Childminder EY416829

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 September 2016 24 October 2012

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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 makes careful records of children's progress and development from which she plans effectively to meet children's developmental needs.  The childminder works in close partnership with parents and staff in the other settings children attend, to help provide children with continuity in care. She uses information from parents to personalise experiences to meet children's interests.  Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress and meet many of the expected outcomes for their ages. Where gaps in development form, the childminder takes appropriate action to support children further.  Children learn how to make healthy choices. For example, they engage in activities which help them to develop positive attitudes towards healthy foods. Children enjoy exercise and outdoor play in the provision.  The childminder acts to ensure that her assistants have the skills and knowledge to

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This provision is good

help support the children in their learning journeys and to meet her high expectations. For example, they have regular meetings to discuss changes in legislation and guidance.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not always have opportunities to consider their thoughts or responses to the questions the childminder and her assistant ask them.  The childminder and her assistant do not always act to reinforce learning and provide an alternative explanation when children do not respond to an initial attempt.

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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

 revise the delivery of questions to help improve the opportunities for children to consider their own ideas and interpret their discoveries  provide alternative explanations to help children engage in their learning further when they do not respond to the original attempt.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector talked with the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and her suitability checks. She also discussed with the childminder her procedures for employing and managing the work of her assistants.  The inspector carried out a joint observation of children's learning with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants are confident in their knowledge of the signs that would indicate that a child's welfare is at risk. They know the procedures to follow in the event of a concern. The childminder reflects frequently on her practice and continually makes improvements. She bases her aims for development strongly on the feedback she gathers from parents, children and her assistants. For example, she is currently working towards developing strategies to involve parents more in her assessments of children's progress. The childminder further demonstrates her drive to improve her practice and seeks out new information and skills in a variety of ways. For example, following a training course she has increased the opportunities for children to learn through the play that they choose to engage in.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy learning and they play with the childminder, who shows great skill in homing in on their interests as they emerge throughout the day. For example, when children showed great pleasure in discovering a grasshopper in the garden the childminder encouraged them to move like grasshoppers. This helps them to be creative and to develop physical skills in controlling their bodies. Children share their own stories and cultures. The childminder skilfully enables children to discover the similarities and differences that exist between people. Children know, for example, that people can talk with different accents and in different languages. Children have good opportunities to accept and value diversity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

A lovely atmosphere exists in the setting where the childminder, her assistants, her own child and minded children play and laugh together. Children show that they feel secure in the childminder's care. They operate with confidence and make choices of the toys they want to play with. Children learn about risks and the childminder guides them in learning about how to be safe. For example, they think about the safest way to go upstairs. Children develop social skills, including empathy. For example, they share the toys they are enjoying, allowing the other children a turn. The childminder pays careful consideration to preparing children for moves to larger settings, such as school. For example, she plans activities at home to enable them to consider school routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children happily make marks with their fingers and with other tools. They develop skills that contribute to their future writing. Children enjoy stories, and activities that link to favourite stories, and this helps to prepare them for future reading. Children count as they play and learn skills essential for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY416829 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1058949 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Horsham, West Sussex. The childminder operates all day, seven days a week, all year round. She also provides care for older children. The childminder works with assistants.

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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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