Childminder in East Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 January 2016 9 September 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

 The childminder pursues excellence in all activities. She has a highly successful drive to improve and a robust self-evaluation process.  The childminder has highly effective arrangements to monitor children's development and identify any gaps in their learning. She targets support exceptionally well to reflect children's learning needs. For example, she has successfully increased the focus on teaching mathematics.  The childminder implements superb strategies to engage parents in their children's learning to promote consistency and extend learning at home.  The children's health, welfare and well-being are significantly enhanced by the highly consistent implementation of the childminder's robust policies and working practices.  All children make consistently high rates of progress in relation to their starting points.

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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 the children's growing understanding of how to make healthy choices in relation to food.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play in the childminder's home.  The inspector examined a sample of documentation and children's records.  The inspector and childminder discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection.  The inspector observed teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder demonstrates passion and dedication to her work. She has an excellent drive to maintain the highest levels of achievement for all children. Partnership working with parents and other professionals is highly effective and promotes continuous improvement and superb outcomes for children and their families. The childminder accurately monitors children's progress and ensures any gaps in achievements are efficiently addressed. She provides outstanding guidance and mentoring for her assistants to maintain the highest possible standards of care and teaching. The childminder provides a highly welcoming environment where children's individuality is celebrated and they learn to respect differences and similarities between people in the community. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants have excellent knowledge of how to protect children and they follow detailed policies and procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is consistently of very high quality. The childminder regularly observes children and assesses their development meticulously. She highlights their achievements in learning and plans exciting and challenging ways to encourage further progress. The childminder is extremely skilled at supporting children's learning through play. For example, she plans an activity to explore rice, based on a child's recent experience at a wedding. The expertly targeted planning and superb interaction of the childminding assistants fully engage children's interest and promote their learning extremely well. Children use lively language, ask questions and consider mathematical ideas as they explore different quantities. Children gain writing skills through fun and exciting activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her assistants are exceptionally caring and have secure emotional relationships with the children. Children thrive in response to the praise and support they receive. They behave beautifully and develop excellent levels of independence and confidence in their own abilities. The childminder and her assistants support children's growing understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Excellent care and hygiene practices support the personal care needs of the children. For example, the children make very good use of visual displays to promote hand washing as part of their daily routines. The childminder provides nutritious snacks and meals but does not make the most of all opportunities to teach children how to make healthy choices in relation to food.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress in their learning in relation to their starting points. They develop valuable early communication, physical and social skills. Children show curiosity, are highly engaged in their play and are prepared well for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY260154 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 826587 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 25

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 September 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the small rural village of Broadoak, Rye, East Sussex. The childminder has four assistants who work with her at different times across the week.

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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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