February 2023 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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