Childminder 121448

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 April 2016 18 May 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

 The childminder knows children extremely well and has an excellent knowledge of what motivates and engages them in learning. Children explore the exciting environment with great confidence and enjoy being physically active.  The childminder skilfully extends children's play ideas and planned activities to provide challenging learning opportunities across all areas of development.  The childminder is highly committed to improving her practice and learning outcomes for children. For example, she has attended training to further develop her knowledge of promoting mathematics. Children demonstrate exceptional confidence when using numbers in their play.  The childminder meticulously monitors children's progress. She uses individual plans which include challenging goals for children's learning and focus on specific areas of learning for children to work towards. Children are making excellent progress in their

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This provision is outstanding

learning in preparation for school.  The childminder has highly effective partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend. She is highly productive in ensuring that communication between carers is constant and that they work together to support children's progress.  Children's behaviour is highly impressive. They are kind and caring towards each other, understand what the childminder expects and have excellent manners.

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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 ways to build on the highly effective use of questioning to ensure that children consistently have enough time to think about their answers.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching in the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector viewed all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including policies and procedures and parents' feedback.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed children's development records and tracked their progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a committed attitude and excellent understanding of the importance of keeping up to date with changes in early years legislation and practice. As such, she has a secure knowledge of all legal requirements and meets these fully. She attends regular training to ensure she is confidently aware of her role in protecting children from harm. Written documentation is clear and precise, and clearly explains her role to parents. The childminder is highly reflective and, as well as evaluating herself, she includes the views of parents and children to help her improve further, for example, by continuing to attend courses to further strengthen her knowledge.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has high expectations of what children can achieve and provides high levels of extension and challenge during play and activities. For example, after sharing a book containing information about fruit, children threaded wooden fruits onto string, they cut up and tasted different fruits and learnt about planting seeds. The childminder encourages children to remember and recall information they have learnt to test their knowledge. For example, she asks children questions that challenge their thinking. Very occasionally, the childminder does not always provide children with enough time to think through their answers. Highly accurate observations and assessments of children's learning focus on their interests. This enables the childminder to identify challenging next steps to further improve children's outstanding rate of development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children flourish in the impressively well-equipped outdoor area. The childminder provides the same high-quality activities outside as inside which enables children to choose where they learn. At the inspection, children developed their mark-making skills with paint brushes and water while others went on a 'nature hunt' to find bugs and feathers. Children ran with excitement as they hunted for hidden numbers in the garden and then successfully matched them to a number line. Children behave exceptionally well. They are kind and considerate towards others and have excellent manners. They have a secure understanding of what the childminder expects. For example, they take their shoes and coats off when they come in from the garden.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are enthusiastic learners who are thriving in this outstanding environment. Children have an excellent knowledge and understanding of letter sounds and are not afraid to have a go at new activities and challenges. Children are confident and make excellent progress. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage in learning and move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 121448 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825268 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992 and lives in Newdigate, near Dorking, Surrey. The childminder operates her service Monday to Thursday from 7.30am until 5.30pm, all year round.

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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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