Childminder 505753

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 May 2016 17 November 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

 Children enjoy a vast range of rich and exciting experiences. They have lots of fun.  The childminder establishes excellent relationships with parents through which she works in partnership to ensure children's high level well-being.  Children have excellent opportunities to develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they find out about where food comes from as they watch the milking of cows. Children benefit from large amounts of open air and exercise.  Children behave impeccably. Children of differing ages play together harmoniously and help each other in the challenges they take on. Children have lovely manners. They are skilled in the art of conversation, they learn to listen and respond to others' comments and views. Children strongly understand the rules that exist and follow these precisely.  The childminder tailors her work very closely to the interests of the children. She shows

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This provision is outstanding

large amounts of flexibility and makes adept changes in order to appeal to individual children. The childminder takes extremely high regard of the views of children and parents in her continual evaluation of her practice.  The childminder acts admirably to ensure her practice meets changes that occur in legislation, for example, she adapts her practice in line with new requirements. She is always aware of minor changes, such as when new contact telephone numbers come into effect.

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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

 consider ways of helping children to use larger resources in their play to help extend their learning further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and of her suitability checks.  The inspector checked the suitability of the provision for early years children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder exudes confidence in her knowledge of safeguarding procedures and of the factors that may cause her concern about children's welfare. The childminder follows extremely robust procedures to ensure children's safety in her farm-based setting. For example, she has made a very safe area for outdoor play. The childminder follows highly effective strategies to continue to develop her knowledge and understanding to carry out her role to a very high standard. For example, through liaising with childminders around the world, she has been able to teach children about the wider community. This includes, for example, receiving postcards from children in other countries.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder continues to monitor and assess children's development using her meticulous systems to ensure children progress well, even when she is not required to. Children enjoy their rich activities, which strongly appeal to their interests and promote learning, including developing their early reading, writing and number skills. For example, the childminder is developing a range of activities that include 'princesses' to meet children's topical interests. The childminder shows an ability to extend children's thoughts and ideas as they play. She promotes the acceptance of others in a highly effective way. For example, she recognises and celebrates children's strengths and individualities with them, to highlight and value the differences that exist between people.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children display large amounts of confidence in the setting, where they operate with high levels of independence and clearly feel highly secure. As soon as children come through the door, they are extremely eager to learn. The childminder forms lovely relationships with the children and they settle very quickly. The childminder has created a wonderfully stimulating environment in her setting. For example, she carefully considers her displays to ensure they meet children's differing needs. The organisation of resources strongly enables children to make choices about the activities they engage in. However, children cannot all take part in large-scale floor play simultaneously if they sometimes choose to. The childminder strongly promotes children's personal development, and children become self-assured in her care. She makes children feel valued and important and talks to them in detail about their home lives, using the wealth of information she gathers from their

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Setting details

Unique reference number 505753 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 826159 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 November 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1994. She works from a farm in East Chiltington, near Lewes in East Sussex. The childminder currently only has school-age children on roll. She also provides full-time care for early years children. She has relevant child care qualifications.

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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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Telephone number

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