Childminder in East Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 February 2016 2 November 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 quality of teaching is exceptional. The childminder provides stimulating, exciting daily experiences and activities based on children's interests. For example, children have enjoyed learning about the rainforests and space.  Children thoroughly enjoy their learning. They make excellent progress and are exceptionally well prepared for their move to school.  Children develop highly impressive early literacy and communication skills. For example, the childminder uses a range of language and encourages children's early writing skills while they play.  There are effective partnerships between the childminder and other professionals. The childminder uses their knowledge and experience to develop further her already excellent practice and skills. This helps to maintain continually high standards and outcomes for children.  The childminder is an outstanding role model. Children learn about differences between

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This provision is outstanding

themselves and others, to value each other and take turns.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Comprehensive information is shared between the childminder and parents to promote continuity in children's learning and development.

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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

 further strengthen the opportunities for children to build on their problem solving skills during play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching.  The inspector sampled a selection of relevant documentation.  The inspector took account of the views from parents spoken to on the day and parents' written feedback.  The inspector sampled children's learning documents and assessments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has extensive up-to-date knowledge of child protection and knows what to do if she has concerns for a child's safety. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder works with assistants to improve and extend their professional development. For example, she supports her assistant's literacy and communication to develop her interactions with the children. The childminder has highly effective systems to evaluate her practice. For example, she has further developed her observations and monitoring procedures to more precisely track children's achievements. She seeks the views of the parents and children to identify areas to improve further and implements their suggestions into her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The children fully benefit from the childminder's accurate planning and her extensive knowledge of their interests and stages of learning. She provides children with an excellent range of activities and experiences that encourage them to extend their skills further. For example, children learn to use their small physical skills to complete a threading card activity. Children have an exceptional understanding of mathematics. For example, the childminder provides them with opportunities to explore, measure and make comparisons using mathematical language. However, very occasionally, the childminder is too quick to step in and solve problems that children encounter in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms excellent relationships with the children. They are exceptionally confident and settled with her. Parents praise the childminder's excellent care and environment. The childminder has exceptional regard for children's health, welfare and emotional well-being. This includes developing healthy practices through regular rest times, outdoor experiences and high standards of hygiene. Children demonstrate excellent behaviour. They share, take turns and consider each other's feelings and needs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points. The childminder provides experiences that engage, motivate and stimulate children. For example, children use their imaginative skills to develop their own play using a cardboard box. They learn a range of skills to help them stay safe. For example, children learn what road signs mean during their play and then use this knowledge when out walking in the local environment with the childminder. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109150 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 824875 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 2 November 2011

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Telephone number

This childminder registered in 1986. She lives on the outskirts of Eastbourne, East Sussex. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged three and four years. The childminder offers care from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday throughout most of the year. She works with an assistant.

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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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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