A special leaflet produced by Ofsted is throwing the spotlight on outstanding childminding practice. 'Childminding: a passion to be outstanding' is being distributed to all registered childminders with a view to encouraging them to aim for the top.
The leaflet outlines the key aspects of best practice that inspectors have seen so far under the EYFS. Inspectors have judged 9 per cent of childminders to offer outstanding provision, while 55 per cent were judged good, 30 per cent satisfactory and 5 per cent inadequate (covering September 2008 to June 2009).
AREAS OUTLINED IN THE GUIDE
- Parents and carers
Strong links with parents are achieved through finding out about family life and understanding this as a context for the child, treating parents as part of the team and recognising that they are the first experts on their child, and encouraging them to observe their child at play in the home and use this to develop their learning.
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