Childminder EY275410

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 June 2017 20 May 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 is highly successful when establishing extremely good partnerships with other early years professionals. For example, he expertly shares children's interests with other settings children also attend. This helps to provide children with an exceptionally positive and consistent approach to their learning and supports them to make outstanding progress.  Children have excellent opportunities to learn skills to support their future learning. They gain complex early writing skills, such as when they independently write shopping lists and then visit the shops to purchase their items.  There is an extensive range of extremely motivating opportunities for children to develop their creative skills. For example, they make impressive three-dimensional models, and younger children use interesting items to explore paint, such as tin foil.  Children have impressive opportunities to learn about the importance of healthy

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This provision is outstanding

lifestyles. For example, they are extremely keen to help grow and prepare their own interesting fruits and vegetables, such as melons, courgettes and cherries.  The childminder routinely uses the local environment to extend children's learning exceptionally well. They visit an extensive range of places, such as the fire station.  Children have extremely good opportunities to develop their imagination. For example, children bring their 'superhero' dreams to life in regular fantasy play.

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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

 strengthen the already comprehensive understanding and respect children have for other people's similarities and differences in the wider world around them even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder evaluates practice exceptionally well. For example, he holds daily feedback sessions with his co-childminders to discuss how well the planned activities engaged children. The childminder recognises a need to strengthen children's understanding of other people's similarities and differences even further. The childminder closely monitors the outstanding quality of care and teaching. He regularly holds performance meetings with his co-childminders and occasional assistant to highlight any training needs. He is extremely keen to continuously build upon his skills and knowledge. For instance, he researches a new idea to include into plans each week. The childminder establishes impressively positive partnerships with parents. This helps to provide an excellent link between home and the setting. For example, he regularly shares new recipes with parents, such as 'homemade bread in a bag'. Safeguarding is effective. The

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

childminder has an incredibly secure knowledge of safeguarding procedures, including whom to contact and how to follow up concerns to help protect children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder accurately monitors children's progress. This ensures he can very quickly highlight any gaps in development and provide support to help children close them at an impressive rate. The childminder expertly helps children to prepare for the move to school. For example, children who are at school return to the setting to share their experiences to help children understand what to expect. The childminder supports children's communication skills exceptionally well. For instance, older children use cards with simple words on them to create new sentences and expand their vocabulary. The childminder uses constant visual props to communicate with younger children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop an exceptional level of well-being and sense of belonging. Children are incredibly polite and their behaviour is impeccable. Children have excellent opportunities to challenge their physical skills, such as confidently using the climbing walls and balancing across rope bridges regularly at the park. Younger children explore different ways of moving with extreme confidence, as they explore tunnels and balance on rocking toys to help them make excellent progression with the control of their physical movements.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages make outstanding progress in relation to their starting points and are consistently ready for the next stage in their learning. Older children gain an excellent understanding of mathematics. For example, they use complex ideas such as fractions and percentages. Children engage in activities that require them to use challenging equipment skilfully and safely, such as garden shears. Children learn about the cycle of life. For instance, they are enthralled in watching live insects being fed daily to the popular pet bearded dragon.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY275410 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1091848 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 21

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. He lives in St Leonards, East Sussex. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round. He receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder works with two other childminders and very occasionally with an assistant. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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