Childminder EY387114

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 May 2016 16 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

 Partnerships with parents and other settings children attend are excellent, and make an extremely strong contribution to meeting the children's needs. For example, there is an extensive two-way flow of communication and children benefit greatly from a fully cohesive approach to their care and development.  Children behave exceptionally well, and play and learn extremely happily together. The childminder sets consistent boundaries and takes every opportunity to praise positive behaviour. Children have the highest levels of self-esteem and emotional well-being.  The childminder has extremely high expectations for all children, who make excellent progress from their starting points. Teaching is inspirational and highly focused on gently nurturing children to the highest levels of achievement.  Children have an exciting time exploring and experimenting in an exceptionally stimulating environment. They become completely fascinated in their learning, and

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This provision is outstanding

enthusiastically take part in the rich and varied learning experiences on offer.  The childminder is extremely committed to her professional development. She continually improves her skills and makes superb use of her qualification. For example, she constantly accesses further training and research to maintain her outstanding level.  The childminder monitors children's progress meticulously. Her assessments are extremely precise and quickly identify any need to close gaps in children's learning.

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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 to build on children's excellent learning opportunities to further enrich the experiences of babies.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and the childminder playing together.  The inspector examined a sample of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector and childminder discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection, and undertook a joint observation of children's play.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally ambitious. She completes meticulous evaluations of her practice to help identify areas to improve even further. For example, she recently introduced inspiring story and activity bags to further engage parents, and to extend home learning. Parents comment on how highly involved they are in their children's learning. The childminder constantly strives for excellence and recognises the need to improve her knowledge of how to enrich the learning experiences of babies. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how to protect children, and closely follows her detailed policies and procedures. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The inspirational childminder makes learning exciting and constantly engages children in activities. She makes the most of spontaneous learning to extend children's critical thinking skills exceptionally well. For example, as children explored local woodlands, they investigated and identified the different insects and wildlife they found. They then confidently counted the different species and ticked them off on their discovery sheets. The childminder has an extensive understanding of each child's development and interests. She meticulously plans activities to challenge and inspire them. For example, children delight in creating their erupting volcanoes. They are completely involved in the process, and are fascinated as they closely observe and predict what will happen next.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally nurturing and children are exceedingly confident, happy and secure. They show extremely high levels of motivation in their learning. For example, they show exceptional focus and investigation skills as they explore the garden with magnets, hunting for metal. Children's physical well-being is extremely well promoted. For instance, children regularly explore nature locally, excitedly climbing, searching under logs and exercising. Children have an excellent understanding of safety and how to manage their own risks. For example, they confidently discuss road safety and how they must be extremely careful on trips.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy all areas of their learning. The have impressive mathematics skills. For example, children confidently work out simple addition as they compare who found the most buried gems. Children develop excellent early writing skills and are exceptionally confident talkers. They are extremely independent and easily manage their personal needs, such as packing their bags and putting on their own sun protection cream before trips. Children are exceptionally willing to work things out for themselves, and rapidly gain the skills needed for their next stages in learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY387114 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 986162 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 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Tadworth, Surrey. The childminder has Qualified Teacher Status. She provides care for children between 7.30am and 6pm each weekday, during term time.

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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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