Childminder EY402951

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 May 2016 20 May 2010

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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 vigilant in keeping children safe as they play. She helps them to understand how to assess and manage small risks through everyday activities and outings, for example, as they balance and stride across wooden beams, play with water, and go on adventures into the countryside.  The childminder's thorough assessments ensure she knows precisely which aspects of children's learning to focus on next. She expertly adapts her teaching and use of resources to help every child make outstanding progress.  The childminder develops extremely good partnerships with parents, other professionals and agencies in order to promote children's future progress and implement any additional support they require.  The childminder promotes children's independence extremely well. For instance, children quickly master new skills, such as changing shoes, as the childminder teaches them little rhymes to help them remember useful techniques.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children make excellent progress in managing their feelings and behaviour, are kind to each other, and cooperate with each other to make a joyful and effective team.  The childminder uses assessments that dovetail into those used at local nurseries and schools. Children benefit from high levels of continuity in their learning and care across home, childcare and school environments. They are well prepared for school.

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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 knowledge of the wider world to strengthen their exploration of other people's values, traditions and beliefs.

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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 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 in written communication.  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

This experienced and highly reflective childminder sustains outstanding provision as she continues to identify and pursue improvements for the children. Some of these are ambitious, such as resurfacing areas to support outdoor play, while others target raising children's individual achievements. The childminder has an extensive understanding of childcare practice and underpins her high quality teaching with updates from training, personal research and professional discussion. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder implements well-thought-out policies and procedures to protect children and keep them safe in her home and on outings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is exceptional. The childminder uses her thorough assessments and superb partnerships with parents to ensure children make outstanding levels of progress. She provides an outstanding range of learning opportunities for children. The childminder skilfully links stories, investigations, small world play and outings to nurture and inspire children's understanding of new concepts, for example, as very young children experiment with planting and growing, and learn specific vocabulary to describe baby and parent animals. The childminder creates innovative resources with clear teaching goals in mind and inspires children with her enthusiasm for their interests and achievements.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children quickly settle, develop secure emotional attachments, and flourish in the care of this highly attentive and responsive childminder. She creates an exceptionally nurturing and inspiring environment, where children know they are valued and respected as individuals. Children celebrate different festivals with craftwork and dressing up. However, the childminder does not always help children to fully explore other people's values and beliefs. The childminder skilfully promotes children's understanding about how to keep healthy and safe. She is highly respectful and accommodating in shaping care to meet family needs. For example, she quickly fulfilled a parent's request to provide hot meals at the end of the day and diligently shares information on allergens.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making excellent progress in their learning. For example, they quickly catch up with their friends in areas where they were less confident, and are enthusiastic to try out and master new skills. Children are increasingly independent in making choices and managing their own care routines. They develop interests that provide the foundations for all future learning. For example, the children love books, and practise manipulation, control and precision with different tools and writing materials. Children experiment with weight, size and capacity, they begin to count and add on one more item.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY402951 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 822525 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 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Cobham, Surrey. The childminder provides care from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round except for bank holidays and annual leave.

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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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