Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2017 19 May 2015

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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 knowledge and understanding of each unique child and fully supports their emotional and educational needs.  Children behave extremely well. They build excellent relationships with the childminder and each other and show great levels of self-assurance. They talk about their plans to play together and resolve conflicts quickly with the childminder's highly skilled support.  The childminder has a wealth of high-quality resources and makes full use of them, indoors and outside. She provides superb learning outcomes for children.  Children gain an excellent awareness of health and safety procedures. For example children know the rules and confidently tell the childminder when they need to go upstairs. They know they need to wear a hat outside to protect themselves from the sun as it can burn their skin.  The childminder has a continuous drive for improvement and training. Since working

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This provision is outstanding

towards a forest school qualification she has gained new observation techniques enabling her to assess and plan extremely accurately.  Early literacy and mathematical skills are promoted extremely effectively through children's interest and inspirational play opportunities.  Children are extremely well prepared for school. For example, they practise how to manage their knife and fork to cut food independently.

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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

 continue to develop the excellent range of ways to share information with parents.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to children and observed them playing and their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about the children and looked at their learning records.  The inspector sampled some safeguarding and leadership documentation.  The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector read the self-evaluation form provided and discussed this with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The very experienced and highly intuitive childminder sets high expectations for herself. As a consequence, her practice is implemented to an excellent level. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely secure in her knowledge of what to do if she is worried about a child. Her enthusiasm and pursuit for excellence since her last inspection means that she is continuously looking at ways to improve and adapt her service to meet the needs of the children. For example, she is currently training towards a forest school accreditation and plans to train for beach school to support and promote children's physical well-being further. The childminder is also considering how to work even more effectively with parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder shows compassion and interest when interacting with children. She has an expert knowledge of how children learn through experience and her continuous professional development. She naturally communicates to a very high standard using their interests, experiences and inquisitive natures to build on what they already know. Children's individual needs are met exceedingly well. These are identified from extremely accurate assessments and result in highly effective planning in all areas of learning. The childminder has excellent teaching skills, for example, during a story children listened with wonder while she encouraged them to problem solve, repeat phrases and discuss healthy food portions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides an extremely nurturing environment where children can flourish. Children are listened to with full attention and have exceptional relationships with the childminder. Children confidently ask questions and have their ideas valued and supported. For example, the childminder's highly responsive approach to create a morning disco supported a child's love of dance. The childminder uses her knowledge of individual interests to engage other children to participate, such as by providing torches to support the activity fully. Children's physical needs are met to a very high standard. For example, use of the outside is planned with exceptional detail to meet their interests and inspire new thinking. Children have endless opportunities for balancing and jumping and plenty of space to move freely. They independently use balancing bikes with confidence. They understand how to keep themselves and others safe and are reminded to be thoughtful of

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

The outcomes for children's learning are very strong. All children make exceptional progress in all areas and show great interest and confidence while playing and investigating new ideas. They ask inquisitive questions and thrive in the extremely well- resourced and safe environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 110918 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1089071 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Liss Forest, Hampshire. The childminder offers childcare on weekdays from 7.30am to 6pm. The childminder has an early years 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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