Childminder EY478841

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 September 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

 Children are happy and settled. They form strong emotional attachments with the childminder, her assistants and each other very quickly. Children behave well.  The childminder is ambitious and committed to sustaining ongoing improvement. Since registration both she and her assistants have created a welcoming, well-resourced and safe play environment for children.  Based on their starting points on entry, children make good progress. The childminder plans a broad range of activities to support their development and learning. For example, children enjoy strawberry picking, visiting the aquarium, engaging in exploratory play and using real and everyday resources.  Children engage in a good deal of activities outdoors, and enjoy healthy snacks and meals. They follow good hygiene routines and behave in safe ways.  Children have good opportunities to understand about and respect differences between people and communities. For example, they visit elderly people in a local care home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the most of children's specific interests, to build on their speech and language development. As a result, children sometimes leave activities prematurely and do not make the best possible progress.  The childminder has not fully established strong partnerships with the nursery settings that some children attend, to ensure children receive consistent learning support.

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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

 link activities more closely to young children's individual interests, to build on their speech and language development and to encourage their concentration  work more closely with the other early years settings children attend to help ensure children receive consistent support between their different learning environments.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children during activities in the garden and playroom, and looked at the range of resources and equipment available.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including the impact of her teaching methods, and use of observation and assessment to support children's progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation relating to safeguarding, children's progress and well-being, the suitability checks of the childminder and her assistants, and the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has made a good start to her childcare business. She is beginning to use self-evaluation effectively to identify and target priorities for improvement. For example, her current focus is on improving her processes for completing assessments on children. The childminder forms good partnerships with parents, to meet children's needs. Parents contribute to children's assessments and meet with her regularly to review children's progress and plan their next steps in learning. The childminder provides her assistants with good training opportunities which together they use well to improve their provision. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants have a clear understanding of the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder completes generally thorough assessments on children. Overall, she tracks and plans for their progress, and shares this information with parents very well. For example, children's starting points on entry are noted through close observation. The childminder clearly identifies and closes any gaps in children's learning. She provides children with a good range of toys and resources that they enjoy choosing from independently. For example, they push prams around the garden, ride bikes, climb, make marks with crayons and enjoy experimenting with different everyday gadgets fixed to a board. The childminder plans a good range of activities to encourage children to use their senses and to experiment as they play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistants encourage children to be independent. For example, toddlers help tidy up and wash and dry their hands before eating. The children practise fire evacuations regularly and the childminder teaches them what to do in different situations. The childminder and her assistants are patient and kind, and children respond well to their gentle guidance. For example, toddlers hold open gates for others to come through and need no reminders to say 'please' and 'thank you'. The childminder encourages children to learn about diversity well. For example, children learn about the Paralympic Games as part of developing a positive understanding of disability.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy learning and are well prepared for the next stages in their development. For example, they enjoyed experimenting by adding sand to shaving foam and found that, together, these produced a magnetic substance. Children are confident, sociable, well behaved and independent. Toddlers develop good small muscle skills and hand movements which prepare them well for pencil control later on.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478841 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 988275 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 5 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. She lives in Leatherhead, Surrey and works with assistants. The childminder offers care each weekday throughout most of the year.

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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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