Childminder EY291302

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 June 2016 31 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 has an outstanding drive to provide children with the highest quality care and education. She very effectively and continually monitors her provision, and seeks parents' and children's feedback. She is highly successful in identifying the most relevant professional development opportunities to keep her knowledge up to date.  The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how young children learn. Through skilful teaching, she uses activities extremely well to promote all areas of their development. Children are exceptionally confident, persevere with new skills, concentrate and become highly independent learners.  The childminder uses her meticulous observations highly successfully to plan activities and experiences that motivate children to learn. She has an extremely well-documented system to monitor children's progress, identify any gaps quickly and plan to help them catch up rapidly. Children make excellent progress from their starting points.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has superb partnerships with parents and other early years providers. This has a significant impact on children's care and learning. The childminder meets children's physical and emotional needs exceptionally well.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They have very strong relationships and an extremely positive awareness of people's differences.

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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

 strengthen opportunities to help children make observations, and explore why some things occur and talk about the changes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation, parent survey and their written feedback left for the inspection.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder expertly assesses and reviews her practice to maintain her high-quality provision. She uses research exceptionally well and welcomes support from other professionals to follow new initiatives. This has led her to strengthen her partnerships with parents even further. They exchange extensive written and verbal information to work extremely well together, providing strong continuity in children's care and development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends regular training to ensure she has an excellent awareness of how to keep children safe. She carries out meticulous risk assessments. The childminder has an extremely clear understanding of the procedures to follow should a child be at risk of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled and extends children's development across all areas of learning exceptionally well. For example, during a baking activity, she shows older children how she follows written instructions and helps them to notice simple words. She encourages the children to count and measure ingredients, and learn mathematical terms such as 'half full'. The childminder demonstrates new techniques for children to practise and introduces new vocabulary very well, helping children to 'knead'. She talks about the equipment needed, how the dough changes colour and what ingredients will make it thicker; although, she misses the opportunity to help children notice and talk about all the changes the dough goes through, to help strengthen their learning further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have high self-esteem and are very eager to learn. The childminder has high expectations and children are extremely pleased with their achievements. The range and organisation of resources indoors and outdoors is outstanding. Children make very secure choices independently and lead their learning. For example, they select and use a programmable toy, working out which arrow to use and how many times to press it to get it to a specific place. Children learn excellent hygiene routines. For example, they automatically wash their hands for meals and find their individual towel. They clean their teeth and learn the importance of healthy eating and exercise. The childminder works exceptionally closely with parents to help children settle very quickly. She gets to know children and their families really well before they start, to help them feel secure. She treats children with warmth and compassion to meet their individual needs securely.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children have great fun and engross themselves fully in all activities, demonstrating focused concentration for long periods. Children are highly confident communicators and very active learners. They are extremely confident and gain exceptional skills for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY291302 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 826948 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 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Knaphill, near Woking, Surrey. The childminder provides care each weekday, including before and after school, for 50 weeks a year. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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