Childminder 120888

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2016 19 May 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

 Children enjoy their time with the childminder. They happily explore the toys indoors and in the garden. Children benefit greatly from the loving care and attention that they receive. This ensures that they feel safe and secure.  The childminder monitors children's achievements regularly and plans activities that help children to make at least good progress from their starting points.  The childminder provides strong support for children's personal development, promoting their good behaviour and welfare. For example, older children showed kindness to younger ones, and shared resources with them, showing them how to use these.  Children's good health and well-being are promoted effectively. For example, children play energetically in the garden and use a range of exciting play equipment which helps them to develop their physical skills and keep fit.  Strong partnerships with parents ensure the childminder knows each family and child

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This provision is good

very well to meet their needs successfully.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not ensure that all activities and interactions with children fully challenge their learning to the highest possible level.  The childminder does not routinely use self-evaluation to critically review her provision and practice in order to target high quality improvements.

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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 quality of teaching to ensure that all activities and interactions fully challenge children to help them reach the highest possible outcomes  critically evaluate practice to identify and target improvements to build further on the quality of provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors, and the quality of the childminder's interactions and the impact these have on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documents that the childminder uses for her service.  The inspector looked at information about children's progress and sampled some of their records.  The inspector looked at written testimonials from several parents to gain their views about the service.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder knows the children well and understands their needs securely. This helps her to plan suitable activities that support children's different ages and learning needs. The childminder supports her assistant well and ensures that he understands his role and responsibilities. The childminder knows how to keep children safe. She has an up-to-date understanding of safeguarding practice and is aware of what she needs to do if she is concerned about a child in her care. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder involves parents well in their children's learning. For example, she regularly shares information about their children's learning with them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. The childminder identifies children's starting points securely when she begins to care for them. This helps her to plan for their learning needs from the start and track their progress to quickly identify any gaps in their development. The childminder uses children's own interests to successfully extend their communication and language skills. For example, children develop confidence in speaking when discussing their favourite cartoon character. Children take part in a broad range of outings and activities that support their coordination and physical skills. For example, children eagerly learnt to plant potatoes using tools independently. They practised their counting skills when they checked how many potatoes they had to plant.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn to keep themselves safe, such as using the tools safely when planting the potatoes. The childminder calmly and consistently manages children's behaviour and praises them for their efforts and achievements. She promotes children's well-being securely. For example, she follows babies' routines for sleep. Children learn about taking care of themselves. They wash their hands before eating and talk about healthy foods. Children learn about the local community and the wider world. For example, they regularly attend toddler group where they meet other children and adults, and they celebrate festivals from around the world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points and develop skills ready for the next stage of learning and their eventual move to school. They develop good levels of independence; for example, babies feed themselves and children cut up their own fruit at snack time. Children develop their mathematical skills well, such as learning to match items together. They play imaginatively and use their own ideas in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 120888 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825256 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 12 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives with her husband, who is also her assistant. They live in a residential area of Guildford, Surrey. The service is open from Monday to Wednesday during term time.

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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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