Childminder EY443682

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2016 11 September 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder knows the importance of professional development and improving her service. She keeps up to date and has addressed issues from the previous inspection, which has helped her to raise the overall standard of her practice.  The childminder has good partnerships with parents and with staff at other settings the children attend. These help to provide consistency in children's care and learning.  Children behave well. They respond to the childminder's praise and develop good levels of confidence and self-esteem. The childminder promotes their well-being effectively.  The childminder promotes children's understanding of healthy lifestyles well. For example, children know that when they play they need food for energy.  The childminder reflects on her practice accurately. She monitors children's progress effectively, identifies any gaps in their learning and devises a plan to address these.

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This provision is good

 The childminder prepares children well with the skills needed for school. For example, she teaches children to be independent and choose their own resources.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always support children's early and pre-reading skills as effectively as possible.  At times, the childminder does not make full use of opportunities during daily routines to challenge and extend the children's learning as well as possible.

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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

 take every opportunity to promote children's early and pre-reading skills as effectively as possible  make full use of all learning opportunities that arise to provide children with highly challenging experiences that extend children's learning as effectively as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled documentation, including that relating to planning, children's development records, policies and procedures.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents and children.  The childminder gave the inspector a tour of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding and what to do should she have any concerns for children's welfare. The childminder is clear about her role in protecting children and keeping them safe from harm. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder evaluates activities carefully and seeks the views of children to help develop her setting. For example, children enjoyed growing things so the childminder obtained an allotment and now children grow their own fruit and vegetables. The childminder uses her observations to plan for each child's next steps in learning and she checks that their progress is at least good.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a stimulating variety of toys, equipment and resources, and children are happy in the environment. She follows children's interests. For example, when a child wanted to play with dolls, the childminder planned activities around feeding and looking after them. This helps children to be well motivated learners. The childminder encourages good development of children's communication and language skills and, for example, extends their vocabularies effectively through adding new words, including 'aubergine'. The childminder asks lots of skilful questions which encourage children to think, such as, 'Where do tomatoes come from?' Children find out about the world through a wide range of interesting experiences. For example, on a visit to woodlands, children explored different materials and created a twig house. The childminder supports children's early mathematical learning well. For example, children play with blocks and the childminder

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

extends their mathematical language by asking, 'How high can you build it?'

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a good role model to children and they respond well. They learn to share, take turns and to respect each other. The childminder has warm and secure attachments with the children. The childminder extends children's understanding about being healthy and meets their physical needs effectively. For example, children choose to drink water when thirsty and know it is good for them. Children develop physical skills effectively. For example, when enjoying visits to the park, soft-play areas and the beach.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder prepares children well for their next stage in learning. Children learn to manage their personal needs. For example, they use the toilet on their own and wash their hands independently. Children develop good social skills. For example, through meeting other children during outings in the local community. They learn to count and understand mathematical language, such as 'more', and to recognise some numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443682 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1049540 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 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 September 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Crawley, West Sussex. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm. She has a recognised 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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