Childminder 121693

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 2016 31 March 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 observes children's play to assess their development. She uses this information and the children's interests to plan for their future learning and to enable them to make good progress.  Children settle well under the childminder's attentive care. They build strong bonds with the childminder which help them to feel secure and develop good levels of emotional well-being.  The childminder has very strong partnerships with parents and other settings that the children attend. She has good communication with parents to keep them fully informed of children's care routines.  The childminder communicates very well with the children to engage them in play and extend their learning. She also supports their listening and language development well.  The childminder has a good understanding of how to keep children safe. She can identify indicators that would raise concerns and knows how to make a referral to help

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always fully share children's learning needs with parents, so that they can further support their children's learning at home.  The childminder does not always offer children opportunities to explore and investigate different materials and resources, to develop their awareness of the world around them.

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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 systems further for sharing children's learning needs with parents in order for them to consistently support their children's learning at home  build on opportunities for children to explore and experience different textures and materials, to extend their awareness of the world around them.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed observations of the children engaged in activities with the childminder.  The inspector sampled some of the documents that the childminder uses to support her practice.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views through conversations with them and their written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to protect children and to keep them safe. For example, she continually checks her home and the environment where the children play to ensure that it is safe. The childminder keeps up to date with current legislation. For example, she works with other professionals and updates her knowledge to improve her skills and children's experiences. Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved the quality of her provision to a good standard. She evaluates her practice well to make improvements. She also includes the views of parents and children, to further develop the service she provides for them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good range of activities that encourage children's individual learning needs. She has monitoring systems in place to help her identify gaps in children's learning and to inform her planning. She uses what she learns to plan activities that excite and engage children in their play. For example, children enjoy dressing up as part of developing their creative abilities. The childminder joins in with activities to extend children's learning. For instance, as children engage in colouring, the childminder talks about the colours and counts with the children as they make marks on the paper. They gain independence and learn to manage everyday tasks for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder takes very good care of children's well-being. She provides the children with a caring and homely environment and children form very strong relationships with her. The childminder promotes children's physical and emotional development very well. Care routines are carried out hygienically and extremely sensitively, to support children's needs very well. The childminder actively promotes healthy eating and exercise, to help children develop a very good awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The childminder provides a positive environment that encourages children to use good manners. For example, even young children use words, such as 'please' and 'thank you' without prompting.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children benefit from a warm and nurturing environment where they show that they feel confident enough to explore and play. Children make good progress in their learning. They gain useful skills through a good variety of activities that extend their knowledge in all areas of learning. Children enjoy learning new words and mathematical language while sharing stories with the childminder. They become well prepared for the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 121693 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1048636 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 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1991. She lives in Worcester Park, Surrey. She works Monday to Friday, from 7am to 7pm, all year round.

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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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