Childminder EY475960

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 July 2017 Not applicable

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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 has an immense understanding of each individual child and of the progress they make. She uses meticulous assessments to monitor their developments to plan for how to move them on further. She works extremely closely with parents to ensure her judgements fully represent how the child is in all aspects of their life.  Parents have excellent opportunities to be involved in their children's learning journeys. The childminder uses highly effective communication systems to keep them informed about the progress children make. She strongly facilitates the continuation of learning at home, for example, children take games home and teach their parents how to play.  Children make great progress from their starting points, and this includes children who have special educational needs. The childminder works closely with a range of professionals to ensure all children receive the support they need.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder strongly promotes healthy lifestyles. For example, she encourages a wonderful excitement about healthy foods and children are eager to try new fruits at snack time. Children also learn about the benefits of eating well. She adapts her practice in ensure all children have equal opportunities to thrive.  The childminder has a huge commitment to continually improving the outcomes for children by extending her skills and knowledge. For example, she completes a vast range of training and carefully evaluates how she can use her learning to improve her provision.

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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 even more challenging opportunities for children to develop their early counting skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and her suitability checks.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a highly detailed knowledge of how to recognise if a child's welfare is at risk and of the action to take in the event of a concern. The childminder takes care to integrate new legislation into her practice with great effect. She ensures children have excellent opportunities to learn that differences exist between people and to find out about the wider world. For example, resources and activities represent people from a range of cultures and backgrounds. The childminder makes perceptive evaluations of her practice from which she acts to improve the outcomes for children. For example, she recently changed her assessment systems to provide even greater opportunities for parents to understand their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder shows exceptional skill in acting on children's play to extend their learning. For example, when children engage in small-world play with animals they are challenged to find out which ones fit under 'bridges'. This helps children to use excellent mathematical language and solve problems. The childminder acts on children's interests superbly to promote learning. For instance, when children liked dinosaurs, they painted with them and explored the sounds the dinosaurs may have made through books. The childminder acts on all opportunities to introduce early reading and writing skills to children. This includes cleverly integrating text into all activities. She introduces early counting skills too; however, she does not act with quite the same rigour as she does for literacy.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms exceptionally secure emotional attachments with children. Children feel extremely safe and secure in her care, and they express their feelings with ease. They explore with great independence in the setting. For example, they eagerly go off to fetch toys from one area to play with in another. The childminder pays careful attention to preparing children for when they move to other settings, such as pre-school or school. For example, she makes books of people who are important to children and includes their friends and the new staff in these. Very young children show mature social skills. These include engaging others in their play and organising turn taking independently. The childminder promotes positive behaviour with excellent effect.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children show a love of imaginative play. For example, they busy themselves making food to serve 'customers' in their 'café'. Children show an eagerness to 'write' at an early age, for instance, when they write down food orders. They make excellent progress in their speech. They copy the childminder when she introduces new vocabulary and use complex sentences at an early age. Children who have special educational needs begin to communicate verbally and develop great confidence. Children focus intently. They show enthusiasm as they explore and make discoveries. For example, they found out about and investigated a watermelon, before they enjoyed eating it.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475960 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1009248 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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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. She lives with her family in Forest Row, East Sussex. She operates all year round from Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised 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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Telephone number

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