A CHURCH Langley childminder has received an “Outstanding” report from Ofsted.

The government watchdog inspected Angela Burton in February 2016 and published the report on Monday.

The report states:

The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder provides an inspiring variety of learning experiences. This is complemented by her first-class interactions, which have an extremely sharp focus on helping children to extend their language skills.
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The childminder provides superb, well thought out learning environments, both indoors and outside. Children independently access excellent resources that are imaginative, stimulating and carefully matched to their needs and interests.
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Children’s personal development is extremely well supported. Children of all ages play harmoniously together. Their behaviour is exemplary. Children willingly share, take turns and show great affection towards each other.
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The childminder works extremely closely with parents to achieve excellent outcomes for children. Parents regularly contribute to the assessments of their children’s development and receive consistent feedback about their progress. The childminder frequently shares information so activities can be continued at home.

 The childminder has established highly proactive partnership working with the local pre- school and school. Children are provided with excellent levels of consistency in their learning and are extremely well prepared for their future education.
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The childminder’s pursuit of excellence and her determination to achieve the very best outcomes for children drives continual improvement. She thoroughly evaluates all aspects of her provision using information from children, parents and early years advisers. Specific priorities for improvement are identified and effectively implemented.
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The monitoring of children’s learning is extremely thorough. The childminder’s assessments identify precisely what children need to learn next and ensure all areas of development are comprehensively promoted.