Childminder EY421178

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2016 1 June 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 is highly reflective about her practice and consistently aims to improve outcomes for children. For example, she identifies training courses, reads relevant childcare books and does her own research online to extend her excellent teaching skills.  Children have extremely strong relationships with the childminder and each other. The very secure emotional well-being that all children have helps prepare them exceptionally well for the move to nursery or school.  The childminder meticulously monitors the progress that children make. This enables her to have a precise and accurate knowledge of where individual children are in their development. She is able to see very quickly if there is an area where children need extra support and helps them to catch up rapidly with their peers.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They happily negotiate about sharing resources and take account of everyone's wishes. For instance, they continue with a favourite hide-

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This provision is outstanding

and-seek game until everyone has had a turn.  The childminder expertly encourages and supports children's learning. For example, all children listened intently to a story and very confidently discussed their ideas about what might happen next.  The childminder has an extremely secure awareness of the processes to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare. For example, she regularly attends training and updates her knowledge of child protection issues.

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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

 continue to work with parents to devise the best method for engaging them even further in feedback about children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and the childminder during play activities, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed the rooms used by children.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder, for example, about children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's development records, and checked evidence of the childminder's safeguarding knowledge.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely thorough as she risk assesses her home and minimises all possible hazards. She provides parents with excellent detail about their children's progress and learning targets. For example, she uses different methods, such as verbal discussions, online computer programs and written records to communicate very effectively. However, she recognises that current processes do not always provide her with the best possible information about children's learning at home. She has clear plans to review this and adapt her methods. The childminder is very confident about working in partnerships with other early years settings that children attend. For instance, she introduces herself before children start, to see if there is anything she can do to help them settle. The ongoing sharing of highly relevant information helps her provide a very consistent approach to children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Very careful and extremely well-thought-out planning of activities enables the childminder to identify precise individual next steps in learning for each child. The childminder is exceptionally skilled at engaging children. For example, children were enthralled as they watched their bubbles float in the sky and listened carefully as the childminder explained how the wind carries them away. Children are extremely keen to take part in planned activities. For instance, building on their interest in an earlier story, they spent a particularly long time exploring porridge oats, with different sized bowls and spoons. Younger children chose to return to this activity again and again, for example, making excellent use of the different resources and tools.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children show pride in their own achievements. For example, as they managed to carefully catch bubbles on the bubble wand or blew bubbles without help for the first time. Children enjoy very nutritious snacks and meals that meet their individual dietary needs. Children know, for instance, that their tastes may change and that it is important to keep trying different foods. The childminder continually encourages children's excellent physical skills. For example, they benefit immensely from using the challenging play equipment in the park and building dens in the woods.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points and are exceptionally well prepared for the next stages in their learning. They have extremely confident communication skills and speak very well. Children develop a secure understanding of mathematics. For example, they easily recognise different sizes and older children count accurately up to 20.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY421178 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 832700 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Crowborough, East Sussex. The childminder provides care Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for most of the year. She is available to provide overnight care. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a relevant childcare 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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