Childminder EY419517

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 May 2016 2 June 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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has gained a qualification and developed her practice significantly. She provides high quality provision where children have excellent opportunities to learn and reach their full potential.  Children build an extremely close bond with the childminder and feel very safe and happy in her care. The childminder continually inspires children to use good manners, and to be polite and respectful of others. Children form good friendships and behave exceptionally well.  The childminder has highly effective partnerships with parents and shares excellent, detailed information with them and other professionals about her practice and children's development. Children benefit significantly from the strongly united approach to meeting their needs.  The childminder expertly promotes children's communication, mathematical and literacy skills very well in preparation for their move to school or other early years settings. For

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This provision is outstanding

example, they learnt about letters, numbers and patterns, while studying the bugs they found in the garden and identifying them through photographs.  Children are extremely happy and thrive in the childminder's exceptional care. They feel safe to take risks appropriate to their age and develop excellent physical skills, balance and coordination.

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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

 help children to be even more independent at mealtimes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed indoor and outdoor activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector talked to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including children's development records, and discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child's welfare. Effective risk assessments and procedures help to promote children's safety. The childminder provides children with exceptional learning experiences tailored to meet their unique needs. She uses stringent processes to monitor and evaluate the quality of all aspects of her childcare and to make continuous improvements. The childminder fully meets children's individual care and welfare needs. She gathers comprehensive information when children start and is extremely vigilant in responding to their health needs. Parents are extremely complimentary about the information they receive, and how quickly their children settle.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and parents complete detailed assessments and plan children's learning together from the start. The childminder provides excellent activities and ideas that teach children about the world around them, and she nurtures their sense of achievement. She exchanges comprehensive information with other professionals and settings that children attend so they can work together, for example, to help children develop their speech and rapidly close any gaps in their learning. The childminder uses exceptional teaching techniques, which truly motivate children to learn. Children thoroughly enjoy looking at books and listening to stories. They develop excellent early literacy skills, for example, as the childminder enthusiastically tells stories using imaginative props that inspire them. Children love joining in their favourite parts, knowing what happens next.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children take part in activities that give them extensive opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyles. For example, they grow their own vegetables in the garden where they learn about foods that are good to eat. Children enjoy a wealth of opportunities for physical play indoors as well as outdoors. For example, they develop excellent balance and coordination as they fly their paper planes and move around safely. Overall, children learn excellent independence, such as putting their coats and shoes on ready to go outside. Occasionally, at mealtimes, the childminder completes tasks that children could do for themselves.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

The childminder teaches children key skills that enable them to be exceptionally confident. Children experiment with early writing, compare the size of footprints, and solve problems to create a flow of water using tubes. Children are extremely motivated. They have remarkable perseverance and behave exceedingly well. They make excellent progress in their learning, making them very well prepared for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY419517 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 832580 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Leatherhead, Surrey. The childminder operates from 7.30am until 6pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, all year. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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