Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2016 13 December 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 has a very professional approach. She is meticulous in meeting requirements and constantly evaluates and reviews her practice. For example, she has developed the garden to create a fun and stimulating learning environment that can be used throughout the year.  Children show exceptionally high levels of confidence and independence in the childminder's safe and welcoming home. They play together extremely well.  Children enjoy an extensive range of exciting activities. The childminder makes precise assessments of their development and provides excellent support for their individual learning. Children make rapid progress in their development.  Communication with parents is excellent. The childminder is extremely flexible and uses a variety of unique and individual methods of communication according to the needs and preferences of each child's family.  The childminder engages parents in their children's learning highly effectively. For

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This provision is outstanding

example, she provides individual story sacks and activity bags for them to use with their children at home.  The childminder works extremely closely with other early years settings that children attend. They share progress reports, topics and the next steps for children's learning to ensure a highly consistent approach.

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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

 continue to introduce new resources to stimulate children's imaginative play even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in activities with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection about her practice and children's learning and development.  The inspector sampled paperwork including children's records and policies and procedures.  The inspector looked around the areas of the childminder's home used by children.  The inspector spoke to a child's relative and read letters and questionnaires completed by parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely knowledgeable about children's learning and is dedicated to providing a high quality service. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very thorough, up-to-date understanding of what to do if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She is very enthusiastic and constantly updates her skills to improve outcomes for children. For example, following a course she expanded the use of visual aids, such as picture timetables and rule charts, to ensure all children are very effectively included. The childminder uses her assessments highly effectively to monitor the progress of individual and groups of children and make sure any gaps in their learning close rapidly. She has excellent relationships with parents. They comment that communication is exceptionally good and that they are extremely pleased with their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder gets to know children exceptionally well. She plans exciting activities that capture children's interest and inspire them to learn. For example, children are enthralled as they learn to program instructions into a floor robot and set it new challenges. The childminder encourages children to become independent learners. She skilfully guides them, giving them time to solve problems. She promotes children's communication and language skills highly successfully, asking questions and introducing new words. Children become confident communicators. They eagerly share their ideas and join in conversations. Children select materials enthusiastically to develop their own games, for example, they cook their play dough sausages on the barbecue outside. However, the childminder has not yet fully introduced an even wider range of flexible resources to further stimulate children's imaginative play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have excellent relationships with the childminder, who responds to them with warmth and patience. They are extremely well behaved and show very caring attitudes towards others. Children develop a strong sense of their own and each other's backgrounds. For example, they celebrate special events from home such as Australia Day and learn about different traditions. They very quickly learn to do things for themselves. For example, they use a knife confidently to cut fruit at snack time and they manage their shoes when they go outside. The childminder very effectively involves children in identifying risks and agreeing rules to keep them safe.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress and are exceptionally well prepared to move on to the next stage of learning and for school. For example, they develop extremely good communication and social skills, become independent and are highly motivated to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413024 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 832048 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 13 December 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Oxted in Surrey. She cares for children each weekday throughout the year. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 5.

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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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