Childminder EY422788

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 May 2017 1 June 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 uses her excellent teaching skills to provide rich and stimulating activities. She plays alongside the children and instinctively extends their understanding. For example, she shows children how to make appointments as they play hairdressers based on their real-life experiences.  The childminder uses her excellent understanding of how young children learn to plan exciting activities that help children to practise their mathematical skills. For example, she helps children to link numerals with the matching number of dinosaurs.  Children have excellent manners. They share and invite each other to play their games. The childminder helps children to understand how much fun they can have by sharing the ball.  Parents appreciate the childminder's exceptionally friendly manner and they feel confident to share any concerns about their children's development. The childminder provides advice for parents to support their children's learning. For example, she

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This provision is outstanding

suggests new ideas to develop children's independence in self-care. The children are very independent for their young ages.  Children make excellent progress from their individual starting points. The childminder works highly effectively with schools and other professionals to ensure all children are very well prepared for their next stage of learning and school.

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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 build on the good use of self-evaluation, involving those who work with the children, to maintain the high-quality provision and outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a wide range of documentation, including children's records, certificates of the childminder's qualifications and the self-evaluation form.  The inspector took account of parents' and children's written views.  The inspector observed and assessed the quality of teaching and learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector observed play outside and discussed the children's experiences.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder works highly effectively with her co-childminder and her assistants. Together they are highly motivated and have extremely high expectations for practice within the setting. The childminder recognises the challenge to continually drive improvement and maintain the high levels of care and children's achievements. She constantly challenges herself and her co-workers to excite and motivate all children. They benefit from her exceptional understanding of child development. The childminder's very close monitoring of children's achievements helps her to ensure that the children's progress is rapid and consistent. The resources are meticulously developed to reflect children's interests. For example, the childminder and children planned and built a play hairdresser's shop. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places a high priority on training and all staff know where to seek help for any child protection concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses very precise observations of children's play to help her extend their learning. She sensitively joins their games. For example, when children are playing with balls and tubes in the garden she talks about what is happening as they roll balls to the ground. Children notice how fast the balls roll down and how they cannot catch them if children pick the balls up half way down. The childminder provides excellent support to help all children achieve their best. She respects each child and keeps their attention on their learning by skilfully asking engaging questions when their attention begins to drift.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children love to interact with the childminder during their activities. For example, she extends their curiosity as she helps them to think about how the paintbrush tickles their hands. Children listen carefully to the childminder when it starts to rain. They fetch their umbrellas to keep them dry. She encourages their concentration by asking them to listen to the raindrops and describe the sounds they can hear. Children understand why and when to make decisions, and they learn to keep themselves safe. For example, they learn to shelter indoors if the rain gets harder and why garden toys will not be safe to play on.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress. They remember songs and rhymes and enjoy talking about their day-to-day experiences. For example, they talk about having haircuts and how much they cost. Children learn to count and to recognise colours. They learn how to be part of a larger group from a young age. For example, they learn to sit well and take turns. Children are supported to talk about their play, helping them to develop their vocabulary. Children learn how to write their own name and recognise the sounds letters make. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422788 Local authority Brighton & Hove Inspection number 1094682 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and works from another registered childminder's premises in Hove, Sussex. The childminder also works alongside assistants and is available Monday to Friday, all day, for 51 weeks of 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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