Childminder in Windsor and Maidenhead

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 thrive in the experienced and highly knowledgeable childminder's care. The childminder is exceptionally caring and attentive towards children. All children, including babies who have recently started, are incredibly happy and settled in her care. They confidently approach the childminder for cuddles when they are tired or need close contact, which she responds to readily. Children's behaviour is excellent. Young children are thoughtful towards babies, sharing toys and resources with them. Babies delight in interactions with their older peers and happily join in with conversation as they giggle and babble together during meal and snack times.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment with a wide range of resources and activities. She plans these precisely to meet children's individual needs and interests. As a result, babies and young children demonstrate extremely positive attitudes towards learning. They are eager to explore and spend significant periods of time immersed in learning. The childminder exudes passion for providing children with the broadest range of experiences possible. She meticulously plans outings to support young children's development, but to also help them to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them. For example, children learn about the role of emergency services and meet police officers to find out more about how they help people. The childminder recognises that young children's opportunities to mix with others has been limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. She organises an extensive range of interesting activities and events with other childminders to

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n The childminder has a superb knowledge of the children in her care and how to support their learning. She monitors their development extremely closely. She places a high priority on helping all children to achieve to the best of their abilities. She sequences children's learning meticulously to help them to continually achieve, consolidate and move on to the next stage in their learning. All children make high rates of progress in their development from their starting points. n Partnerships with parents are highly effective. The childminder provides parents with detailed information about their child's care and development. This includes ways in which they can support their child's learning at home. Parents are full of praise and refer to her as a dedicated and wonderful childminder. They particularly praise the broad range of outings and activities she plans for their children. n The childminder provides a tremendously rich language environment to support

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children's speech development. She talks to children constantly, introducing a wide range of vocabulary as she plays alongside them and supports their

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27 April 2023 learning. For example, as babies and young children make marks on writing tablets she introduces the language of colour, shape and size. Babies hear words associated with the different sounds they make as they explore and shake sensory blocks. Children make excellent progress in their communication and language development. n Children are incredibly independent from a young age. Young children to take off their outdoor clothing and hang it on their peg when they arrive. They develop important early literacy skills as they start to recognise the letters in their own name on the pegs. Babies are actively involved in handwashing before snacks and eating. The childminder provides gentle guidance using age- appropriate language to help babies to learn how to wash their hands properly themselves. n The committed childminder places a high priority on her own professional development to continually enhance the already outstanding quality of education

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she provides. There are focused plans in place to build on and extend on her existing excellent knowledge. She is an active member of a local childminding network, where she and other professionals share best practice and provide a vast range of activities for children. n Children demonstrate incredibly high levels of resilience and perseverance through the childminder's skilled guidance and support. The childminder provides children with ample opportunity to try things out for themselves. For example, young children focus intently, as they use their fine motor skills to sort and match coloured pom-poms. They gain a strong sense of achievement as they try to connect loose parts together to create a fence, as they play with a small-world farm. Babies persevere with practising to walk. They show delight in their independence as they cruise around furniture and try to take their first steps unaided. n The childminder is an excellent role model and provides clear and gentle

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guidance to help young children understand expectations for behaviour. She treats all children with immense kindness and respect, which children mirror in their interactions with each other. They learn the importance of being kind to each other and sharing toys through the childminder's positive reinforcement and praise. Young children know the importance of saying 'please' and 'thank you' without prompting.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a completely secure understanding of her responsibilities to keep children safe. She continually keeps her knowledge and practice up to date through regular training. She is confident in her understanding of the signs which could indicate a child is at risk of harm. She fully understands the reporting procedures she must follow, in line with the local safeguarding partnership. This includes the action she must take if an allegation is made against herself as a professional. Her premises are thoroughly clean, safe and secure. She supervises children well and provides them with clear messages about how they can keep

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Safeguarding

27 April 2023 themselves and each other safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY300031 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10280744 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 26 September 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Maidenhead in Berkshire. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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 childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting in writing with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

27 April 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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27 April 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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