Childminder EY466749

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 February 2017 20 March 2014

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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 is very caring and positive. She builds strong relationships with children and gets to know them very well. She praises their achievements and helps to give children the confidence they need for their future learning. Children are very happy, settled and secure.  The childminder is skilled at extending young children's early language development. For example, she listens closely to the sounds children make and responds to them, using simple words. Children happily express themselves using gestures and facial expressions and show good progress from their starting points in learning.  The childminder regularly observes children's play and monitors their development closely. She uses precise assessments to help plan challenging next steps in learning.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder regularly shares children's development records and keeps parents updated with their children's learning. She

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This provision is good

shares helpful ideas for how parents can further support children's learning at home.  The childminder reviews her provision effectively to help her improve her practice. She identifies strengths and weaknesses and uses this information to help her focus on improving outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to prepare the next activities to enable young children to consistently fully engage in their play and learning.

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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

 provide further support and encouragement to help young children remain consistently engaged in meaningful play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and the childminder playing together.  The inspector examined a sample of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector and the childminder discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection, and undertook a joint observation of children's play.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder continues to update her skills and childcare knowledge in various ways. For example, she spends time researching new ideas and shares best practice with other early years professionals. The childminder makes significant improvements to help meet the needs of the children. For example, she identifies specific experiences in the local community that will benefit children's learning, such as sensory play sessions. She has improved the outdoor learning area and added new resources to encourage children's imaginary play and creativity. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of how to protect children from harm and follows her detailed policies and procedures. She has an up-to-date knowledge of current legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder follows children's interests to support their learning as they play. For example, she encourages young children to explore a variety of different objects and describes how they look and feel. The childminder joins in with children's play and demonstrates new skills. For example, she showed babies how they could bang toys together to make different sounds. The childminder supports children's physical skills very well. For instance, she supports them to pull themselves up on furniture and to build their strength and coordination for early walking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well from an early age. They are gentle and affectionate towards the childminder and learn to respect her home. The childminder provides children with regular outdoor play to help them build on their physical development. She encourages children to eat healthy food and builds their early independence. For example, young children enjoy the responsibility of helping to feed themselves their nutritious lunch. Children develop good early social skills and enjoy sharing their play and experiences with the childminder. They happily show her different toys and seek affection when needed.

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Outcomes for children are good

Babies show curiosity and fascination during their sensory play. For example, they thoroughly enjoy exploring sensory bottles and closely watch as the coloured liquid moves. They listen closely and enjoy exploring the different sounds they can make, such as by banging and scratching different resources. Babies confidently move around their environment and learn to crawl from an early age. They enjoy listening to music and excitedly move their bodies when the childminder sings to them. Children enjoy looking at pictures in books and helping to turn the pages, showing an early interest in literacy. They quickly learn the skills needed for the next stage in their learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466749 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1069591 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 1 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Crawley, West Sussex. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 3. She cares for children between 7.30am and 6pm each weekday, all year through.

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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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