Childminder in Sutton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 October 2015 14 May 2010

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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

 Children make significant progress from their initial starting points. This is because of the extensive range of learning opportunities available and the support of the highly skilled childminder.  The childminder knows children very well and plans activities to ensure an excellent balance of planned activities and those that children choose for themselves.  The childminder and her assistant provide an extensive range of interesting and stimulating activities that fully extend children's learning and development.  The childminder meets children's individual care needs exceptionally well. She provides one-to-one care during mealtimes for babies and sits at the same level as them. This promotes children's personal and social development extremely well.  The leadership and management of the setting is excellent. The childminder and her assistant work very well together to make highly effective changes to their provision,

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This provision is outstanding

driving further improvement for the benefit of all children. Parents are very well involved to provide consistency for children at all times.  There are consistent practices to monitor all aspects of the provision and children's learning. This enables children to progress exceptionally well.

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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 further opportunities for the younger children to develop their creativity and explore using their senses.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children in the garden and in the cabin.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector reviewed documents, including children's files and safeguarding.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is highly effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection. She makes sure that she and her assistant have regular training, in order to keep up to date with any changes to legislation. The childminder evaluates her provision exceptionally well. She uses the views of her assistant, parents and other childminders to shape the service she provides. Recent changes have further increased the sharing of information with parents. The childminder keeps up to date with any changes through regular network meetings. This enables her to develop her ideas to provide new activities for the children and update her excellent knowledge in childcare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant provide high-quality activities that enable all children to progress successfully towards the early learning goals. The childminder is highly skilled in identifying children's next steps of learning and uses these to help all children make excellent progress in their learning and development. The childminder works very closely with parents to share developmental reports. They work together to progress children's learning further. Parents regularly share what the children have been doing at home so the childminder can use this to enhance her planning. This provides excellent continuity of learning. The childminder promotes children's language development exceptionally well. For example, she provides excellent running commentaries during play and uses highly effective questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder teaches children's very well about their health and well-being. The children are highly skilled in pouring their own drinks and regularly make their own meals. The childminder sits with the children during mealtimes and makes them social occasions as they talk about their food. Children choose where they would like to play which builds their independence skills well. Children learn about the wider world around them. Children have access to an excellent range of resources both inside and outside, promoting all areas of learning exceptionally well. For example, children enjoy exploring their creativity; however, for the younger children there are, on occasion, fewer opportunities for them to use similar resources compared to the older children.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are more than ready for their move to the next stage of their learning and development. The excellent quality of teaching enables children to learn all the required key skills. Children are confident, independent and have excellent communication and language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY344467 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 837825 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in the London Borough of Sutton. The childminder minds children all year round. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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