Childminder in Cambridgeshire

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 provides an exceptionally supportive settling-in process. This helps children to settle into the setting with ease. Children are incredibly confident. They eagerly share their thoughts and feelings with the childminder. The childminder deeply respects children's feelings and opinions. She provides routines that are tailored to children's individual needs. She focuses strongly on promoting equality and diversity. She ensures that children see themselves represented in the setting. She provides dolls with hearing aids and glasses. This builds children's self-esteem. They feel thoroughly welcomed and included in the setting. Children remember that all humans are the same on the inside.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder sets high expectations for children's behaviour. Children develop excellent manners. They ask to leave the table after finishing their meal. At snack time, even the youngest children use cutlery well to feed themselves. The childminder supports children to be aware of each other's similarities and differences. Children are very kind to each other. The childminder provides an extremely engaging and challenging curriculum. Children are highly focused on their learning. Children are thoroughly motivated to participate in group activities. The childminder provides highly individualised support. She ensures that all children participate and achieve. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make excellent progress with their development.

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n The childminder provides outstanding support for children's language development. She carries out incredibly detailed assessments in partnership with parents. She identifies when children are delayed and provides intensive support. Children with delays in their speech development make rapid progress. The childminder teaches children sign language. She develops older children's language skills as they learn about adjectives. Children use and understand words such as 'scrumptious' and 'mandarin'. n A key strength of this setting is the support children receive with their literacy. The childminder provides a wide range of books. These include books that challenge stereotypes and represent different people in the community. Children access these independently. They get thoroughly engaged in lifting the flaps in storybooks. They remember key words and phrases. The childminder sequences the provision of stories to build children's vocabulary and understanding of more

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complex written English. She provides book bags and a library so that children can read at home with their parents. n The childminder has excellent teaching skills. She provides experiments with growing seeds. Children make predictions and examine the results. They learn what happens when seeds do not have enough light. The childminder provides

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16 January 2025 extremely well-planned activities that meet children's needs. She supports children to sing 'Five Little Ducks'. Younger children enjoy looking at photos of ducks in the local park. Other children learn to recognise numbers. Older children practise their subtraction skills. n The childminder works closely with other childminders to provide a range of activities outside of the setting. They visit and learn about Tim Peaks' space capsule. Children make bird feeders and take part in bird- watching initiatives. They regularly visit the zoo and take photos of the animals to look at afterwards. The childminder takes children to the local food bank to donate items. They learn about how food banks work. This supports children to develop a deep appreciation of the world around them. They develop their confidence and social skills. n Parents highly praise the childminder for her care. They comment on her

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excellent communication skills. They appreciate the support the childminder offers their children to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge they need for school. Parents feel well supported as the childminder pro-actively works with them and other professionals to support children with SEND. n The childminder is passionate about caring for children. She continually undertakes highly focused research. This has a hugely positive impact on her teaching and the children's learning and development. The childminder organises training for herself and parents to attend. This helps ensure that children receive consistent support. The childminder constantly reviews her provision. She is committed to ensuring that children are developing the skills they need for the next stage in their learning.

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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 EY541007 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10368300 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 14 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was registered in 2016. She operates her childminding business from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank and family holidays. The childminder is registered to provide overnight care.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the curriculum has been implemented and the impact that this has had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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