Childminder 120396

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 18 March 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 uses her expert knowledge to protect children and promote their individual development. She is highly reflective in her practice and constantly seeks to make improvements to raise standards even further.  The childminder skilfully promotes children's communication skills. Children listen attentively, readily respond to questions and become extremely expressive speakers. Children make excellent progress in their learning in the childminder's care.  Parents describe the childminder's cooking as 'Amazing! A huge range and variety of home-cooked meals, which have been prepared with love!' The childminder is also extremely talented in adapting recipes to meet a wide variety of different dietary requirements.  Children develop excellent skills in moving and handling. They enjoy strengthening muscles and perfecting the use of small apparatus, for instance as they explore all the outdoor play equipment.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has built superb and extremely effective partnerships with other providers. She prepares children extremely well for their moves to new settings.  Parents observe that the childminder, her co-childminder and her assistant treat children with a huge amount of respect, which they observe is reflected in the respect children show to each other.

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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 refine the highly effective arrangements to monitor children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed care routines and teaching, and the impact of these on children's safety, welfare and learning.  The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder. The inspector confirmed the role and suitability of the childminder's assistant.  The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and information exchanged with parents.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and reviewed written communication from parents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder uses exemplary information- sharing practices to engage parents in children's learning, and provide continuity between home and childcare. Children quickly meet her high expectations for their learning, which are rooted in her extensive knowledge of each child and how they learn. The childminder uses accurate self-evaluation to identify how she can continue to improve her provision. She is considering how to use her new system for monitoring children's progress more effectively. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is vigilant about checking children's welfare and knows what action to take if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She ensures her assistant also knows how to apply her training in safeguarding children and paediatric first-aid.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is exceptional. The childminder and her co-childminder provide an outstanding range of learning opportunities for children. For example, they quickly respond when children create imaginary worlds, by providing different tools and appliances for them to learn to use together. The childminder promotes excellent outcomes for children through her thorough assessments and planning. She knows precisely the type of toys that will interest and challenge each child. For example, with one superb book and some inspirational teaching, children learn, understand and embrace the idea of 'opposites'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder, her co-childminding husband and her assistant are excellent role models. Children thrive in the warmth and security of their attention and care. Children of different ages mix extremely well together as, for example, they choose to share experiences and notice how to help each other. Parents commend the childminder for creating a 'safe and non-judgemental' environment where children can make and learn from their mistakes. Children make ambitious choices, persevere through challenges and finish what they set out to accomplish.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning. They have tremendous fun while they explore and investigate. They happily play, think, question and create all day. Children develop high levels of self-confidence and independence. They mix extremely well with children of different ages and their manners are admirable for their ages. Children gain a wealth of skills across all areas of their learning and development. They are friendly, enthusiastic and ready for new ventures at other settings and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 120396 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825243 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 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1994. She lives with her husband, who is also a registered childminder and her daughter, who is registered as her assistant. The childminder operates her service from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She occasionally provides care for children overnight and at weekends. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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