Childminder in Buckinghamshire

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 with the gentle and nurturing childminder. They delight in spending time with her, clearly feeling safe and secure in her care. Children understand simple and meaningful boundaries because of the childminder's skill and exceptionally positive interactions. Young children learn to manage their feelings, such as how to share a book during story time. Children's behaviour is consistently superb.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder organises a curriculum with a strong focus on developing children's communication and language skills. She promotes children's speaking and listening skills extremely well. She introduces new vocabulary to them through stories, songs and conversations that are linked to children's play and fascinations. The childminder gives children time and space to share their thoughts and feelings. She repeats words back to children, helping them to learn correct pronunciations and new vocabulary. She celebrates with the children as they use the new words in play. Children become skilful and motivated communicators.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder provides an exciting and inspiring environment for children. For instance, she has a variety of stimulating resources, indoors and outdoors, that are age appropriate and fully support her curriculum intent. Young children can freely access the things they want to explore further. The childminder is extremely responsive to the children and recognises their needs. For example, she recognises when young children make links in their learning, such as matching the number of eyes and buttons to a picture of a gingerbread man in a storybook. This shows that children remember the things they have been shown and are making connections from a very young age.

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n Children enjoy a breadth of experiences that promote their understanding of their similarities and differences, and how others live around the world. The childminder encourages them to participate in activities in the local community, building on their personal, social and emotional skills as they interact with other children and adults. They enjoy visiting local playgroups, parks and amenities. Children have unique opportunities to socialise with the residents at a local care home. Children delight in playing games, completing puzzles and singing with the residents. Parents note that the childminder contributes to the wider community by organising these activities. n The teaching of mathematics is extremely strong and embedded in practice. The childminder consistently counts items with children and uses numbers during play. She skilfully introduces mathematical language, such as 'bigger' and 'smaller', and is highly productive at encouraging children to solve problems to

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20 March 2025 develop their thinking skills. For example, children know how many more pieces they need to have five pieces of pepper. This helps children make great progress with their early mathematics skills. n The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's development. She knows what they need to learn next. Parents say that they feel very involved in their child's education. They appreciate the high standards of the assessments the childminder completes to help keep them informed so that they can support children's learning at home effectively. In addition, parents send the childminder videos of their children achieving a next step in their learning as planned by the childminder. Information-sharing with parents is extremely robust and effective. n To teach children about democracy, the childminder uses highly effective strategies for them to make choices and express their preferences. For example,

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children have opportunities to vote for their choice of food at lunchtime and to take a vote on which story they would like to have read to them. This helps children to develop an understanding of fairness and to value other people's opinions. n There is strong support for children's physical development. Children enjoy using the childminder's large garden to use ride-on toys and play football. Children's fine motor skills are equally well developed. Children roll play dough and manipulate small googly eyes and buttons as they make gingerbread men. In addition, children carefully write their names on their creations celebrating their achievements. This helps children develop their fine motor skills and, when the time comes, to be ready for school. n The childminder frequently sources high quality professional development opportunities to enhance her existing excellent knowledge and skills even further. She reflects on new approaches she has introduced to support children's

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learning. The childminder knows if they are effective and making a difference. For example, recent training has enhanced her storytelling sessions so they are more interactive. Children have great fun as they excitedly join in and benefit from the childminder's excellent teaching skills.

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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 EY545563 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10376070 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 15 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The childminder offers care all day, from Monday to Friday, throughout the year. She provides funded early education to children from the ages of nine months to four years. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder took the inspector on a learning walk of her provision and explained her curriculum intent. n The inspector took parents' written views into consideration. n The children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector sampled a range of documents and children's records. n The inspector observed the quality of the education being provided and assessed the impact that this is having on the children's learning. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and the children, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector held a leadership discussion with the childminder.

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Inspection activities

20 March 2025 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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