Childminder EY232135

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 May 2016 26 May 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 has excellent relationships with parents, who are extremely complimentary about the care and learning that she provides. She is very successful in engaging them in their children's learning at home.  The childminder promotes children's emotional well-being extremely effectively. She has very strong and trusting bonds and relationships with children, who are extremely happy and secure in her care.  The childminder is an outstanding teacher. She uses her experience and excellent knowledge of how children learn to help them develop through a range of high quality and exceptionally well-planned play experiences.  The childminder reviews her practice highly effectively. She networks with other early years professionals and attends training that greatly enhances her knowledge and skills, and this builds on her already outstanding practice. She sets herself challenging goals and strives for continual improvements to raise the outcomes for children.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder supports children to respect each other's differences and learn about the world around them exceptionally well. They learn about a range of people and cultures through extremely well-planned activities and experiences in and out of the home.  The childminder has a very deep knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and this helps her to protect children from harm.

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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

 use the meal and snack times even more to enhance children's social learning and experiences.

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Inspection activities

 Discussions took place with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the home and garden.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records. She checked documents to confirm the suitability of the childminder and the other adult household members to be with children.  The inspector took account of the views of children spoken to on the day of the inspection. She took notice of written accounts from parents. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder rigorously monitors children's individual progress. Any gaps in their learning and development are identified and quickly closed. This helps all children in the childminder's care make rapid progress in all areas of learning. Parents' views and ideas about their children's learning are used regularly to inform the childminder's planning. They routinely contribute to their children's learning records. The childminder provides activity packs and resources for parents and children to take home. This benefits children's learning a great deal.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her extensive knowledge of the areas of learning to interact with children to extend and challenge their thinking. Teaching is outstanding. Children particularly enjoy the benefits of outdoor play; they discuss nature and how things grow as they plant vegetables and explore with their senses as they touch and smell herbs. The childminder skilfully takes all opportunities to extend and develop children's mathematical skills. For example, as they interact with number objects hidden in the sand, they begin to match numbers and develop number recognition. She is highly skilled in extending children's communication and language skills as they play, including through the use of techniques that reflect their home languages.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder teaches children excellent social skills and they show high levels of confidence. Children learn to play cooperatively, share and take turns exceptionally well. They develop very strong social skills and their behaviour is excellent. The childminder provides children with an exceptional learning environment indoors and outdoors. Children have a vast selection of age-appropriate toys and activities that are organised excellently to help them make their own independent choices and explore their own ideas. Children are given very strong support by the childminder to develop their independence. Children quickly learn to do things for themselves and learn the importance of self-care and the benefits of healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are working within, or above, the range of development typical for their age and they make excellent progress in all areas of learning. Children show great enthusiasm and excitement as they explore resources and become deeply engrossed in activities. Children have high levels of self-esteem. Children have many opportunities to learn key skills in preparation for the next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY232135 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 1037672 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives in Kingston upon Thames. The childminder cares for children from Monday to Friday throughout the year. The childminder has completed a recognised childminder training course. The childminder is in receipt of early education funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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