Childminder EY315103

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 February 2016 27 March 2012

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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

 There are excellent links with parents. The childminder shares an extremely wide range of information with them to keep them informed about their children's progress and next steps in their learning.  The childminder continually updates her knowledge and experience to strengthen her already outstanding practice further. She attends training courses and meets up with other childminders to share practice and discuss new ways to excite and stimulate children in their learning.  The childminder's teaching is highly responsive to children's interests and needs. She recognises when to allow children to explore independently and when to step in.  Children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points, including those who need extra help to catch up.  Children demonstrate exceptionally high standards of behaviour. They receive excellent support to help them learn how to manage their emotions and show respect for others.

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This provision is outstanding

 There are excellent links with other settings and schools that children attend. The childminder meets up with staff and exchanges information about children's achievements to promote a shared approach.  The childminder expertly uses skilful language and questioning techniques to continually extend children's vocabulary and stretch their thinking.

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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

 strengthen further the already excellent assessment processes to precisely monitor children's achievements over time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector read written parents' comments and considered their views.  The inspector observed children's play both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's systems for assessing and monitoring children.  The inspector sampled documentation and discussed this with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to recognise and report any child protection concerns. She actively seeks the views of parents, children and other professionals to evaluate her practice accurately and responds quickly to their comments and suggestions. The childminder completes regular assessments of children's achievements. However, she recognises the benefit of further improving these to track children's progress even more precisely over time. The childminder regularly attends training to maintain her outstanding level of teaching. For example, she attended speech and language training to help her support children's early communication and language skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows the children's interests and stages of development exceptionally well. She provides highly engaging activities and makes the most of all learning opportunities as they arise. For example, when young children spot a spider indoors, the childminder encourages them to count the number of legs and look at how the spider moves. Children notice that the spider has skinny legs and name him accordingly. They watch with interest as the spider walks across a number rug, identifying the different numbers as it moves. This provides children with interesting and stimulating learning experiences and develops their mathematical language and understanding of the world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's exceptional bond with children provides a safe and secure environment from which they can confidently explore the world around them. For example, instead of being scared by the unexpected arrival of the spider, the children happily watch it. The childminder suggests that the spider may be looking for somewhere warm and cosy, which helps children to learn to think of the needs of the insects and animals that share their world. Children behave exceptionally well, given their ages and stages of development. They share, take turns and are consistently polite towards each other.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress. They are extremely engaged, motivated and stimulated in their play and maintain their focus and concentration for extended periods of time. For example, children show high levels of fascination and perseverance when they try to work out how to release toys frozen in ice. Children confidently recall previous learning experiences. For example, they remember why there is paint on the side of toy cars and confidently discuss with the childminder the painting activity they did. All children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315103 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 827244 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 27 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Burgess Hill, West Sussex and provides care from Monday to Thursday, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds an appropriate early years qualification.

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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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