Childminder 121058

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11/12/2013 10/11/2010

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: 1 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 2 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder sets out her home very well, which enables children to lead and follow their own play experiences.  The childminder plans a wide variety of stimulating and challenging activities, which supports children's individual learning and development.  Children make good progress in their development, because the childminder plans effectively for the next steps in their learning.  The childminder develops good partnerships with parents, which supports consistency for children's learning and well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 The childminder has not introduced all possible ways to encourage discussions with children to enhance their speaking skills further.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are:  scheduled at least once in every inspection cycle – the current cycle ends on 31 July

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  scheduled at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at individual children's learning and development information.  The inspector sought the views of parents through references and letters.  The inspector viewed the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector observed the childminders interactions with children.

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Information about the setting

The childminder lives with her and their three children in Windlesham, Surrey. The whole of the ground floor is accessed by the children and the bedrooms on the first floor are used for sleeping. There is a fully enclosed garden available for outside play. She is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. There are currently seven children on roll in the early years age group, all who attend on a part-time basis. Shops, parks and pre-schools are all in walking distance. The family have pet guinea pigs and two cats.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 enhance children's speaking skills further by offering greater opportunities for discussions by, for example, sharing photographs of family and other significant people.

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who attend

Children in the childminder's care make good progress in their learning and development taking into account their starting points. The childminder gains information from parents regarding their likes, dislikes and developmental stages before she starts to care for them. She uses this alongside her own initial observations to plan for their individual needs from the beginning of their time in her care. This helps children to settle quickly and to develop a strong sense of belonging. Along with the daily diary the childminder supplies parents with photographs of their child, which enables parents to be included in their child's day. The childminder is fully aware of each child's developmental stages and has well targeted plans for their next steps. This supports children's progression to the next stage in their learning. The childminder has documentation ready for use when undertaking the progress check for children between the ages of two to three years.

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who attend

Children thoroughly enjoy craft activities and they make collages from the differing animal shapes and skilfully use glue sticks to create their masterpiece. The childminder is always on hand to encourage them to think about what they are making. These kinds of activities enable children to follow their own desires and express themselves in their own way. The childminder encourages children to help clear away following activities by making it an exciting and fun activity. For example, she asks children to find certain animal shapes and then extend this by counting them. Throughout the childminder praises children, this encourages them to continue and develops their self-esteem well. Children show delight as they look at the fish in the large tank. The childminder supports their interest by asking open-ended questions and by giving children plenty of time to answer her questions. This supports children's awareness of living things. The childminder supports children's

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who attend

language and communication skills well. For example, she talks to older children about their family and special people. However, she misses some opportunities to involve the younger, less verbal children in these discussions by using photographs of their family to encourage their contributions.

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who attend

Children are included in daily events, for instance, at nappy time, the childminder gives them simple instructions to follow, such as finding their bag from a peg. This supports children's understanding of following simple instructions and enhances independence skills. The childminder enhances children's play experiences such as providing them with a bag to enable them to collect and carry around their toys. Children are then able to move the toys to where they want them and continue to explore. The childminder is adept at knowing when to intervene to extend children's play experiences but also when to stand back and enable them to play independently. Children gain a good awareness of how things work as they play with and explore technological resources. They play with the light shapes and with support work out how to turn them on and off.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder creates a calm and harmonious environment as she has a kind and caring manner. She shows high levels of affection towards the children, which enables them to feel safe and secure. They have close bonds with the childminder and they approach her for cuddles and reassurance. The childminder enables children to gain a good understanding of how to manage their own behaviour through her consistent approach and through offering meaningful praise and encouragement. This enables them to develop good levels of confidence and self-esteem.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder creates a warm, welcoming, family environment, where children play and learn in their own ways and at their own rates. The childminder carries out thorough risk assessments, which helps to ensure that children remain safe and develop an awareness of their own personal safety. The childminder organises her documentation effectively, which supports her professional approach. Children have many opportunities to be active and explore and play out of doors. For instance, in the garden, they have plenty of room to dig in the mud kitchen or play on the wheeled toys or in the play house. They use play equipment at the local parks and gardens, which helps supports children's awareness of adopting a healthy lifestyle, while developing their physical skills. Children practice fire evacuation with the childminder, which enables them to follow the correct procedure in the event of an emergency. The childminder clearly labels resource boxes, which enables

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

children to independently select and follow their own interests and desires.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder has a secure awareness and understanding of how to promote diversity and she provides an inclusive environment for children in her care. She has a range of resources available to children, including books in other languages that the children speak at home, including Spanish and Italian. Children take part in countless outings within the local community, which enables them to socialise with other children and also to gain an awareness of differences. The childminder provides children with a healthy diet and she uses organic and free range products. Children thoroughly enjoy exploring the contents of the fruit and vegetable box that the childminder has delivered. Children are able to access drinking water at any time, which supports children's developing awareness of the need to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

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provision

The inspection took place following a notification from the provider following a significant event. The childminder was meeting the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. However, she has reassessed her risk assessments and procedures to help to ensure that children remain safe at all times. The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She is fully secure in her understanding of her role and responsibilities relating to child protection. The childminder fully understands the procedures that she must follow should she have any concerns about a child in her care. The childminder also has a written safeguarding statement, which enables her to inform parents of her role.

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provision

The childminder is a very experienced and well-qualified provider of early years care and education. She has attended countless training courses in support of her work and since the last inspection she has developed her professionalism through gaining an early years qualification. The childminder works with her local authority to evaluate her practice through taking part in their quality improvement scheme. She uses this alongside feedback from parents to evaluate her setting and from this she targets areas for development. She has a thorough awareness of her strengths and where she could make improvements. For instance, her next project is to develop a sensory area within her garden to support children's senses. This helps to ensure that she is continually improving the outcomes for children in her care.

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provision

The childminder forms strong relationships with parents through her professional approach and she maintains effective lines of communication. This helps her to support and meet children's individual needs at all times. The childminder enables parents to gain an insight into how she operates her setting at an initial meeting where they discuss and view her policies. They can also view her policies through the online system. The childminder then offers parents settling in sessions for their child to ensure that they can become used to their environment. The childminder keeps parents fully informed about their child's day and their achievements through the use of a diary and verbal discussions on a daily basis. The childminder seeks feedback from parents and they rate her highly. They comment that the childminder 'is warm, caring and an excellent childminder' and that they 'greatly appreciate the variety of stimulating activities'.

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provision

The childminder has effective systems in place to exchange information with other early years settings. She actively shares her assessments, developmental information and planning with them and they reciprocate. This helps to ensure that these lines of communication fully support consistency in children's learning and development.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected within twelve months of the date of this inspection. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement action. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of

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Grade Judgement Description

the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number 121058 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 941522 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises, which are usually the childminder’s own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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