Smith, Kelly Dawn

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2017 18 March 2010

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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 works closely with other professionals. They work well together to set targets for children to provide good continuity of care and learning and help children to settle well.  The childminder provides exciting and challenging activities, helping children to make good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder teaches children about equality and diversity. They learn how some children need extra help to support their development. This helps children to understand about differences between themselves and others.  The childminder monitors children's progress well, to identify areas they need extra support. This helps her to narrow any gaps in children's learning and development with success.  The childminder and children share warm, close relationships. Children enjoy being in the childminder's care and are emotionally secure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide many activities to support children's understanding of mathematics.

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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 more activities to build on children's mathematical development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in the main play area.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents.  The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding, registers and risk assessments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of her role in keeping children safe. She is aware of the procedures to follow if she had any concerns regarding children's welfare. The childminder makes sure she complies with the legal requirements. She maintains her ratios and does not leave minded children alone at any time. The childminder carries out risk assessments on her home and for outings to keep children safe. The childminder successfully reviews her own practice to identify any training that might be of benefit. Recent training has included learning yoga to teach the children. This has greatly improved children's physical development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well in partnership with parents to assess children's starting points. She successfully uses this information to track children's progress effectively and to identify what they need to do next. The childminder plans activities to enhance children's development successfully, using their interests and next steps of learning effectively. The childminder successfully gathers the views of the parents to help her evaluate her provision and identify areas for improvement. She shares with parents what activities they can carry out to support children's learning and development at home. For example, she discusses how they can use different-sized balls to develop younger children's physical development. This helps provide good continuity of care and learning for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder builds children's confidence in trying new activities. She praises them as they attempt activities, such as reaching for toys to play with. The childminder supports children's physical development well. For instance, she works with children to build the muscles in their legs so they can learn how to crawl. The childminder works closely with parents to provide healthy and balanced meals to help children to thrive. The childminder is consistent in her approach to behaviour management. She teaches the children the importance of sharing. Children behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning. Given children's starting points, they progress well. They learn how to grasp toys to explore and push buttons to make lights flash, helping to develop their physical skills. Children develop good language skills. They babble and respond to instructions, smiling with glee when they succeed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY384454 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 1100783 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 4 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 March 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Sutton, Surrey. The childminder works full time, Monday to Friday, for 48 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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