Childminder EY345283

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 April 2016 29 November 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 strives for excellence and is highly reflective. She has made many improvements since her previous inspection, which have had a positive impact on children's development. For example, the childminder has improved her support for children's speech and language needs as a result of attending training.  The childminder knows children exceptionally well. She is warm and nurturing and children have strong bonds with her. The childminder places high priority on children's starting points and works extremely closely with parents to support children's progress.  The childminder's observations of children's learning and her planned activities focus heavily on children's interests. The childminder provides challenging extension to children's play and allows them to make independent decisions. Children make rapid progress, taking into account their starting points.  The childminder has outstanding relationships with parents. She consistently shares

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This provision is outstanding

information about their children's learning and provides excellent support. Parents provide exceptionally positive feedback and say that they 'cannot fault' the service that the childminder provides. They are extremely happy with their children's progress.  The childminder has excellent relationships with external agencies and professionals that provide additional support for children. She quickly puts their guidance into place and adapts her strong teaching to benefit all children.

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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

 extend further the already excellent opportunities for children to hear and see numbers in their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed all activities and interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and interacted with the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed a range of written documentation, including written policies, self- evaluation plans and children's records.  The inspector tracked children's development and assessed the progress they are making.  The inspector viewed written feedback from parents to gain their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of safeguarding procedures and how to protect children. Written documentation underpins her secure knowledge and is at the forefront of all aspects of her practice. The childminder is highly committed to keeping her knowledge of child development up to date. For example, since her previous inspection she has completed a degree in early years education and is continuing her studies further. The childminder works extremely closely with other childminders and early years practitioners. For example, she runs a childminding group and provides support to other childcare professionals. The childminder monitors children's development exceptionally well to ensure that she identifies challenging next steps.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides an exceptional environment which grasps children's attention and motivates them to explore. Children flourish in the childminder's home and show delight as they discover exciting resources, such as balls that flash, and enjoy favourite nursery rhymes that the childminder sings. The childminder provides excellent support for children's emerging communication skills. She adapts her outstanding teaching to meet the needs of individual children. For example, she uses lots of repetition and uses signing to help develop children's understanding. The childminder provides a wide variety of opportunities to extend children's learning based on their interests, for example, as they enjoy posting the wooden objects into the toy post box. The childminder counts as children select objects, and she develops their knowledge of colour. However, the childminder does not fully extend all opportunities to extend children's knowledge of

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's well-being and individual development are at the heart of everything the childminder does. Her unlimited enthusiasm inspires children's confidence and helps them develop into confident and independent learners. Even at a young age, children show care and compassion towards each other. They pass each other toys and communicate through laughter and babbling. Children are highly stimulated and interested in their surroundings. For example, children discovered themselves in mirrors and spent time looking at their reflections and blowing bubbles. Children gain plenty of fresh air each day. The childminder makes excellent use of the local environment and promotes children's social skills very effectively, for example, when children visit toddler groups.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in all areas of learning and development. Children enjoy developing their early literacy skills as they explore books. Their emerging confidence enables them to try new activities, for example, exploring messy activities. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY345283 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1034667 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 29 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Horsham, West Sussex. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 6 and works Monday to Wednesday from 7.30am until 6pm.

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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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Telephone number

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