Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2015 17 May 2010

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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 is a qualified nursery nurse with many years of experience of childcare. She has achieved a high standard of professional knowledge and has very strong values which underpin her work.  The childminder is a very skilled teacher for young children. She has a strong understanding of how children learn and develop and provides a rich and varied curriculum.  Children build strong attachments to the childminder. Children are clearly very secure and happy in the childminder's care which promotes their good emotional development.  Children achieve well and make good progress overall.  The childminder actively promotes equality and diversity as part of her day to day practice. Children develop a good understanding of diversity outside of their own family and community.  The childminder works in close partnership with parents to ensure that children's care and learning needs are fully met. She regularly shares information with them about

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's arrangements to monitor children's progress against typical expectations for their age are not precise enough to enable her to identify any gaps in their achievement at the earliest possible opportunity.

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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

 enhance the observation and assessment process to gather a more precise picture of children's achievements in learning against typical stages of development for their age.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play in the childminder's home.  The inspector examined a range of documentation and records.  The inspector and childminder talked about the activities that took place and evaluated children's learning.  The inspector read references from current parents to gather their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to safeguard children and knows what action to take should she have concerns for a child's welfare. The childminder undertakes regular training to keep up to date with good practice. The childminder evaluates her provision, taking into account the views of children and parents and of how well children are progressing. As a result, she has a strong awareness of her strengths and areas for improvement. She has well-targeted action plans to address any issues. For example, she has renewed some resources to expand the range of natural materials children have to explore. The childminder has established very strong partnerships with children's other day care settings. They frequently share information to make sure their support for children's learning is highly consistent.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works very closely with parents to establish children's capabilities and interests from the beginning. She plans an interesting range of activities which effectively engage children in good-quality play. For example, she provides challenging mathematical resources for children that are particularly interested in this area. Overall, the childminder makes effective observations of children's achievements and identifies next steps in children's learning to promote their good progress. Children enjoy a wide variety of play opportunities and the childminder is skilled at sustaining their ideas with thoughtful questions and ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy choosing from the wide range of good-quality resources to create their own games and play ideas. They are confident and well-motivated to explore and create new activities. The childminder is very considerate to children's individual care needs and shares information with parents daily to make sure children are contented and happy. Children develop independent skills. They are very skilled at managing their own coats and shoes as they learn to take care of themselves. They learn about healthy lifestyles as they eat nutritious snacks and enjoy plenty of exercise. Children behave well and show a mature understanding of how to cooperate in play and work together. The childminder is a very good role model whose calm and considerate manner encourages children to treat others with great respect.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children achieve well within the typical range of development for their stage and some children show very strong skills in some areas. The childminder provides activities which challenge more able children and is skilled at promoting the development of children with additional needs. Children acquire good skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 114459 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 839934 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Southwater, West Sussex. She works all day Monday to Friday, for 48 weeks 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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