Childminder in Staffordshire

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

This childminder provides an extremely high standard of care and education for children. Her kind and respectful interactions with children support them to feel safe and confident as they take part in the daily life of the setting. Children are supported to develop fantastic communication skills, which they use to confidently express their thoughts, ideas and personal care needs. The childminder values the voice of the children. She encourages children to routinely verbalise their feelings and emotions and supports them with the language to do this. She is very responsive to her observations of children. She observes when they may need a sleep, some food or a cuddle and reacts promptly, ensuring that children's needs are met.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder's curriculum is highly ambitious and gives children the skills and knowledge that they need to make excellent progress. She ensures that her curriculum supports children to be ready, confident and competent in skills when they start school. The childminder accurately assesses each child's needs and adapts curriculum activities and interactions to ensure that they practise essential skills and knowledge daily, fostering rapid progress.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model, who promotes good manners. The children understand the childminder's routines and behavioural expectations. They actively listen and constantly use impressive manners. Children show that they feel safe. This is partly due to the warm, wholesome relationships they enjoy with the childminder. The childminder truly understands how to captivate children's interest and makes learning fun for all. Children's behaviour is exceptional. They show the utmost respect for the childminder and receive the same levels of respect from her. Children regulate their feelings well as they play in a calm, reassuring and happy environment.

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n The childminder has a thorough understanding of children's individual needs. She uses this knowledge to plan a clear and sequenced curriculum to enable all children to develop exceptionally well across all areas of learning. The childminder understands the aims of the curriculum and implements it with high expectations. n Children are developing a strong awareness of the world around them. Regular walks into the local community help children to understand the wider world. Children are encouraged to learn about different cultures and festivals, such as Diwali and Chinese New Year. For example, they learn about Chinese New Year by purchasing food and resources from the Chinese supermarket and enjoy creating Chinese decorations to display or take home. The childminder increases

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14 February 2025 children's awareness of diversity by providing multicultural resources, books and cuisine. n The childminder completes extremely thorough assessments, such as progress checks for children aged two years old and uses these to inform children's next stages of learning. The childminder has the knowledge to recognise any emerging special educational needs and/or disabilities and works in partnership with parents and other professionals if specialist support is required. n Children learn about the people who help us, such as police officers, firefighters and doctors. Role play is just one of the many activities planned to help children learn about the people who help us. For example, two-year-old children use impressive language as they converse imaginatively while engaging in doctors role play with dolls and equipment, such as a stethoscope, a thermometer and a syringe. They say, 'Baby has a fever,' and skilfully recall previous learning by

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pretending to collect medicine with a syringe. Family photos are displayed and used for wonderful activities that help children to learn about everyone's uniqueness. n The childminder creates endless opportunities to promote children's growing independence. Children know how to wipe their noses and put their tissues in the bin. They know that they need to wash their hands with soap to get rid of any germs. Children learn to manage going to the toilet, dressing and undressing. They show great enthusiasm for helping to tidy up and are extremely proud of their achievements. The childminder prepares children exceptionally well for their move to school. n The childminder establishes excellent partnerships with parents. She works very successfully with them to promote the very best education for all children. The childminder shares information with parents about their children regularly and in flexible and effective ways. Parents comment that the childminder provides

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'exceptional care and learning' to their children. n The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles extremely well. She encourages children to look after their bodies by eating healthy foods and promotes oral hygiene. For instance, the childminder encourages children to practise brushing their own teeth and the pretend play teeth, making sure her expectations for different-aged children are suitably challenging. n The childminder has a very strong commitment to extending her skills and knowledge. She attends a range of courses, which leads to exceptional achievements for children. The childminder liaises regularly with the local authority and other childminders to share excellent practices and support children's learning very successfully.

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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 EY543269 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10368643 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 28 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The inspector considered written feedback from parents. n The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including evidence of suitability and training. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children when appropriate during the inspection. n The childminder carried out an activity and evaluated this with the inspector.

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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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