Childminder, Out-of school day care in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 October 2015 9 May 2012

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 This professional and dedicated childminder reflects on her practice extremely well. She takes excellent account of children's views and feedback from parents and professionals, and uses a comprehensive assessment and monitoring system. This helps her to shape her service to meet children's needs extremely well.  Children have excellent opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyles through play, cookery and going shopping to choose fruit and vegetables. They develop extremely good independence and small physical skills. For example, children help to make their own sandwiches at lunchtime and pour their own water to drink at mealtimes.  The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how children learn, gained through her extensive childcare experience and her firm commitment to ongoing training. The quality of her provision and teaching methods are inspirational and children make excellent progress in their learning and development.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children form strong emotional attachments to the extremely kind and caring childminder and they thoroughly enjoy their time with her. The childminder works hard to promote children's personal, social and emotional development. Their emotional well-being is prioritised and children feel extremely safe, comfortable and very welcome in her home.  The childminder is an exceptional role model, supporting children to understand and manage their behaviour extremely well. Good behaviour and individual efforts are highly valued and result in children having an exceedingly positive sense of themselves.

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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

 use every opportunity to further promote the already outstanding partnerships with parents.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the premises and observed children playing.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder and discussed children's development.  The inspector reviewed children's development records, a selection of the childminder's policies, children's records and evidence of suitability of the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the information provided in the childminder's self- evaluation document and written references from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Children's safety and welfare is paramount in the childminder's considerations. Safeguarding is effective. For example, the childminder implements stringent safety measures and has an in-depth understanding of safeguarding and child protection. She reflects on children's achievements and next steps in learning extremely well to identify any gaps in their progress. This helps children make rapid progress in their development in relation to their starting points. The childminder establishes excellent partnerships with other professionals, which support children's needs extremely well. Through highly effective self-evaluation, she recognises how to improve her already outstanding partnerships with parents. For example, the childminder plans to make a resource box for parents with information about how they can further extend their children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is extremely receptive and responsive to children's exploration and the choices they make during their play. She provides excellent support for children's developing understanding and knowledge throughout all activities. The childminder makes time to listen extremely carefully to children's views and acts on these exceptionally well to support their growing self-esteem and independent thinking. For instance, she set up a play activity with cars and roadways at their request in preference to an activity she had arranged. Children are extremely motivated to learn and their language skills are very well promoted. While young children play, the childminder supports their communication and language skills very effectively. For example, she offers explanations and introduces new words, such as 'reverse' and 'forward' as they remotely control vehicles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children move freely between the indoor and outdoor play spaces, which help them make independent choices about their play and learning. They benefit from an exciting range of toys and resources and their physical needs are extremely well met. For instance, the childminder plans highly interesting outdoor experiences that cover all areas of learning, and children play energetically in the fresh air each day. The childminder meets children's individual needs extremely well. For example, she finds out about children's needs and home routines through detailed discussions with parents. Children learn about how to use equipment safely, such as when they use a child-safe knife to prepare fruit for snack time.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in this wonderful childcare setting. They are extremely happy and eager to learn in this highly stimulating and exciting learning environment. Children are extremely inspired to learn and develop excellent skills in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439146 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 824410 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Woking, Surrey. The childminder's provision operates from Monday to Friday, for most of 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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