Childminder EY490252

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2017 Not applicable

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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

 Children are confident and independent with high levels of self-esteem. The childminder gives effective reassurance, praise and encouragement to successfully promote their emotional well-being.  Children's communication and language development is progressing well. The childminder uses repetition and a strong emphasis of sounds to help young children to confidently babble and chatter in reciprocal conversations with the childminder.  A good balance of child-initiated play and adult-led learning is provided indoors and outdoors. Children experience play through a wealth of resources that helps to support their all-round development and prepare them for their next stage in learning.  The childminder is dedicated and eager to continuously improve her service for children and their families. She uses information from other professionals, training and research to make changes to her practice to help promote better outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not always use information from parents and other settings to full effect to sustain a consistent approach to children's ongoing learning.  Sometimes, children's experiences of malleable materials does not sharply focus on their understanding of the use of tools and how to extend their small-muscle development.

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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

 use the information provided by parents and other settings more effectively to help promote children's ongoing development to their full potential  enhance opportunities to help support children's understanding of the use of tools and to extend their small-muscle development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children, where appropriate.  The inspector looked at documentation, such as policies and procedures, children's records and suitability checks.  The inspector took into consideration written feedback from parents.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and discussed the impact her teaching has on the children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to protect children from harm. She has competed training and knows the procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child in her care. Children play in a safe, secure and welcoming environment where they independently explore the space around them. For example, gates are in place downstairs so that children do not access the kitchen and stairs. The childminder regularly assesses the effectiveness of her service and makes changes when improvements are identified.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children's progress is monitored carefully. The childminder has a thorough assessment system to identify children's starting points in their development and observes their achievements during their time with her. She successfully plans for their next steps using her knowledge of how each child learns best. For example, she provides messy play outdoors for young children, as she has observed that this is where they concentrate best. The childminder uses very effective questions to encourage their intrigue in new experiences. For example, when playing with technology, she asks young children where the shapes go to when they post them in the mouth of the toy. Children repeat this until they realise it drops out of the side, helping them to learn about cause and effect.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are helped to learn about healthy lifestyles through a positive emphasis on hygiene procedures and healthy eating. Children choose to play outdoors where they develop further physical skills, such as throwing balls, climbing up and down steps, and exploring the natural world. Children wash their hands before snacks and meals and after messy play. They decide what snacks they would like from a good range of healthy options. Drinks are always freely accessible to children. Children learn about keeping themselves safe. The childminder helps them to negotiate steps at an early age. She encourages them to hold hands when walking down hard concrete steps in the garden and to turn around backwards when coming down the stairs in the house.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children explore and experiment throughout their play experiences. For example, children play with the musical instruments, experimenting how to make sound in different ways, using hammers to hit the xylophone keys and clashing cymbals together. They use the outdoor environment to see what happens to bubbles when the wind blows them higher and what happens when they try to catch them. Children learn about numbers throughout their day because the childminder incorporates counting and amounts into their daily routines. For example, counting shoes, steps, and breadsticks at snack time and pots of paint on the table.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490252 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1015511 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Oxsted, Surrey. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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