Childminder in Sutton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 February 2017 6 November 2013

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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 is highly reflective and evaluates her practice exceedingly well. For example, she consistently collects the views of parents and children and implements their suggestions to help her make continual improvements to her excellent service.  The childminder has a highly positive impact on children's learning. Through skilful teaching, she uses activities extremely well to promote all areas of their development. Children follow their own ideas, concentrate exceptionally well and become highly confident and independent learners.  The childminder uses her observations and assessments highly successfully to plan for children's individual needs. She has an extremely well-organised system to track children's progress, identify any gaps in children's learning quickly and help them make consistently excellent progress from their starting points.  The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. They successfully work

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This provision is outstanding

together to meet children's needs.  The childminder is outstanding at teaching children about people in the wider world and the diverse community in which they live.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder is an excellent role model and celebrates every achievement with children to promote their emotional well-being.  The childminder follows her hygiene procedures very well to keep children healthy.

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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

 improve the already highly effective partnership working with other professionals to further complement children's individual learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and observed activities indoors and outdoors, to evaluate the quality of teaching.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and views of parents.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector observed mealtimes and checked personal-hygiene routines.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely clear understanding of the procedures to follow to protect children's welfare. Risk assessment is very robust. The childminder is qualified and successfully uses professional development opportunities to better the quality of her practice and teaching. For example, she supports her husband, who is her co-childminder, and an assistant well, to develop innovative ideas and improve practice. The childminder shares an excellent range of information with parents. For example, she shares the activities the children have enjoyed to help parents support their children's learning at home. She recognises that even more could be done with other professionals, to offer children higher levels of consistency in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Since the last inspection, the childminder has refined her excellent processes for observation and assessment. This has enabled her to plan highly stimulating activities for different groups of children, knowing precisely what they need next in their learning. She helps children develop their mathematical skills. For example, she supports children's interest in counting and exploring shells, to teach them further about the natural world. The childminder develops children's early reading and writing skills extremely well. For instance, she creates an environment rich in print, to build on children's interest in learning words in different languages, particularly in Spanish.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder plans the organisation of the environment extremely well to meet children's care and learning needs. Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder helps children cooperate together extremely well, for example, as they take it in turns to be a monitor. She helps children learn about healthy eating highly effectively. For example, children grow and eat vegetables from the garden and try multicultural foods. Children enjoy constant access to the garden and outdoor exercise to promote their health and well-being. The childminder fosters a sense of community exceptionally well. For example, children recycle rubbish and plant plants in the park to benefit the local community.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are extremely curious, imaginative and creative, and keen to explore and investigate in their play. For example, they excitedly sieve the sand to search for treasure and develop confidence using a range of tools to pick up spaghetti and seaweed to roll it in a wrap. Children develop positive attitudes to learning. For example, they freely choose resources, lead their own play and are very independent. They make excellent progress and are extremely well prepared for the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450270 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 1062808 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 6 November 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. The childminder works with her husband, who is also a registered childminder, and an assistant. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. The childminding service is open from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday, all year round. The childminder has a relevant early years childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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