Durant, Sarah

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 March 2016 18 October 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 make excellent progress. The childminder plans precisely to support every child's learning needs and monitors their progress at regular intervals. This helps to provide children with activities and experiences to help them learn all the skills they need to be ready for the next stage in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. The childminder recognises the important role parents play in supporting their children and involves them fully in their children's learning.  The childminder helps children to move smoothly from her setting to school. She has excellent relationships with teachers and works closely with them to prepare children effectively for their time at school. Children are extremely confident, independent and communicate effectively.  Children behave exceptionally well given their age and stage of development. They quickly learn to be polite when asking for things and wait for their turn. They are

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This provision is outstanding

extremely happy and enjoy very close relationships with the childminder.  The childminder constantly looks for ways to extend her already excellent practice even further. For example, she attends specific training courses that help to develop skills and knowledge to meet individual children's needs.

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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 range of outdoor activities to extend children's learning experiences even further, in particular for those children who learn better outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked with the childminder and observed her practice.  The inspector checked the suitability of the childminder and her assistants and looked at the children's learning records.  The inspector observed children and the childminder interacting and playing together.  The inspector read the self-evaluation report written by the childminder.  The inspector read parents' and children's feedback and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally organised and ensures that she is constantly evaluating and reflecting on her practice, skills and knowledge. The childminder sometimes works with assistants. She makes use of training courses to extend their practice and both have attended safeguarding training. The childminder has an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder constantly reflects on her practice to identify additional areas and aspects of her practice to develop even further. For example, there are opportunities to extend the range of activities further, particularly for children who prefer to be outside.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to stimulate and motivate children in their learning. For example, she watched the launch of the latest rocket into space with the children and then planned a range of activities to extend their interest. Children enjoyed making rockets and talked about what happens in space. There is an excellent range of opportunities for children to learn about the world around them. For example, children feed and identify wild birds and observe the range of insects that live in the bughouse. They learn to think about the needs of animals and collect dandelions on the way home from school to feed the guinea pigs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and motivated. The childminder makes the most of every situation that arises to support children's understanding of the differences between themselves and others. For example, when children see an adult out walking with a guide dog, the childminder explains the purpose of the dog. She encourages children to place their hands over their ears when she talks to develop an understanding of what it is like to have hearing problems. Children quickly learn to think about the feelings of others and develop an excellent understanding of other people's needs. The childminder develops their understanding further. For example, she provides many interesting and stimulating opportunities for children to learn about other countries and cultures. Children look at maps to see how far away different countries are and share stories about their holidays.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in relation to their age and stage of development. Young children quickly develop advanced mathematical skills. For example, they easily match different-sized pegs and rings onto their corresponding space on the board. They persevere when the pieces are mixed up and sort them by their size, shape and colour. Children are confident, independent and keen to take part in activities. They are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 121670 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825276 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 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives in Redhill, Surrey. The childminder provides care during the day, Monday to Friday, all year round and holds a relevant early years qualification. The childminder works with two assistants.

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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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