Childminder EY478801

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 November 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

 The childminder regularly reflects on her practice. She evaluates the quality of her service and considers what works well and identifies improvements to make. She gains the views of parents and children to help her tailor her provision to their needs.  The childminder provides parents with daily feedback about their children's care and learning. This helps to provide continuity in meeting children's needs.  Children make good progress. The childminder is particularly effective at developing children's language skills. For example, children enjoy reading books with her and using the new language they have learnt.  Children have close bonds with the childminder and are happy and settled. The childminder offers a caring and nurturing environment, which helps build children's confidence and motivates them to explore and learn. For example, the childminder gives children positive praise and encouragement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Younger children do not have a range of opportunities to explore making marks and drawing to help support their early writing skills.  The childminder does not gain an in-depth range of information from parents about their children's abilities when they first start, to help her plan for children's learning more precisely from the very beginning.

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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

 create more opportunities for children to draw and make marks to help develop their early writing skills  gain more detailed information from parents about what their children can do when they first start, to help inform the early planning process more effectively.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing.  The inspector considered the views of parents as part of the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning journals and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at convenient times during the inspection and evaluated the impact of activities offered on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child. She carries out effective risk assessments to help keep children safe. The childminder takes steps to keep up to date with early years practice and develops her skills and knowledge. For example, she has attended training to support her in planning for children's interests more effectively. Overall, partnerships with parents are good. The childminder works closely with parents on a day-to-day basis. She regularly shares details of her observations and assessments of children's achievements with them. This helps parents to continue their children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children's learning well. She skilfully extends their learning during play. For example, she introduced and reinforced learning about colours when children had fun playing with pirates. Children enjoyed exploring a tray of conkers, leaves and pine cones. The childminder helped extend their vocabulary effectively and introduced new words such as 'smooth' and 'spiky'. Children enjoy choosing books and they listen and join in well, such as when they snuggle alongside the childminder to read them. The childminder has good links with other settings that children also attend. For example, she regularly shares details about children's development to help provide a consistent approach to supporting their learning. The childminder monitors children's progress carefully to help her identify and respond to any gaps in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. The childminder teaches children about respecting others, such as taking turns and sharing fairly. She teaches them how to keep themselves safe. For example, she explains about using knives safely when children help to cut up fruit for their snack. Children have good opportunities to learn about their community and wider world. For example, they go on outings where they interact with other adults and children and explore new places. Children develop their physical skills well and learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they take part in exercise, including running energetically and visiting the park to climb equipment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children engage well in their learning and persevere when developing new skills. For example, they enjoyed the challenge of balancing on stilts and used their imaginations when they pretended to be dinosaurs. Children develop their self-confidence effectively and learn to be independent and do things for themselves. For example, they learn to dress themselves independently, such as putting on their shoes. Children gain confidence to explore and enjoy experiences that prepare them well for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478801 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 979434 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. She provides her service on weekdays 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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