Childminder EY483588

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 August 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 places a high emphasis on children's safety. For instance, she ensures that all risks are identified and possible hazards are minimised. The childminder talks to children about their own safety and they have extensive knowledge on how to keep themselves safe.  Children have excellent opportunities to be independent. For example, they relish the opportunity to make lunch, and enjoy cutting cheese and spreading sauce to create their healthy pizza.  The childminder provides an extensive range of resources and a highly stimulating learning environment to support children's learning and development. Children thoroughly enjoy exploring the wide range of learning opportunities.  Children are very confident and highly skilled communicators. They make excellent progress in their learning and development and are exceptionally well-prepared to start school.  The childminder uses every opportunity to provide excellent support for children to

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This provision is outstanding

learn to manage their feelings. For example, she ensures that she helps children to identify how they are feeling and what facial expressions show how other people might be feeling.  Children receive highly effective support to develop their knowledge and skills. The qualified and experienced childminder encourages children to build on what they know and helps them to build on their ideas.

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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

 continue to evaluate practices even more precisely to ensure that improvement plans continually build on children's excellent outcomes and maintain the outstanding quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching inside and outside, and assessed the impact of this on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to parents and gained further views through the childminder's questionnaires.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and discussed it.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as children's learning records, suitability evidence, and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a detailed knowledge of child protection issues and fully understands the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder precisely tracks children's learning and rapidly identifies any gaps in their development. She takes swift action to maintain outstanding outcomes for children. The childminder monitors the effectiveness of teaching and the overall service with her co-childminder and assistant. She recognises the need to be more precise in her self-evaluation and improvement plans. The childminder consistently supports her assistant's practice to ensure her input is highly effective and supports children's learning and well-being to a very high standard.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has exceptionally good partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend. For example, she ensures that she is aware of what children are learning at home and that parents have a detailed understanding of their children's development and individual learning needs. The childminder provides an excellent continuity of care and education for children. She provides children with interesting learning experiences that engage and enthral them. For example, she skilfully shows them how their reflection changes when looking in a spoon from different sides. The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date, such as by attending training courses.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely settled and feel very secure in the childminder's care. The childminder and her co-childminder are excellent role models for children. For example, they talk to children about how they work together to achieve a task and encourage children to do the same. Children learn to value people's differences. The childminder includes and values children's thoughts and opinions in her planning. For example, children share ideas about what to grow in the garden. The childminder provides children with excellent opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they play outside daily, and practice yoga and physical games to support their development.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are significantly keen and motivated to learn. Children gain an excellent awareness of mathematics. For example, they very confidently use number names and sizes, such as talking about who has bigger wellington boots and what size they are. Children use their imagination and ideas extremely well as they play. For example, they decide they need to use sticky tape to fix a pretend crack in the wall and explain how they will fix it.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483588 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 997967 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 9

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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 works with a co-childminder and an assistant in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. She offers care on Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year, except bank holidays. The childminder has an appropriate level 3 qualification. She receives funding for free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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