Childminder in East Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 April 2015 13 May 2009

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This inspection: Good 2

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

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 The childminder creates a welcoming, homely environment where children feel at ease, happy and secure.  The childminder observes and assesses children's progress competently. She plans and provides challenging activities that build on children's current skills, knowledge and interests successfully.  The childminder interacts skilfully with children as they play and promotes their learning. As a result, children make good progress and develop the skills they need for moving successfully on to school.  The childminder works effectively in partnerships with parents. She keeps them well informed about children's welfare and achievements. She actively encourages them to be involved in consolidating children's learning at home.  The childminder keeps up to date with safeguarding procedures. She has a good understanding of her role in the protection of children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's organisation and storage of resources does not always fully support children's increasing independence and ability to develop their play.

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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

 strengthen the opportunities for children to choose resources independently and initiate play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors.  The inspector sampled children's learning records and other relevant documentation.  The inspector discussed childcare practices with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the childminder's improvement plan.

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who attend. This is good

The childminder finds out from parents what they know about children's abilities. This enables her to settle children easily and engage them in purposeful play. The childminder encourages children to be creative by providing a wide variety of enjoyable art and craft activities. Children develop good physical skills as they have fun creating and designing. At the inspection, they used scissors competently. They peeled and placed stickers carefully when decorating their cut-out letters. The childminder promotes children's mathematical skills effectively. For example, they named the sticker shapes and talked together about what they looked like. The childminder extends children's communication skills as they play by using effective questioning. At the inspection, she asked children what words began with the letter they were making. Children showed a good awareness of letter sounds as they responded correctly with several examples.

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good

The childminder promotes children's awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyles effectively. She provides healthy snacks and home-cooked meals. Children adopt good personal hygiene practices and see to their own personal needs. The childminder teaches children about how their bodies work. As a result, children develop a good understanding of how good food, exercise and water help them stay healthy. The childminder is a good role model as she is kind and caring. Children form strong emotional attachments to her. They behave well, make friends and share resources. The childminder assesses and minimises risks effectively. This enables her to create a safe environment where children move around safely, confidently and independently. Children develop a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, the childminder teaches them how to stay safe when they go on daily outings.

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provision is good

The childminder shows a thorough understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She maintains all the required documentation in a professional manner. The childminder monitors her educational programmes effectively. She makes sure she meets all children's individual learning needs. The childminder attends courses that help improve her knowledge, skills and practices. She makes good use of her training and input from local authority support workers to improve outcomes for children. The childminder has formalised her self-evaluation so it is more thorough and has clearly focused targets that benefit children. For example, she has recently made significant improvements to her assessment process. This is enabling her to identify children's overall progress more easily and plan effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 510368 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 836932 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Uckfield, East Sussex. The childminder offers care from Monday to Friday, throughout the year.

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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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