Childminder in East Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 November 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

 Together with her co-childminder, the childminder offers a highly inviting, safe, well- organised childminding environment. Children play with an extensive range of high quality resources and enjoy stimulating and challenging indoor and outdoor play experiences.  The childminder meets the individual needs of all children, including those who have special educational needs or disability, extremely well. She has excellent relationships with children and they flourish in this exceptionally nurturing environment.  Children are excited to take part in the meticulously planned activities. The childminder is extremely successful as she uses her excellent knowledge of children to inspire their interests and imaginations. Children are highly motivated to learn. They make rapid progress in their development from their starting points.  The childminder has exemplary partnerships with parents and other professionals

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This provision is outstanding

involved in children's care. She works with them extremely closely to develop a highly consistent, shared approach that significantly boosts children's well-being at the setting. For example, she makes sure she has precise and detailed information about any additional or specialised support that children need.  The childminder constantly reflects on what she does and rigorously reviews her practice to help ensure she is consistently providing the very best for children.

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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 seek opportunities for professional development to sustain and build even further on the excellent practice in place.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in activities with the childminder and her co-childminder in the playrooms and outside.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection about her practice and children's learning and development, and completed a joint observation with her of her co-childminder.  The inspector sampled documents including children's records.  The inspector looked around the areas of the childminder's home used by children.  The inspector spoke to parents and read their comments to take account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder monitors her practice, the learning programme and children's development extremely closely and takes highly effective steps when she identifies any gaps. For example, she significantly developed outdoor experiences after identifying that all children would benefit from more support to develop their physical skills. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent competent knowledge of how to recognise and report any child protection concerns. For example, she works extremely successfully with other agencies where necessary. She makes excellent use of opportunities for her professional development and is keen to extend this even further to build on her extremely effective practice and teaching skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's unique interests and needs, and she meticulously monitors their progress meticulously. She uses her precise assessments of children exceptionally well to identify what children should learn next. She builds children's confidence extremely successfully, for instance, she very skilfully uses children's favourite songs and music to encourage them to practise new words. She engages children's interest extremely well with her enthusiasm and energy. Children have excellent opportunities to make rapid progress in their physical skills. For instance, they very quickly develop excellent levels of confidence as they carefully balance on different surfaces during forest walks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model and children behave extremely well. They show high levels of care and concern for their friends. For instance, they willingly share out modelling dough resources without prompting so that everyone has enough. They learn to value and respect each other's backgrounds through excellent meaningful experiences, such as cooking a favourite dish from home with the childminder. Children develop an excellent understanding of risks and safety. For instance, the childminder inspired them to explore what happened when they put wet leaves, collected on a recent walk, on their 'train track' and found that it made it very slippery.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning. They are highly confident and have excellent social skills. They show extremely good communication skills and very high levels of self-control. For instance, they confidently negotiate and cooperate with their friends to agree the rules for a game. Older children develop excellent early writing and mathematical skills, using numbers and writing extremely confidently as they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479207 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 980865 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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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 works with another childminder and they spend part of the week at both of the childminding premises, which are in Forest Row, East Sussex. The childminder cares for children each weekday from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, 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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Telephone number

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