Childminder EY479302

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 July 2016 Not applicable

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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 understands children's stage of development and plans appropriate activities to prepare them for their next stage of learning. Children are making good progress in relation to their starting points.  The childminder helps children to learn about diversity and the wider world. For example, resources reflect positive images of cultural differences and the childminder plans activities to enable children to learn about the world around them.  Children have strong relationships with the childminder and each other. They show care and concern for their friends and are polite and well behaved.  The childminder considers her practice carefully and uses what she has learnt from attending training to continually enhance her provision. The improvements she plans have a beneficial impact on the children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always fully consider what she already knows about children's next steps in learning to ensure that all activities are consistently challenging enough.  The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's day, but information about the next steps in their children's learning, and ways that they can support this further at home, is not as detailed as it could be.

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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 partnerships with parents to provide more regular information about children's progress and to help parents support their children's further learning at home  build on children's interests to plan activities more precisely to challenge their learning fully, and help them make the best progress possible in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children as they participated in a range of activities.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector considered records of children's learning and assessment, and reviewed a selection of policies.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading their views provided prior to the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibility in keeping children safe. She understands the importance of professional development. For example, she has attended a variety of training and has been involved in schemes run through the local authority, which explore the different ways children learn. The childminder uses the information she gathers to review her practice and implement improvements. The childminder understands the importance of measuring children's progress and tracks each child's development effectively. The childminder works hard to support children who will be soon leaving the setting to attend nursery or school. For example, she develops links with the new provision to share information and photographs to support a seamless transition.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are making good progress in all areas of their learning. The childminder plans a range of activities based on each child's stage of development. She is imaginative in the resources she uses, such as making modelling dough of different colours and scents that capture children's curiosity, encouraging them to explore it. Children who lack confidence are well supported. The childminder shows children how to use different modelling utensils before encouraging the children to try for themselves. Children show a sense of pride and achievement when they manage to do this independently. The childminder evaluates the effectiveness of activities and adjusts these accordingly. This helps to improve the learning experiences of the children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and enjoy their time at the setting. They have secure friendships and it is clear that the childminder knows each child very well. She quickly recognises and responds to the children's personal needs. For example, when a child is tired she offers them a cuddle before getting their special comforters ready for them to take to bed. Children enjoy being physically active and using the well-resourced garden for outdoor play. They learn about keeping healthy and enjoy a wide range of healthy snacks and meals prepared by the childminder. Children confidently manage their care needs and babies' health is supported through good hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages persevere well in their chosen activities, encouraged by the childminder. They show interest in early literacy as they explore books and talk about what they see in the pictures. They talk about the natural world as they watch caterpillars develop into butterflies and later model the insects out of dough. Children are motivated to learn and develop the skills required for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479302 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 984314 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4

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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 Ash Vale, Surrey. The childminder works all day Monday to Friday, 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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