Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 April 2015 10 December 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 established highly effective systems for recording and tracking children's progress from their first day. She incorporates written records with innovative electronic programmes, which parents access and contribute to, so they are fully involved in their children's learning.  The childminder is a skilful and committed teacher. Her excellent support and encouragement mean that children are confident, keen to learn and extremely well prepared for further learning in school, making rapid progress from their starting points on entry.  Children have excellent relationships with the childminder, so their emotional well-being is extremely well promoted through the strong attachments made with her.  Children behave superbly well. The childminder establishes sensible expectations that provide a foundation for their behaviour that children understand.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of safeguarding procedures. She gives

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This provision is outstanding

high priority to keeping children safe and sensitively supervises them at all times.  The childminder is highly motivated to develop her practice and make changes to continually improve the outcomes for children. She rigorously evaluates her practice and recognises that she can always do more to enhance her provision for children.

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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

 continue with professional development to enhance the already excellent knowledge of how individual children learn and to inform future teaching practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities indoors and in the garden, and the childminder's engagement with them.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation.  The inspector viewed areas of the childminder's home used by the children, and the toys and resources available for their use.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including her evaluation methods.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Children make excellent progress in all areas of learning because they enjoy very well- thought-out activities, devised to challenge them individually. Children learn through enjoyable practical activities. For example, children poured different sized cereals into a tray and focussed really well as they sorted these, counted them and finally threaded them to make bird feeders. The children developed their early language, communication, coordination and mathematical skills. They used terms such as, 'longer', 'too many', and 'turny wurny', to describe what they were doing. The childminder is adept at knowing when to intervene and when to leave children to lead their play. She builds their confidence to try things with her calm guidance, such as slowly demonstrating actions several times for children to observe and then successfully copy them.

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outstanding

Children settle quickly and thrive in the childminder's gentle and attentive care. Her calm disposition and her affection nurture them so that they feel extremely safe. The childminder continuously praises and acknowledges children's achievements, which boosts their self-esteem and independence to play, explore and achieve. The childminder's home is a very safe place for children, which enables them to explore with confidence. It is extremely well resourced and organised with labels clearly showing where things are stored for them to find. The childminder plans the indoor and outdoor environments to complement each other and offers a rich range of experiences for children. Through her regular use of the outdoors, the childminder teaches children how to behave safely, either near roads or when using equipment. Children have very pleasurable mealtimes with fresh food and drink that contribute to maintaining their good health.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder is passionate about providing the highest quality care for children. She is extremely experienced and knowledgeable about the requirements, which she meets. The childminder identifies areas for her professional development. For example, she has attended a particular course to help her meet the specific needs of a child. She recognises the need to provide more sensory experiences for babies and intends to have training for this. She has highly effective partnerships with parents, sharing an excellent range of information with them. She develops excellent working partnerships with other settings and professionals involved in children's lives to support their progress. The childminder has very efficient record-keeping systems, and policies and procedures that fully underpin her excellent practice. The childminder has improved her practice since the previous inspection by addressing all recommendations set and through implementing new skills

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY275561 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 833444 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 10 December 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Lancing, West Sussex. The childminder operates every weekday, all day, except Mondays. The childminder collects children from the local school.

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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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