Murphy, Melissa Kate Wilcox

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

Children flourish in the care of this dedicated and passionate childminder, who creates warm, respectful relationships with children and their families. Children are happy, confident and settle extremely quickly in the childminder's care. The childminder puts children at the heart of everything that she does. She is an outstanding role model who helps children to develop great independence and essential social skills. For instance, children show high levels of respect for one another. They are always ready to offer a helping hand to their friends when they face difficulties. The childminder promotes collaborative teamwork with children in order to complete tasks through her highly effective daily routines. Consequently, all children excel and develop excellent foundations for future learning.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder continuously strives for excellence in all areas of her practice. She creates a rich and ambitious curriculum. Promoting children's communication and language skills is at the heart of this setting. Children benefit from an abundance of meaningful interactions as the childminder consistently encourages back-and-forth conversations. The childminder models language that promotes children's thinking skills, and she ensures that she provides all children with enough time to respond to her questions. For instance, children talk with confidence and fluency as they recall their recent trip to the zoo. All children make excellent progress with their communication and language skills.

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n The childminder has a deep understanding of the experiences and skills that children arrive at her setting with. She takes children on a vast range of inspiring outings to skilfully encourage children's individual interests. For instance, she ignites children's curiosity in dinosaurs by taking them by train to view dinosaurs in a museum. The childminder takes children on their first ferry trip over to Liverpool and to the garden centre to explore the scents of different herbs. The wealth of first-hand experiences that the childminder provides enriches children's lives. They also help children to learn more about the wider world. n The childminder creates endless opportunities to promote children's growing independence. She encourages children to help to prepare the table for mealtimes. They wipe the table, give out the drinks to their friends and chop their own fruit up. Children wipe their own noses and manage their own

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personal hygiene extremely well. They make rapid progress in acquiring the skills needed for their later independence, such as skills required at school. n Children show impressive levels of perseverance and determination to complete activities by themselves. For example, children carry on trying to complete challenging jigsaws when they face difficulty. The childminder provides children with an abundance of encouragement and praise. This helps children to feel

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6 November 2024 immensely proud of their achievements. n The childminder promotes equality and diversity extremely well. This helps to prepare children for life in modern Britain. For example, children learn about each other's cultural backgrounds, and the childminder teaches them about a range of festivals. The childminder takes children to visit Chinese supermarkets to explore new foods and scents. She takes children to the local care home to deliver cookies they have baked for the residents. Children develop an excellent and age-appropriate understanding of diversity in their community and the wider world. n Children's behaviour is impeccable. They play harmoniously together, sharing the toys and resources. Children show impressive concentration skills for their ages. For instance, children remain enthralled for extended periods of time as they thread pipe cleaners through cones to make firework models. Children

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demonstrate a thirst for learning from a young age. n The childminder teaches children about emotions from an early age. During the inspection, children say how they are feeling and explain what makes them feel happy. They discuss what they can do to cheer themselves and their friends up when they feel upset. The childminder helps children to learn to freely communicate their feelings and understand the effects their behaviour can have on their peers. n The childminder evaluates her provision highly effectively, striving for outstanding quality. For instance, she identifies areas and activities that provide the most and fewest opportunities to enhance children's communication skills. The childminder uses this information to make superb amendments that ensure that children are continuously immersed in a language-rich environment. On their daily outings, the childminder takes story sacks for children to help retell

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and act out books in any environment. This helps children to gain an even stronger love of books and to happily engage in meaningful conversations. Children make exceptional progress from their starting points in development.

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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 EY400277 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10364075 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 7 Date of previous inspection 23 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Eastham, Wirral. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. She provides government-funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on the children's learning. n The childminder shared a range of documentation with the inspector, such as evidence of the childminder's continued professional development and paediatric first-aid qualification. n The childminder and the inspector had discussions at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the setting through written communication. n Children spoke to, or communicated with, the inspector during the visit. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation

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Inspection activities

6 November 2024 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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