Childminder in East Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2017 1 April 2015

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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 uses a range of ways to form a wide view of children's progress. For example, she identifies children's interests and gathers information from parents regarding what they like to do at home.  The childminder works in close partnership with parents to help ensure continuity in care for children. For example, she advises them on how they can support children's learning further.  Children make good progress and sometimes achieve beyond the expectations for their ages. Children show particularly strong abilities in their speech and communication. For example, very young children put words together to form simple sentences.  Children enjoy regular physical activity. For example, they chase balls indoors and enjoy playing on equipment, including see saws and slides outdoors.  The childminder continually evaluates her practice to consider how to improve the outcomes for children. For example, she steps back more to give children opportunities

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This provision is good

to engage in play independently and develop problem-solving skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide opportunities for children to freely practise making marks and consider different purposes of writing.  The childminder does not provide a wide range of opportunities for children to find out about ways of life in communities beyond their own.

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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 opportunities for children to practise making marks and consider the purposes of writing  develop further the strategies to help children learn about differences in life beyond their immediate experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and discussed the provision for outdoor play.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and her suitability checks.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a confident knowledge of signs that indicate a child's welfare is at risk and knows the procedures to follow in the event of a concern. The childminder continues to move her practice forward. She actively enhances her professional knowledge and skills to help improve the outcomes for children. For example, she has recently attended training which will help her to work in partnership with health visitors to assess children's progress at the age of two years.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder displays skill when teaching young children. She continually challenges and extends their learning and notices what they can do, bringing in harder tasks in response. For example, when children thread pasta tubes onto spaghetti, she gives them beads and laces to extend their skills. Children respond well to the childminder's teaching techniques which include modelling. For example, when she says, 'Ready, steady, go,' children quickly apply this to their play, repeating the words before they roll balls down car ramps. The childminder allows children to lead their learning. For example, she frequently interacts with them in their chosen play to promote their learning towards the next steps in their development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are secure and happy in the childminder's care. They focus intently in their play and confidently communicate their wishes. The childminder has extended the opportunities for children to make independent choices about the activities they engage in, since her last inspection. Children can now see all the resources available to them and make choices about with what they want to play. The childminder follows positive behaviour management strategies, which include showing children how to take turns and merrily celebrating the things they do well. The childminder helps children to deal with their feelings about moving on to other settings, such as school. For example, she takes them on visits to help them become familiar with their new environment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Very young children focus intently on their play and show an eagerness to learn. For example, they solve the problems they encounter in their play, which include working out how to thread beads onto laces. Children are imaginative in their play. For example, they enjoy playing with dolls, taking time to lovingly feed them and put them to bed. Children develop good counting skills and learn about mathematical concepts at an early age. They count blocks as they build towers and work out how many blocks fit into boxes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 510368 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1091176 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Uckfield, East Sussex. The childminder offers care from 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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