Childminder in Brighton and Hove

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2017 25 September 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 devotes valuable time to building strong partnerships with parents. For example, she adapts her practice to meet the individual needs and routines of their children.  The childminder has excellent safeguarding knowledge and continues to expand on this through training. She knows how to recognise the signs of children at risk and follows the correct procedures to protect them.  The childminder closely monitors children's progress. She observes them and records each new milestone to demonstrate their rate of learning across all areas.  Most play and activities the childminder provides are led by children's interests, which, for example, keeps them focused for increasing lengths of time, building good concentration skills.  Every baby and child follows the same daily routine with the childminder as they do at home. The childminder continuously communicates with parents as routines change, to

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This provision is good

provide seamlessly consistent and secure care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder and her assistants do not consistently encourage the youngest children to do new things themselves before helping them.

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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

 make more consistent use of opportunities for children to try doing new things themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed how the childminder and her assistants play with the children to support their learning, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at convenient times throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including risk assessments, children's individual records and records of attendance.  The inspector conducted a joint observation of an assistant leading a planned activity, and discussed how it supported children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder checks her assistants are suitable to work with children and regularly reviews her safeguarding policy with them. She encourages them to develop their knowledge, such as by role modelling good practice and providing training. The childminder knows the requirements well. For example, she knows how many children she and her assistants can care for. She keeps Ofsted informed of any significant events or changes in her provision. The childminder reflects on the quality of care she provides continuously, including through ongoing discussions about what children are learning. She works in partnership with other settings children attend and shares useful information about them for consistency.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder promotes children's language consistently well. For instance, she talks to them about what they are doing, to introduce new words. The childminder provides a wide range of activities inside and outside. Children can choose where they play, supervised by the childminder and assistants at all times. The adults all encourage children to explore the environment, such as looking in the new 'bug hotel' to see if any creatures live there yet. Children then search for snails in the garden and put them in the hotel with the woodlice, extending their learning. The childminder extends children's experiences beyond her home with many outings. She has a vast knowledge of local places of interest, for example, a working museum that will satisfy children's interest in wheels. The time outdoors contributes to children learning how to be healthy and fit.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder's home is an extremely welcoming and child-oriented place. For example, there is a play room, cosy reading area and space for crafts and messy play. The adults move around where the children want to play, which supports them well. The childminder and her assistants develop close relationships with children who readily turn to them for comfort. They are caring and sensitive to children's needs. Children behave well and the childminder finds a way to help each child cope with difficult situations, such as sharing. The childminder's guidance and advice help children learn about safety, for example, not eating from their knife in case they hurt their mouth.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop essential skills as a good basis for further learning, such as school. They are confident, curious and explore their own ideas. For example, babies started painting a fence with water, then studied how the water flicked off the brush. Indoors, they tasted the water as they splashed objects in a bowl in sheer delight. Children learn to solve problems, for instance, by finding where vehicles are hidden in shredded paper.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY404451 Local authority Brighton & Hove Inspection number 1098422 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Hove, East Sussex. She provides childcare all day on Monday to Friday. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder works with two assistants each day.

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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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