My last Ofsted inspection took place on 8th June 2009, I received an Outstanding in ALL areas which is indicted by a mark of 1 in the Ofsted report, shown below are a few extracts from my Outstanding Ofsted report, the full report will be available for downloading here as soon as Ofsted publish it online.

Overall effectiveness - OUTSTANDING
Overall the quality of the provision is Outstanding, the childminder meets the needs of all the children very effectively through recognising their uniqueness and by providing an inclusive, welcoming and caring service.

Outstanding organisation and motivation of the childminder ensures children are happy and well cared for in an environment that is exceptionally safe in practice, and where their health, care and learning about how to stay safe are of the highest standard.

Children are making excellent progress in their learning and development as they are eager to be actively engaged in their choice of the interesting play activities available.

Leadership and Management - OUTSTANDING
The childminder has comprehensive records, policies and procedures that are working in practice; this means they are promoting children's welfare very effectively.

The childminder has a very clear awareness of how self-evaluation of her practices can identify her strengths and areas she can develop to improve the outcomes for children.

Quality and Standards - OUTSTANDING
The childminder quickly develops warm, caring relationships with all children, this means they settle quickly and become fully included within the setting.

Children behave extremely well because they are completely immersed in a full range of purposeful play.

The childminder has distinct rules and boundaries and talks to children in such a positive way that children are very clearly able to understand what she is asking of them. This encourages children to listen well and learn how to take instruction, such as sharing and taking turns, which helps children have respect for others.

The childminder has an extremely secure understanding of the six areas of learning and the early learning goals.

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