Hird, Sarah Ann

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 15 March 2010

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder provides a warm, welcoming setting, where children demonstrate that they feel happy and secure. This supports children's emotional well-being effectively.  All children make good progress in their learning and development. The childminder is particularly successful at promoting children's communication and language skills through her good quality teaching and consistent interaction.  The childminder helps children to be independent as they learn how to do things for themselves. This helps children to develop skills that prepare them for their next stage in learning.  The childminder has a professional approach to keeping her knowledge and skills up to date through regular training. For instance, since her last inspection she has completed her childcare qualification, which has a positive impact on outcomes for children.  Parents speak positively about the childminder and value the good quality care and

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use her good knowledge of children's developmental achievements to provide additional activities that fully extend what they can already do.  The childminder has established relationships with other settings that children attend, but she does not always gain detailed information about children's learning and development in order to progress their learning 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 use of activities that stretch and challenge children even further in every aspect of their individual development  extend the range of information shared with other settings that children attend, to routinely include details on children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning and development.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, provided in writing, on the day of the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder, looked at a selection of children's records and safeguarding procedures, and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects on her practice effectively to identify areas of future progress. For example, she has reviewed recent changes to legislation around safeguarding to improve her skills and knowledge, which promotes children's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has good knowledge about keeping children safe. She provides children with a safe and secure environment in which to play and learn, and knows what action she would take if she had concerns about the welfare of a child. The childminder has good relationships with parents. She gathers relevant information about children from parents when they first start, to enable her to promote consistent routines.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides children with a broad range of toys and resources that engage them in their play and learning well. The childminder uses good opportunities to develop children's thinking skills so that they can talk through their own ideas to make suggestions. For instance, children talk confidently about what happens when they add sand to water, as they engage readily in their exploratory play. The childminder makes regular observations and assessments of children's learning, including completing developmental checks for children aged between two and three years old. She monitors children's progress and shares children's key achievements with parents regularly, to support learning at home effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle happily in the childminder's home and demonstrate that they are confident and motivated in their play. Children learn good routines that promote their positive play so that they learn to value and respect the needs of others well. Children benefit from regular opportunities to gain confidence in their physical skills. For example, they enjoy using play equipment in the garden, and they develop good physical coordination skills as they confidently learn to climb the steps to the slide. The childminder teaches children about how to keep themselves safe when playing indoors and outdoors. For instance, children learn to tidy away toys and resources to keep their environment safe.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They develop good communication and language skills and use a wide range of vocabulary to express themselves. Children recognise some shapes and are becoming confident in counting. They gain confidence in developing key skills that prepare them for school and show increasing independence in managing their care needs. For example, children know how to hang up their coats and put away their shoes when returning from playing outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315992 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 827259 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 March 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Wallington, in the London Borough of Sutton. The childminder operates Monday to Wednesday, from 8am to 6pm, term time only. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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