Childminder EY479566

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 July 2016 Not applicable

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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 exceptional skill of being able to extend learning opportunities. For example, she used water play to challenge children's mathematical knowledge. She encouraged children to recognise numbers, put them into a sequence and further challenged them to complete simple addition.  Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder is a positive role model who encourages children to be kind and considerate. Children take pride in helping to look after their environment, which the childminder praises highly.  Partnerships with parents are highly productive. The childminder works hard to ensure parents are fully involved in their children's learning and able to contribute. This helps to support continuity of care and children's emotional well-being.  The childminder is highly reflective. In addition to her own improvement plans, she makes excellent use of her early years adviser to help improve even further. The

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This provision is outstanding

childminder welcomes all feedback and includes that of parents and children.  The childminder has highly effective relationships with local schools and settings. She works alongside them to provide children with additional support in their learning.  Observation and assessment of children's learning are fully embedded. The childminder works hard to ensure children's progress is well documented. Children make rapid progress in all areas of learning and development.

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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 further opportunities for children to make decisions about their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector sampled a range of written documentation including policies and procedures, attendance records and training certificates.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed all areas of the home that children have access to.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of child protection procedures. She attends training and works closely with a range of professionals, which helps to ensure that her knowledge is up to date. The childminder is highly committed to improving her already outstanding teaching skills. She has attended a number of courses, including the importance of encouraging healthy eating. Consequently, the childminder provides a range of healthy snacks and meals which she encourages children to learn about and prepare independently. The childminder reviews her provision exceptionally well and evaluates what will have the most positive impact. For example, a recent extension has provided a playroom and toilet which has had a positive impact on children's independence skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is exemplary. The childminder has an excellent understanding and awareness of children's knowledge and constantly strives to support them in making further excellent progress. Highly effective adult-led activities lead to a number of exciting learning opportunities. For example, making 'ice creams' from playdough enabled children to practise their small muscle skills while using tweezers and scoops, use their senses to feel and describe what they could smell, and learn new mathematical language such as 'spheres'. Further excellent extension led to children using note pads to take 'ice cream' orders and demonstrate their extraordinary literacy knowledge as they spelt and wrote words such as 'cone'. The childminder facilitates children's learning enthusiastically but allows them to flourish independently.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have excellent relationships with the childminder. They are extremely well settled and thoroughly enjoy their time with her. Children confidently lead their play and demonstrate secure independence and decision-making skills. Very occasionally, the childminder lets routine times influence children's decisions. However, any influence they do have is quickly met with additional learning opportunities that successfully support children's learning. Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, they confidently explain that 'you have to wear a hat and drink lots of water when it is hot.' The childminder makes excellent use of the local area. Children visit museums, walk into the nearby town, and explore woodland.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for school. They have highly impressive literacy skills and significant mathematical knowledge for their age. Children are highly independent. For example, they serve their own food and take themselves to the toilet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479566 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 983192 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Guildford, Surrey. The childminder is open Monday to Friday from 7.45am until 6.15pm all year round. The childminder is a qualified early years teacher.

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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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