Childminder EY221505

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 26 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

 Children benefit from a highly stimulating and welcoming learning environment in which they have fun. They easily choose from an extensive range of resources and activities that challenge and inspire them.  The childminder knows children extremely well and provides excellent support for their individual learning. Children are confident and highly motivated to learn. They make excellent progress in their development.  Communication with parents is excellent. For example, the childminder provides frequent, extremely detailed feedback about children's progress and development. She asks parents to contribute their own observations from home and she work very closely with them in deciding the next steps for children's learning.  Partnerships with other professionals and staff in other early years settings that children attend are highly effective. For example, the childminder continues topics and themes from nursery and they work together to support children's learning to ensure a

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This provision is outstanding

highly consistent approach.  The childminder is highly motivated to continue to provide very high-quality care and learning. She constantly strives to improve what she does. For instance, she has achieved a recognised childcare qualification since the last inspection and uses her new knowledge to help maintain her exceptionally high standards.

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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 introduce new experiences to stimulate children's imaginative play and extend their creative skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in activities with the childminder, inside and outside.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection about her practice, and children's learning and development.  The inspector sampled paperwork including children's records.  The inspector looked around the areas of the childminder's home used by children.  The inspector read questionnaires from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder successfully provides an extremely high-quality service. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of child protection and how to recognise and report any concerns. She keeps meticulous records and is extremely well organised. The childminder evaluates her practice extremely rigorously and constantly strives for improvement. For example, she has recently achieved a quality assurance award. She uses what she has learnt through this experience very effectively to continue to review what she does on an ongoing basis. She makes excellent use of training opportunities. For instance, she has developed a very child-led approach to activity planning after completing a course.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is highly responsive to children's needs. The childminder makes extremely precise assessments and meticulously monitors children's progress so she immediately identifies gaps in their learning. She makes excellent use of everyday routines, such as snack time, for example, to extend children's understanding of number. For instance, children enjoyed making their own snack-time 'spiders' and counted out the correct number of breadsticks for their legs. Children have exciting opportunities to learn about the world around them, for example growing their own fruit and watching tadpoles become frogs. Children enjoy a wide range of creative activities to stimulate their imaginative play. The childminder recognises these can be extended even further, to provide new challenges and even more opportunities to develop their own ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model and, for example, offers children very warm, gentle encouragement and praise. Children behave extremely well and show concern for each other. For instance, very young children cuddle their friends to comfort them if they are upset. Children happily share, offering their friends the glue when they have had their turn. The childminder skilfully uses everyday experiences to help children gain an excellent understanding of how to stay safe and be healthy. For example, children sing a song that explains why it is important to wash their hands and they understand that some toys are not safe for their younger friends.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. They are exceptionally confident and independent. They play very well together, learning to share and take turns. Children become excellent communicators and are highly motivated to learn. They are extremely well-prepared for their future learning and the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY221505 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 826355 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in North Cheam in the London Borough of Sutton. The childminder cares for children each weekday throughout the year. She is able to receive funding for the provision of free early education for children age two, three and four years. She holds a relevant 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

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Telephone number

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