Childminder EY481006

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 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 knows the children well. She plans and provides a wide range of activities to support children's individual interests and learning needs. Based on their starting points on entry, children make good progress.  The childminder provides a welcoming environment for children. She has a good range of play and learning resources, especially for pretend play, and supports children's understanding of the world. Early writing is also well encouraged.  The childminder gives high priority to safeguarding children and for strengthening their well-being. She has a strong understanding of her responsibility to act on concerns about children's welfare. Children spend a good deal of time playing and learning outdoors and engaging in physical exercise. They enjoy healthy snacks and meals.  The childminder gives reflection on her practice and outcomes for children a high priority. For example, after noticing the repeated patterns in toddlers' play she

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This provision is good

researched the meaning of this and opportunities for further training.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully involve parents in reviewing and planning for children's progress, so that they can provide consistent support.  The childminder has not explored all possible ways to encourage children's early language skills.

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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

 involve parents more in the process of reviewing, planning and supporting children's progress  explore further ways to encourage young children to use language themselves and to initiate conversations.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children during activities indoors. The inspector also looked at the range of resources and equipment available for children's use.  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, 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

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder provides children with a safe and secure learning environment. She completes effective risk assessments and keeps meticulous records relating to children's health and safety. The childminder has an up-to-date understanding about child protection matters. She has a clear understanding of the importance of working in partnership with external agencies involved with children. The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation overall to identify and target priorities for improvement. For example, she has good plans to improve learning opportunities in the garden, access training and, in the long term, gain an early years degree.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children closely and makes good use of what she learns to complete accurate assessments of children and to identify what help they need to further progress. She targets their next steps in learning well. For example, there are many different activities to help strengthen hand skills and to develop early writing skills. The childminder has a good understanding of children's individual interests, such as playing with cars, and uses these to support their progress in different aspects of learning. The childminder provides children with lots of first-hand experiences, such as farm visits, picking pumpkins and feeding reindeer, to support their understanding of the world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form strong emotional attachments with the childminder. She provides children with high levels of support to settle into her care, gain confidence and independence, and develop social skills. For example, she made changes to her environment to enable children to make informed decisions about with what they wanted to play. Children enjoy taking part in different community group activities such as a weekly music group. Children are well supported by the childminder to understand right from wrong. They learn to share and be kind towards each other. The childminder plans the day well to provide time for young children to have a comfortable nap after lunch. She supports good hygiene and healthy eating well. For example, children are taught the importance of hand washing, choose what fruit they want each day and enjoy growing vegetables.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for moving on to pre-school and school. Toddlers develop good independent play skills, are creative and interested in books and making marks, for instance with chalks. They listen attentively to adults and follow instructions. Toddlers learn to feed and dress themselves and properly wash their hands. Children make good progress and enjoy sorting vehicles into categories and making track marks by wheeling them through cornflour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481006 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 989346 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 1

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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 Walton-On-Thames, Surrey. The childminder works Monday to Friday throughout 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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