Childminder EY415217

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2016 29 March 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 completes extremely detailed and precise assessments of children's abilities. She meticulously tracks and plans for their progress. Children are making rapid progress from their starting points.  The childminder plans highly innovative and exciting activities, and provides superb explanations to support children's understanding of the world. For example, they learn the meaning of diverse religious traditions, what a dinosaur scientist does and that they are called 'palaeontologists'.  Children build excellent emotional attachments with the childminder and her family. They are exceptionally happy and develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  The childminder uses innovative and fun ways to teach children about how to keep themselves safe, such as increasing their understanding of fire safety.  The childminder works in excellent partnerships with parents and the nursery schools

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This provision is outstanding

children attend. She uses highly effective processes for sharing information with them all to ensure children receive consistent support between the different settings they attend.  The childminder is extremely professional and conscientious. She consistently reflects on her practice and children's progress to identify and target priorities for improvement.

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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

 build on the already excellent opportunities for children to learn and follow instructions independently.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's engagement in activity indoors.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including the impact of her teaching methods and use of observation and assessment to support children's progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation relating to safeguarding, children's well-being, the childminder's self-evaluation processes, her suitability and children's progress and development.  The inspector sought and took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder uses her teaching expertise throughout her practice. She continuously develops her knowledge, skills and practice, such as through the excellent use of mentoring, training workshops and the internet. For example, she has used her knowledge to introduce the use of props to extend young children's listening and attention during stories, and to build on their awareness of fire safety. The childminder has significantly strengthened her processes for completing assessments of children's starting points and for working in partnership with everyone involved in children's care and education. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely thorough and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is an inspirational teacher. She uses what she learns of children's developing interests from her observations brilliantly to inform and guide her planning. Children learn a great deal from her patient and detailed explanations, and through the exciting activities she provides. For example, they build a dinosaur skeleton using model bones they carefully retrieve, using a thin brush, from sand. The childminder maximises most opportunities to enhance children's learning. For example, she shows children how bricklayers overlap bricks to strengthen walls and they use replica cement and miniature bricks to make their own small building. The childminder uses articulate language to help children develop an extensive vocabulary. However, she has not explored all further ways to support children in following instructions, such for a baking recipe, independently.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides a highly welcoming and stimulating environment for children. Toys and resources are of high quality. For example, children enthusiastically and proudly talk about the photographs of them engaged in activities and their creative work. Children are confident and develop extremely positive attitudes, for example towards diversity. Children enjoy helping with routine jobs, such as making their own sandwiches for lunch. Children behave exceptionally well and they understand the reason for rules, for instance that 'sharing is fair'. Children engage in a wide range of physical activity, such as trips to parks and dancing, to enhance their understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are confident, articulate communicators, imaginative and very enthusiastic about learning. Children manage their own personal care extremely competently. They recognise their names, enjoy practising early writing skills and have a strong interest in books. Children are exceptionally well-prepared for moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY415217 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 832240 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 3 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 29 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Sutton, Surrey. The childminder works Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays during term time only. She holds Qualified Teacher Status.

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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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Telephone number

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