Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 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

 The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to ensure children's safety and she is vigilant in checking for possible hazards. Children are actively involved in identifying risks, and develop a very good understanding of how to be safe.  The childminder provides a rich and highly stimulating learning environment, which engages and motivates children to learn, indoors and outdoors. The children relish exploring and learning independently.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn. Her extremely close attention to monitoring and assessing children's progress enables her to plan effectively for their learning needs. Children make rapid progress in developing their skills and are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage in learning.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of the importance of working cohesively with other professionals and settings children attend. She fully appreciates

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This provision is outstanding

that this strongly contributes to children's development and welfare.  The childminder monitors and evaluates every aspect of her high-quality provision. She uses this information extremely well in making any necessary adjustments.  The childminder has an excellent working partnership with her co-childminder and this ensures the high quality of provision is continuously sustained.

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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

 extend the childminder's skills, where possible, to help enhance children's learning, development and progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and the children while they were playing.  The inspector talked with the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection and held discussions with the childminder and her co-childminder in relation to observations of children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including records relating to children and safeguarding procedures.  The inspector sampled parents' letters to gain their views about the childminding provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is fully aware of local child protection procedures and her responsibility in keeping children safe from harm. The childminder uses innovative ways to share information with parents. She involves them extensively in their children's learning, which has an extremely positive impact on children's progress. Comprehensive and highly successful self-evaluation methods take into account parents' and children's views. The childminder's enthusiasm for training has a very positive impact on children's learning and development and she wants to develop her expertise even further to help maintain children's excellent outcomes. She adapts her planning, teaching and the use of resources following her astute evaluations of activities. This has a very positive impact on children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder thoroughly assesses children's progress and provides an excellent range of learning experiences for children. This helps all children to make rapid progress in their learning and development. Children follow their own interests, and tasks are changed by the childminder skilfully to extend their learning. Children have immense fun as they discover the effects of pouring warm water over the various frozen cubes and other frozen shapes; they particularly enjoy using natural resources to scoop, measure and balance the ice. Children develop excellent communication, speaking and listening skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms outstanding emotional attachments with children. They are happy to leave their parents and choose an activity that fully engages them. Children have high levels of self-confidence and take ownership of their learning as they choose play that interests them. A superb, well-considered variety of age-appropriate, good-quality toys and resources ignites their curiosity and interest. Children work cooperatively together and are extremely caring towards one another. Children have a strong understanding of the importance of adopting healthy and safe lifestyles. For example, they learn to negotiate the staircase safely and are very aware of road safety when out on their daily walks. Children also enjoy a very wide variety of outdoor learning experiences, which helps to successfully develop their physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn important skills which help to prepare them exceedingly well for their next stage in learning. For example, they develop very good early writing skills and make marks during painting and drawing. They enjoy stories and learn to listen attentively. Children confidently make their own sandwiches, expertly using a knife and helping to prepare fresh fruit. They are keen learners who make excellent progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482712 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1000949 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 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012. She lives in Guildford, Surrey. She works with her sister, who is also a registered childminder. The childminder works from Monday to Friday, for 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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