Childminder in Central Bedfordshire

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 childminder has deep knowledge of how children develop and learn. She uses this, alongside skilful interactions and interesting resources, to create a rich learning environment for children. She has designed a high-quality curriculum which helps her to capture children's interests, so that they focus for considerable periods of time, becoming fascinated with their chosen learning. She is an excellent role model, and her boundless enthusiasm encourages children to keep trying even when they find something difficult. This underpins their sustained and rapid progress, helping them to be successful and motivated learners.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder provides highly effective support to help even the youngest children to learn to manage their own feelings and develop strong friendships. She shows them how to be kind and supportive by consistently demonstrating these positive behaviours. She is thoroughly warm and positive towards the children and praises them when they share and take turns. She supports all children to explore and talk about their feelings and to recognise their own emotions and the emotions of others. Children are able to resolve disagreements with great success. They are secure in their relationships with the childminder and each other. Their high levels of confidence and self-control give them a firm foundation for future learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has an excellent attitude towards making and maintaining improvements to her own practice. She makes swift use of any new knowledge gained from research or training. She has built significantly on the quality of her teaching since her last inspection. This enables children to make their best possible progress in her care. n The childminder observes children carefully as they explore. She waits for the right to respond, or engage in their play, gently extending their thinking. She balances this with expert modelling of new skills, then encouraging all children to try something for themselves, building plenty of opportunities into the day for them to refine their new skill. She supports all children by making suggestions and asking questions to encourage children's independent thinking. n Even the youngest children are highly independent in their personal care. Young children readily try to put their own shoes and coats on. They confidently feed

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themselves with close support from the childminder. Again, the childminder shows children how to do something and then gives children plenty of opportunities to try and refine skills throughout the day, such as learning to feed themselves and to manage cutlery and other tools. n The childminder builds and maintains excellent relationships with parents. She uses a variety of methods to ensure that all parents are able to contribute to their child's learning and to understand their child's progress. Parents offer high

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28 February 2024 praise of the care and education their children receive. n The childminder skilfully supports children's developing language skills. All children speak and listen with high levels of confidence and control in relation to their ages and stages of development. The childminder talks to all children about what they are going to do and what they are doing during activities. She invites children to ask and answer questions and share their thoughts to engage their thinking. She thoroughly understands the vital importance of language development and uses every opportunity to help children hear and use spoken, sung and read language. n Children enjoy many opportunities to build their social skills on outings in the local area. They visit local groups where the childminder helps them to take part in play with larger groups, increasing their confidence in readiness for school. n Children thoroughly enjoy exploring their creative skills as they investigate and

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manipulate dough. They recall things that they know, for example the shape of snakes and that they can make new things out of dough. The childminder expertly weaves in early mathematical ideas such as colour and shape recognition and counting skills as they explore the different shapes they have made from dough. n The childminder thoroughly understands the importance of supporting all children's early literacy skills in order to enable them to access current and future learning. She promotes all children to develop a love of reading. She reads throughout the day and children eagerly join in with stories. The childminder encourages the children to immerse themselves in the story, such as singing a bedtime song to characters who are falling asleep in the book. She uses these opportunities to give children even greater experience of language.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY438975 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 10308364 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 12 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection 6 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Slip End, Luton. She sometimes works with an assistant. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder showed the inspector written feedback from several parents. The inspector took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on

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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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