Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 2015 25 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 provides a broad range of thoughtfully planned activities linked to children's own interests and interesting topics to challenge their thinking.  Children have many opportunities to play outside. They enjoy exploring the natural environment and developing their physical skills.  Children behave well. The childminder is very supportive and a good role model for behaviour, demonstrating how to be kind and helpful.  The childminder has established good partnership working. She regularly shares details of children's progress with parents and other providers who care for the children, so they are united in their support of children's learning.  The childminder greatly contributes to children developing their literacy skills. For example, they have many opportunities to look at books and learn to enjoy reading. Books are attractively displayed and the childminder readily reads them, whenever

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always give clear explanations to help children learn about assessing risks. For example, she reminds children not to stand on their chair but does not explain to them that they may fall.  The childminder does not fully reflect on her personal performance and skills to identify how she can develop her own learning to further enhance children's outcomes.

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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

 develop further children's understanding of how to assess risks and keep themselves safe  strengthen the good quality practices even further through identifying additional opportunities to extend knowledge and skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outside during the inspection.  The inspector viewed areas of the childminders home used for minding.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation including children's records, planning and safeguarding policies and procedures.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder knows how to recognise when children are at risk and what to do to protect them. She has risk assessments in place to identify and minimise all possible hazards in her home and on outings, and supervises children closely. The childminder understands the requirements of her registration and takes her role seriously. She responds quickly to feedback from inspections and parents as she works to maintain her practice and improve towards high standards. For example, she improved the lighting outside her home to make the entrance way more visible in the dark.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good progress in all areas of learning. The childminder encourages children to make decisions and choices that give them confidence to follow their own ideas. For example, the childminder provided an empty box for creative play and the children chose to use it for counting and sorting. The childminder promotes children's mathematical development very well, using correct language routinely. For example, at the inspection, she asked children to guess how many more of their toys they had to dig up in the garden and then helped children to add them all together when they found them. The childminder tracks children's progress from their starting points effectively. She knows how to plan challenges that take them to the next step.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder makes it easy for children to choose what to play with through imaginative and creative storage. For example, she re-uses household items to make attractive displays for books and topic items, and makes 'toy catalogues'. These help children to choose things that are available but not visible. Children eat well and the childminder frequently talks about healthy foods and keeping healthy to them. For example, she draws round children's hands for them to draw a healthy food on each finger. Children learn to value themselves and others in various ways. They proudly display their drawings to show everyone and talk about feelings and emotions while looking at books. Children settle well and show they feel safe with the childminder in their happy relationships with her.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all abilities consistently make good progress from the start with the childminder. Children are highly motivated to learn and leave the childminder ready for the next stage of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY290909 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 847324 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 25 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in West Stoke, Chichester, West Sussex. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm. She collects children from the local school and pre-schools.

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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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