Childminder 402728

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 May 2016 22 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 is committed and extremely passionate about the quality of her excellent provision. She continually seeks the views of parents, children, and other professionals to evaluate and develop her already exemplary practice.  The childminder continually updates her excellent teaching skills through an excellent programme of professional development and reflection.  There is an exceptionally welcoming and highly stimulating learning environment for children, indoors and outdoors.  The childminder is significantly skilled at meeting children's needs. She is highly effective at tuning into their interests to help her expertly extend their learning.  Exceptional parent partnerships are in place. The childminder shares highly informative and accurate detail about children's learning with parents.  The childminder provides exceptionally positive and nurturing care that encourages children to thrive. Children make excellent progress from their starting points.

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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 develop the already excellent and stimulating learning environments, particularly to support children who like to be outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out an observation on children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector took parents' views and comments into account.  The inspector sampled documentation relating to policies and procedures.  The inspector observed play in the indoor and outdoor environments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The exceptional childminder has an absolute commitment to outstanding practice. For example, she regularly completes training to extend her knowledge further and improve the quality of her teaching practices. She has gone to great lengths to improve the environment and, for instance, created an exceptional purpose-built playroom. In addition, the childminder provides a highly engaging outdoor area. She has exciting plans to develop this even further, such as enabling children to grow their own healthy foods. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of her role with regard to child protection and is extremely confident about how to report concerns that relate to children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled in her use of language to extend young children's learning. For example, she uses carefully chosen words, such as 'squishy' and 'splash', as they explore the paint. The childminder is highly effective as she maintains children's attention and plans activities with suitable levels of challenge. For example, very young children are extremely excited as they learn to correctly sort cups, according to their size. The childminder expertly uses her excellent observation skills to complete highly accurate assessments on children's learning and successfully engages parents in the process. Her excellent monitoring of the learning assessments ensures that she swiftly identifies any gaps in children's development. This enables her to plan interesting experiences and activities that consistently extend children's extremely good progress even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's unfailing positivity and calm nature help young children to feel extremely safe and secure. Children have an exceptionally strong bond with the childminder, who readily provides comfort and reassurance. For example, she provides highly positive encouragement for their efforts. The childminder's excellent knowledge about children's care needs helps all children to settle extremely quickly. She takes immense care to encourage and support children's physical well-being. For example, they spend a lot of time playing in the fresh air, and the childminder constantly encourages children to extend their physical abilities. Young children react with great pleasure as they finally manage to use a spade to put sand in a bucket.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of learning. Children are highly motivated in their play and display exceptional levels of concentration for their age. For example, very young children remain highly focused as they learn to coordinate their movements and make bells ring in turn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 402728 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 826126 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 22 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Redhill, Surrey. The childminder provides care Monday to Wednesday, from 7am to 6.30pm, 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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