Childminder EY287056

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2016 14 April 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

 Children are confident, independent and inquisitive learners. They persevere at tasks and work problems out for themselves. Children quickly develop the skills they need to be ready for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder completes extremely detailed observations and assessments on children's play and learning. She uses this information to plan exciting, stimulating and challenging activities and experiences. All children, including those with special educational needs, make excellent progress.  There are extremely effective partnerships with schools. The childminder exchanges information with staff to help them meet the needs of the children when they start.  Children have excellent opportunities to learn about the world around them. The childminder takes them on trips to local amenities, such as the zoo and the beach. They enjoy a wide range of activities in the fresh air and develop their physical skills further.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children have extremely close relationships with the childminder and her assistant. They are emotionally very secure and have high levels of self-esteem. The childminder ensures she meets all children's care needs and routines exceptionally well.  The childminder completes meticulous evaluations on her practice and seeks the views of the parents and children to help identify aspects to improve even further.

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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 the high-quality practices even further through building on opportunities to extend knowledge and practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on the children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records and suitability checks.  The inspector looked at a selection of parent testimonials and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder works with an assistant, who is her husband. She has an excellent understanding of her role and responsibility to safeguard children. The childminder ensures that her assistant is clear on the procedures to follow should he have any concerns about a child's safety or welfare. Safeguarding is effective. She is extremely focused on her own professional development and attends many different courses to extend her practice and skills further. However, she sometimes misses the occasional opportunity to develop her assistant's knowledge and practice further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her excellent knowledge of how children learn to provide interesting, stimulating and motivating learning experiences. She makes use of everyday items exceptionally well. For example, the childminder provided children with a range of household items, such as muffin cases, pasta tubes, different coloured pipe cleaners and wooden circles with holes in the middle. She encouraged children to use their imaginations to explore the objects and see what they can do with them. For example, they threaded pasta tubes on pipe cleaners to make caterpillars.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children settle easily, and are extremely happy and confident with the childminder and her assistant. She takes time to find out their thoughts and ideas, and uses her excellent knowledge of each child to recognise when they have worries. For example, when children were reluctant to use the downstairs toilet, the childminder looked at the environment from their point of view. She saw that dark walls and curtains made the room look uninviting. The childminder repainted the room in bright colours to make the room look fresh and inviting. Children were then happy to use the toilet. The childminder works extremely closely with parents. For example, when parents have concerns about their children, the childminder uses her excellent relationships with other professionals to support both the children and their parents. The childminder invites professionals into her home to observe children in a familiar environment. This excellent partnership working

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

helps to provide children and their families with consistent guidance and support.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress given their age and stage of development. They develop excellent social skills and know how to behave, share and respect each other. For example, they understand why younger children do not help to tidy up as much. Children are eager to learn. For example, they listen intently to instructions and then try to make their own spheres using dough. Children carefully count out their spheres to ensure there are three, as requested by the childminder's assistant.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY287056 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 826898 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 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 14 April 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The childminder provides care Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. She holds an appropriate early years qualification. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years and offers the Early Years Pupil Premium. The childminder 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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