Childminder EY422873

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 June 2016 14 May 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 builds positive partnerships with parents, to provide children with a good consistency of care in their learning and help them to make good progress. For example, she shares next steps and activities with them.  A good system is in place to track children's progress. The childminder uses what she knows about children to promptly highlight and close any gaps in their learning.  Children have good opportunities to learn about simple mathematics and develop skills that support their future learning.  The childminder uses the local environment well to extend children's learning. For example, children make links to healthy eating as they pick fruit from an allotment.  Children behave well and know what is expected of them. Their good behaviour is supported well by the childminder, who teaches them to share and take turns.  The childminder and her assistants work well together to evaluate and review practice.

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This provision is good

They are dedicated to making positive changes and keeping up to date with new ideas. They help children to be motivated and engaged in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently help children to develop their early reading and letter recognition skills, to further prepare them for their future learning.  The childminder does not take all opportunities to enable all children to manage some everyday tasks for themselves, to build on their independence.

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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

 extend the opportunities for children to develop their early reading and letter recognition skills during their everyday experiences  develop further opportunities for children to do everyday things for themselves, to help them become even more independent.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, including children's progress reports, policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.  The inspector gathered the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder and her assistants work well together. The childminder monitors the quality of teaching, supports her assistants well and observes their practice, to help them improve. The childminder engages in good professional development opportunities to develop her knowledge and skills, and those of her assistants. For example, they extend their skills to support the specific needs of the children they care for. The childminder maintains good relationships with other early years professionals. She communicates well with other childminders and practitioners to share ideas and resources that provide children with good consistency in their care and learning. The childminder and her assistants have a good understanding of the safeguarding policies and procedures to follow to protect the welfare of children. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder meets the individual needs of the children and knows them well. She forms good relationships with the children, who show that they are happy and confident, and display good levels of emotional well-being. The childminder extends children's learning well. For example, children who show an interest in transport go on walks to discuss what vehicles they can see. Children develop good communication, listening and speaking skills. The childminder uses everyday opportunities to ask thought-provoking questions and reinforces the positive pronunciation of words. Children know what is expected of them at school as they visit the schools and participate in activities they may experience. For example, they find their own pegs to hang up their coats.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a positive role model and the children are polite and considerate to the needs of others. For example, older children help younger children to complete tasks. Children develop a good understanding of differences and similarities between people within society, and they celebrate festivals of different cultures. The children develop good physical skills. For instance, they challenge their abilities on large play equipment, such as climbing walls. Children develop good physical well-being. They participate in age- appropriate exercise and have time to rest and enjoy quieter activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and development. They develop good skills to prepare them well for school. For example, they develop good social skills and harmoniously share, take turns and wait patiently. They engage in experiences that require a level of maturity and compromise to resolve minor conflicts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422873 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1049420 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 11 Number of children on roll 14

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder employs two assistants. The childminder and her assistants all hold early years qualifications 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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