Childminder EY290601

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2016 12 October 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 an excellent understanding of her role and of the requirements for working with an assistant. She uses risk assessments, policies and procedures to promote children's safety, health and well-being extremely well.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's prior attainment. She uses outstanding teaching and interaction skills to build on children's learning and motivate them to take part and join in. Parents are highly encouraged to be part of their children's learning, for example, in sharing what children do at home.  Children have extremely warm bonds with the childminder. Children are emotionally secure in her care. They benefit from a very broad range of interesting and challenging activities planned for them. Children make rapid progress in their learning.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are extremely well mannered and understand the childminder's expectations. Children play cooperatively with each other very well.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is extremely evaluative of her practice. She regularly reviews her provision through personal reflection and assessing her environment. She is supportive of her assistant in helping her to understand her responsibilities.

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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 children's already highly effective experiences by giving them opportunities to use a range of other media to express themselves creatively.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she plans for children's individual needs, and how she builds on their learning opportunities.  The inspector observed children in their play and during their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she has updated her skills through further training.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she evaluates her practice. She read responses to questionnaires from parents and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of child protection matters. She has embedded new legislation into her practice. She promotes equality and diversity confidently. She places a high priority on supporting children's awareness of how to treat each other respectfully. The childminder is extremely keen to improve her professional development. For example, she has completed two professional qualifications. She is passionate about embedding her new skills into her setting to maintain the outstanding outcomes for children's learning. The views of parents and children are highly valued. The childminder has very positive partnerships with parents. They state that the daily diaries and reports are extremely informative in explaining how their children are making progress. Partnerships with others are extremely well established. These include the local authority and others who share the care of children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's individual needs and abilities. She uses her purposeful observations and assessments of children's achievements extremely well to review their progress. She shares her plans for children's next steps with parents. The childminder has excellent teaching skills and is confident to engage children to extend their wider learning. Children make excellent progress in their development. The childminder provides an extremely broad range of accessible toys and resources for children to use and enjoy.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely encouraging of children's independence. For example, children are very confident to put on aprons, sort paints and brushes for their activities in the 'creative station'. They thoroughly enjoy their time there, which although extremely well resourced, is more limited in extending children's use of other media for creative activities. Children help to tidy up after their board games, and they carefully pack away the different pieces. The childminder is proactive in helping children in their awareness of healthy lifestyles; for example, through a board game they offer their ideas about healthy foods.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are incredibly happy and engaged in their learning. They thrive in the childminder's care. For example, they confidently listen to and follow the rules of games. Through these games, they learn about turn taking, match items into pairs and learn about decision-making. Children flourish during creative activities; they enthusiastically decide on colours to paint with, and experiment with mixing colours. The childminder ensures that all children are extremely ready for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY290601 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 826941 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 October 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Frimley, Surrey. The childminder works from Monday to Thursday, for most weeks of the year. She occasionally works with an assistant. The childminder holds a qualification at level 6 and a further professional qualification. She can offer funded places for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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