Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 January 2016 5 May 2011

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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

 The childminder makes meticulous assessments of children's development, which take account of parents' contributions and convey a wide view of children's development. She uses her assessments to pinpoint children's individual developmental needs, which she acts on with careful consideration.  Children flourish in their childminder's care. They make excellent progress and all achieve the expected outcomes for their ages. Children are confident and develop excellent social skills, ready for their future learning experiences.  Children benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise. For example, they enjoy large amounts of outdoor play. The childminder pays careful attention to providing healthy meals and involves children in activities that help them to develop a positive attitude to fruit and vegetables.  The childminder evaluates her practice in extraordinary depth and always has actions in place to improve practice. For example, she is currently arranging to involve health

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This provision is outstanding

visitors in her progress checks for children aged two years. Through her robust systems of evaluation, she maintains outstanding standards.  The childminder shares her new knowledge with parents, giving them guidance on how they can create learning experiences at home. She fosters strong relationships with other early years providers, enthusiastically sharing information to enable continuity.

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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

 offer children even greater opportunities to develop the ideas they form as they play to fully enhance their high-quality learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outside.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and her suitability checks.  The inspector carried out a joint observation of children's learning with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder exudes confidence in her knowledge of how to safeguard children, which she reflects in an informative policy. She updates her training frequently and takes effective steps to learn about new legislation as it arises. The childminder has a thirst for knowledge, which she demonstrates through an extensive professional development programme. She acts on her findings to improve the outcomes for children. For example, following a recent course, she has introduced strategies to involve children more in nursery rhymes. The childminder always gives children time to think about their answers to the questions she asks and allows children time to consider their own ideas. However, she does not always step back enough to allow children to fully develop these ideas independently.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children benefit from extremely high levels of continuity. The childminder works in close partnerships with parents. She uses a range of highly successful methods to gather information from parents. This includes children's experiences and development at home, which enables her to meet fully the needs of each child. Children enjoy learning and show immense engagement in the activities they choose. The childminder has an extensive knowledge of each child and successfully tailors the provision to match this. Children have age-appropriate opportunities to learn about and tolerate the differences between themselves and their friends. For example, they share photos in their family albums. Children develop early writing skills at a very young age. For example, they name their pictures and understand that marks carry meaning. Children love stories and choose books to read with enthusiasm, engaging in the story as they learn how books work.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are confident and secure in the childminder's care. They show delight at many of the activities they participate in. This is evident from chatter and squeals as they play, showing they are very happy. Children develop independence at a young age. For example, they bring the childminder their Wellington boots when they want to go outside. Children learn skills, such as putting on their coats, ready for their move on to larger settings. The childminder promotes positive behaviour with great success. Young children follow rules and routines without prompting. For example, they tidy up toys when they have finished playing with them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make consistently high rates of progress from their starting points, even the youngest. They are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY416595 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 822636 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Horsham, West Sussex. The childminder cares for early years children only. Her service is open for five days a week, all year round. The childminder has a relevant level 3 childcare qualification.

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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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