Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 September 2015 16 March 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder demonstrates skill when extending children's play ideas, which promotes children's learning effectively. Effective observation and monitoring of children's learning ensure they make good progress in preparation for their move to school.  The childminder has secure relationships with children. They seek her out for comfort and support. They enjoy interacting with her during their play.  The childminder promotes children's independence and self-help skills during routine times of the day. For example, children help to prepare food and put on their own shoes before going outside. This develops children's skills for the future.  The childminder has good relationships with parents. She shares information about her provision, practice and their children's development, which ensures they are part of their children's learning.  The childminder has made good progress in her practice since her last inspection. She

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This provision is good

fully understands the importance of working in partnerships with other settings that children attend. This ensures that there is a consistent approach to learning which further supports children's on-going progress

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses opportunities to encourage children to explore the value of numbers and to learn that numbers carry meaning.  The childminder does not consistently include the views of parents and children in her evaluation process to identify further areas for improvement.

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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

 further improve the quality of learning for children to develop their mathematical skills by providing opportunities for them to recognise numerals, and link and use them in their play  actively seek out and use the views of parents and children to help continuously improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interaction with children in the indoor and outdoor environment.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about her practice and knowledge, and her understanding of safeguarding.  The inspector sampled the childminder's written documentation.  The inspector sampled children's development records and tracked their progress.  The inspector gained feedback from parents about the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. She networks with other childminders to discuss practice and new ideas, which develops her knowledge to benefit children's learning. She attends courses, such as supporting children's language. This has helped her to promote further children's language skills and identify any gaps in development. The childminder plans a broad and interesting range of activities based on children's interests. She skilfully adapts activities to suit the differing needs of children. The childminder regularly tracks children's progress, which enables her to identify and address any gaps in learning and plan appropriate next steps. As a result, all children make good progress in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a sound knowledge of safeguarding requirements. She is confident in the procedures to follow to help keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. The childminder gains valuable information from parents and uses this as a foundation to plan for children's learning. The childminder demonstrates skill at being able to link different areas of learning into children's play. For example, while children were exploring play food, the childminder asked children to name shapes they were creating out of pizza slices. Children learnt words, such as 'semi-circle' and 'quarter', developing their mathematical knowledge. The childminder extended the activity by asking children to group foods into healthy and unhealthy items. This encouraged children to think and promoted their understanding of the importance of healthy eating.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and confidently explore their environment. They behave well, play well alongside each other and have a good understanding of the childminder's expectations; she regularly praises and encourages their actions. Children learn to take responsibility for their belongings and help to look after their environment. The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about others and the wider world. For example, she uses maps of the world to teach children about names of different countries. She extends their knowledge further by planning activities that enable them to explore traditions and aspects of different cultures. The childminder regularly takes children to local parks and woodland. This provides them with further opportunities to socialise with different people and contributes to their healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and development. Children are well prepared for school. They develop good communication and language skills. They gain independence and their social skills are developing well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 131029 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 846346 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000 and lives in Worthing, West Sussex. The childminder operates her service Monday and Tuesday from 7.30am to 6pm, and Wednesday to Friday from 8am until 6pm. The childminder occasionally works weekends, depending on the needs of parents.

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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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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