Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2016 5 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

 The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to teach children about equality and diversity. For example, she introduces children to different religions and festivals in very meaningful ways, such as connecting ideas about being kind to others and ourselves.  The childminder plans an exemplary range of activities which inspire and challenge children to think and explore. This includes activities such as woodwork, creating a meadow garden and beachcombing.  Children's emotional well-being is excellent. They build exceptionally strong relationships with the childminder and are extremely happy in her care.  Children make extremely good progress in all aspects of their learning and development. They develop a great interest in learning and show huge pride in their achievements.  The childminder has excellent partnerships with other day carers. For example, she talks regularly with other professionals to reshape her teaching to suit children's

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This provision is outstanding

immediate learning needs.  Children are very safe in the childminder's care. She has an in-depth understanding of how to support children's safety and well-being.

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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

 develop even further the very strong understanding in working with children with special educational needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play in the childminder's home and garden.  The inspector examined a range of documentation, including accident records, safeguarding policies and children's records.  The inspector and childminder discussed children's learning that had taken place in different activities during the inspection.  The inspector read testimonials from parents to gather their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly updates her knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and knows exactly what to do should she have concerns. The childminder uses highly effective self-evaluation methods. This has enabled her to sustain her high quality provision reported on at the last inspection. The childminder's professional development is exemplary. She uses different methods, such as research and training, to further develop her expert knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She has already identified that her knowledge of certain special educational needs is not as fully developed as her very strong knowledge of other early years and playwork principles.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder works very closely with parents to get to know each child as an individual and makes expert judgements about children's learning needs. The childminder creates an exemplary play and learning environment with a wealth of excellent resources for children to explore. She understands the importance of helping children to learn how to think and make decisions. For example, children decide what to write in cards they have made. Children are highly confident and motivated to learn. The childminder frequently shares information with parents. For example, she observes children's development extremely closely to let parents know how children are progressing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's physical care and well-being are excellent. Children eat a very healthy range of foods at meal and snack times, including foods that they have grown in their garden and prepared themselves. Children have an exciting choice of physical activities to take part in for exercise and they develop excellent confidence in their abilities. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They understand how to put their feelings into words and decide what to do. They know how to take turns and understand how to work together. For example, children of different ages work together in sand play, and older children understand that younger children have different abilities to them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in their learning and development. They achieve beyond the typical range of development for their age and sustain these high rates of progress as they grow. For example, children are methodical in working things out, such as learning how to balance buckets of sand on a curved surface. They are also creative, and understand that their own ideas might be different but of equal value. Children are very confident communicators and are able to explain in detail what they are doing and why. They develop exceptional skills in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 114008 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 825057 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1994 and lives near Henfield, West Sussex. The childminder has a level 3 qualification in early years and receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She works all day, from Monday to Friday, for 48 weeks of the year.

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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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