Childminder EY311515

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 July 2016 30 April 2015

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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 works well in partnership with parents and staff at other settings children attend. They share useful information to support a consistent approach to children's care and learning.  Children feel safe and secure with the childminder. They are confident and have a strong emotional bond with her. The childminder uses praise well to support children's understanding of appropriate behaviour and skilfully discourages behaviour that does not support good relationships with their friends. Children get on well together.  All children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder supports children's communication and language and mathematical skills well in daily activities.  The childminder continually strives to improve her practice. She evaluates her work regularly and uses local training opportunities well to support ongoing development.  The premises are safe, secure and hygienic. Children learn to eat nutritious food and to

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This provision is good

drink water regularly to help them to be healthy.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the most of opportunities to encourage younger children to develop their early writing skills.  Although children have some opportunities to learn about other cultures, the range of experiences provided does not deepen their understanding about the lives of those who are different from themselves.

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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

 provide more opportunities for younger children to develop their early writing skills  increase the range of experiences that deepen children's awareness and understanding about those who are different from themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed how the childminder interacts with children, including her management of behaviour and the development of children's language skills.  The inspector examined the attendance record and documents relating to how the childminder keeps children safe, both in the setting and on outings.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents and children.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she reviews her practice and examined children's records of achievement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is ambitious and has high expectations of children and herself. She communicates well with parents and seeks their views, and those of the children she cares for, to review her practice. She has taken effective action to improve the quality of provision since the last inspection and to improve outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder identifies and minimises potential risks in her home, and on outings, to keep children safe. For instance, she changed the route she takes to walk children to school to maintain their safety when the crossing patrol was absent. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection. She knows the procedures to follow to report any concerns about children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gathers information from parents about what children know and can do to plan activities that meet their needs from the time they begin to attend. She observes children regularly to identify their achievements. She monitors their progress well to identify and take action to close any gaps in their learning. The childminder builds on children's interests to support their learning. For example, she extended their play with toy cars to create roads with junctions, encouraging them to solve the problem of how to manoeuvre their vehicles across junctions successfully. She asks good questions that encourage children to make links in their learning, such as talking about the shapes and colours that they see in their environment. The childminder develops children's speech and communication skills effectively; for instance, she repeats sentences back to young children clearly to support their understanding of how to pronounce words correctly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy the activities the childminder provides. They concentrate for lengthy periods of time to develop their ideas; for example, to investigate which cars will fit down a garage ramp. Children follow routines well to take responsibility for their personal care and hygiene needs. They become independent learners and freely choose the activities and toys that engage their interest. Children happily explore their environment, confident that the childminder is close by to provide reassurance and support when needed.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children learn skills that they need for their next stage of learning or school. They enjoy looking at books to find pictures that capture their interest, and talk about their ideas with the childminder and each other. Children are confident and use their imagination well. For example, they made very good use of available resources to dress up as chefs, arrange a kitchen and share pretend food. They develop positive social skills, for instance as they mix with others at toddler groups and activity sessions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY311515 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1054730 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 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Lancing, West Sussex. She operates her service all day from Monday to Friday. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. The childminder collects children from the local school and nursery.

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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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