Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 March 2015 24 August 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She is extremely knowledgeable about child protection and ably promotes children's safety and confidence.  The childminder has an exemplary understanding of how to meet the learning and development requirements. She skilfully plans activities, which are thoughtfully tailored to children's interests and skills, helping them to make outstanding progress.  Children benefit from a wide range of outdoor opportunities to play in nature areas and enjoy challenging physical play, as well as use small tools and objects to strengthen their small muscles. This promotes children's excellent physical development.  The childminder uses questions and conversation expertly to promote children's speech and language. She consistently encourages children's thinking skills, giving them exemplary support for independent choice and self-reliance.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has excellent partnerships with other day care settings that children attend. She shapes her identified next steps to complement those devised by the group setting and this gives children a highly consistent learning experience.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance the partnership with parents by including home learning more fully in children's records.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play in the childminder's home.  The inspector examined a range of documentation, including children's records.  The inspector read parents' feedback to gather their views.  The inspector and childminder discussed the effectiveness of the observed activity.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder has excellent teaching skills. She works closely with parents to establish children's current level of achievement when they start. She makes careful and precise observations of children's interests and abilities, and uses this information to plan a wide range of highly engaging activities. For example, she provided different pasta shapes and rice in a tray for children to explore with spoons and toy diggers, which brought together different interests the children have. Children explored and investigated what they could do over a long period of time. The children independently adapted the activity to set their own challenges, such as creating different shapes with the pasta. Children enjoyed describing what they were doing and the childminder skilfully added new vocabulary, encouraging them, by asking different questions to stimulate new ideas. Children make excellent progress in their learning as a result, acquiring skills above their expected levels

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outstanding

Children build a very strong and secure relationship with the childminder. The childminder has created an extremely child-friendly learning environment in her home where children can play and have fun with a wide range of excellent toys and play equipment. As a result, children are confident to separate and explore, which promotes their very strong emotional development. The childminder has very clear boundaries and house rules so children know what to expect. She is also an excellent role model in terms of encouraging children's independence and responsibility. For example, children freely explored in pasta play which created a messy floor, and they enjoyed being helpful and swept it up. As a result, children are highly motivated to investigate and learn, showing a great deal of curiosity in their play. They have excellent self-care skills and overall, acquire exemplary skills to help them in their future learning.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has made an excellent response to the recommendation made at the last inspection. She has examined different evaluation methods and devised a system, which allows her to reflect on her provision and promotes decisive action. This has enabled her to bring about lasting improvements to her provision, in consultation with parents and children. The childminder is very skilled at working with children with additional needs and makes sure she is fully informed of children's medical or developmental needs. Parents appreciate the range of ways the childminder shares information in verbal handovers, online records and written summary reviews of children's development. However, the childminder does not consistently capture parents' input for children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY388925 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 830165 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 August 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Three Bridges, West Sussex. She receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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