Childminder EY432448

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2016 10 January 2012

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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 an extremely professional, highly qualified and inspirational teacher. She makes thorough and highly effective use of self-evaluation to improve her practice.  The childminder completes detailed observations on children and makes precise assessments of their progress. She uses the information she gains from these processes to plan and provide an exceptional range of high-quality activities. All children, whatever their level of attainment on entry, make outstanding progress.  The childminder gives high priority to children's well-being. She provides an extremely nurturing and stimulating play and learning environment. Children take part in a great deal of challenging and exciting outdoor activities, and eat extremely healthily.  The childminder supports children's understanding of the world particularly well. For example, they are very much involved in supporting two children from India who the

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This provision is outstanding

childminder sponsors. They learn how children play in different countries. The childminder engages children in exciting science experiments, for instance, they make perfume from wild flowers and home-grown herbs.  The childminder establishes highly effective relationships with parents and other early years settings children attend. They review and plan for children's progress together, and all contribute to the assessment process. This helps to ensure children receive highly consistent support between their different settings.

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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

 build on children's high interest and involvement in reviewing their own progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children during activities indoors and in the garden, and looked at the range of resources and equipment available for their use.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including the impact of her teaching methods, and use of observation and assessment to support children's progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation relating to safeguarding, children's progress and well-being, and the childminder's suitability and self-evaluation process.  The inspector talked to children and parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's knowledge and understanding of the procedure to follow should she have concerns about a child's welfare is highly secure. She reflects extremely closely on her practice and makes excellent use of the knowledge and skills gained from the training and research she completes. For example, the childminder has introduced children to campfire building and rope climbing. She has displayed words, for instance, on wooden signposts, and numbers and shapes in lots of different ways outdoors to encourage mathematics. The childminder has also increased her use of music and art to encourage children's self-expression and speech.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has high expectations of children. She provides exceptionally exciting, challenging and innovative activities and resources to support their learning and development. For example, the childminder had a bone cut open to show children what bone marrow looked like. She takes note of children's emerging interests, such as in technology or favourite stories, and builds on these. For example, she provided bundles of sticks for children to build a house to re-enact a favourite story about pigs, and an electrical circuit making set for a more able child. The childminder is extremely skilled in supporting children's communication and language. For example, she encourages them with carefully worded questions and comments, to develop and express their own ideas, such as for building a den. Children develop outstanding mathematical skills and are constantly challenged by the childminder. For example, they calculate how many more

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

eggs are needed to make an omelette. More able children create shapes, such as a square from two triangles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have an amazing understanding of how to play nicely and safely, for example, when engaged in physical 'superhero' play. They show care for each other, those less fortunate than themselves and the childminder's pets. Children climb and balance on different rope structures in the garden, showing immense skill and confidence. They have an excellent understanding about food that is healthy. For example, children willingly swap sugary foods for healthier choices. Children really enjoy collecting the eggs each day from the chickens and helping the childminder prepare food. They use tools, such as sawing knives, hammers and nails very safely. Children enthusiastically reflect on their progress at the end of each day with the childminder, although are not fully involved in identifying what they need or want to progress to next.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are well prepared emotionally and equipped practically for their eventual start at pre-school or school. Children competently manage their own personal care. They are immensely independent, creative, inquisitive and motivated to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432448 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 823792 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 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 10 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in East Horsley, Surrey. The childminder is a qualified primary school teacher and holds Qualified Teacher Status. She is available to work Monday to Friday throughout the year.

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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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