Childminder EY275326

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 7 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 provides an exceptionally welcoming and very nurturing environment, in which children feel safe and secure.  Exceptional partnerships are in place with parents. The childminder goes to extraordinary lengths to best support the families she works with.  The childminder continually seeks ways to improve her outstanding teaching and care for children. She actively seeks, and values, the contribution of parents and children when reviewing her provision.  Children make excellent progress and are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of learning. For example, the childminder consistently encourages children to develop their ideas and make links to their prior learning.  The childminder expertly encourages children's communication and language skills. For example, young children listen intently to the childminder and respond enthusiastically as they talk about previous events and experiences.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder continually updates her excellent professional knowledge, for instance, through a programme of wide and varied training courses.  The childminder maintains excellent links with other early years professionals to share ideas and next steps in children's learning. This provides an extremely effective consistent approach that clearly supports positive outcomes for 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

 continue with plans to extend the already excellent knowledge of young children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector and childminder discussed the learning that children experience in her care.  The inspector took the written views of parents into account.  The inspector reviewed a sample of documentation that related to the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements.  The inspector observed the impact of the childminder's teaching, indoors and outdoors.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder provides exceptional care and teaching, and continually evaluates the effectiveness of her highly impressive provision. For example, she regularly undertakes training to update her teaching practice and deepen her extremely good understanding of child development. For instance, she has used her increased knowledge to ensure she provides excellent speech and language support for children. The childminder plans to strengthen this excellent knowledge even further by exploring how very young children develop their own theories for learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very comprehensive understanding of how to keep children safe. She is highly confident in her knowledge of how to report any concerns about children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children experience an excellent range of developmentally appropriate activities, which constantly challenge their learning. For example, very young children are encouraged to explore letter shapes and recognise letter sounds as they use paintbrushes to practise writing their name outdoors. The childminder knows the children incredibly well and is highly skilled at tuning into their interests to further their development. She routinely shares her exceptionally precise assessments of children's development with parents, along with excellent ideas to support learning at home. The highly effective monitoring of progress enables the childminder to identify timely next steps for children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has an exceptionally calm manner and is highly effective as she creates a very supportive and nurturing environment for children. Her consistent approach is extremely successful in supporting children's emotional development. Children's behaviour is exemplary for their age. The childminder is highly effective in teaching children to manage their own risks. For example, she reminds very young children of how to use a knife safely when they chop their banana at snack time. Children gain an excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, children use sand timers as they learn to brush their teeth well after eating. Even young children talk about how milk is good for their teeth and helps to make them strong.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly engaged in their play and become deeply engrossed in their learning. For example, very young children show exceptional levels of concentration as they notice the effect of their movements in water. They repeatedly speed up and slow down their actions, excitedly learning how to control the bubbles and splashes. Children make sustained progress from their starting points and are exceptionally well prepared for their next stages of learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY275326 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 826743 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 7 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the Burgess Hill area of West Sussex. The childminder provides care Monday to Thursday from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year. She holds a level 3 early years qualification.

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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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