Childminder EY382134

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 July 2017 22 January 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 has positive partnerships with parents, who enjoy reading about their children's achievements in the daily diaries. Parents value the opportunities they have to contribute to their children's learning records. They are appreciative of the regular opportunities they have to discuss their children's progress.  Children play together happily and have positive and trusting relationships with the childminder. This helps to support their sense of safety, self-confidence and emotional well-being. Children behave well.  Children freely access the resources to help to promote their independence.  When children start with the childminder, she works with parents to identify their interests and find out what they can do. The childminder makes regular observations and uses this information to plan meaningful activities for children to encourage the next steps in their learning. Children make good progress.

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This provision is good

 Children are well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Information about children's progress is shared with other settings. This helps to provide continuity and consistency in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide a broad range of materials and textures for babies and young children to explore and investigate.  Children do not have enough opportunities to find out and understand the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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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

 improve opportunities for babies and young children to explore and investigate a much wider range of different materials and textures  provide more opportunities for children to understand the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector read comments from parents, spoke to children and considered their views.  The inspector discussed the childminder's evaluation of her work and the documents relating to children's progress.  The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's premises that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children and discussed her practice.  The inspector sampled written documentation, including that which relates to safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough knowledge of the procedures to follow to keep children safe and secure. She knows whom to contact if she is concerned about a child's safety or welfare. The childminder regularly checks her practice and uses the views of parents and children to make improvements. For example, she has recently introduced a greater variety of messy play activities and more frequent visits to the woods to help support children's physical skills. The childminder monitors children's progress regularly and uses this information to help her identify gaps in learning well. She plans appropriate activities to provide support to help close any gaps. She liaises with other professionals effectively to help her support children who have special educational needs and close any gaps in learning between these children and their peers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder speaks clearly to help support children's pronunciation and language development. She supports children's physical skills effectively. For example, children use tools to create shapes with modelling dough, and they thread beads and reels to help support their hand-to-eye coordination. Children's early reading skills are encouraged. For instance, children are able to find written letters and recognise the initial sound of their own name. Children make observations about how colours change when mixed together. They persevere with puzzles of increasing difficulty, looking for matching colours and turning the pieces round to see where they fit together. Younger children are fascinated and giggle happily when they press the buttons on the toy guitar and make music.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The environment is clean and hygienic. The childminder supports children's physical development effectively. For example, she provides children with a healthy diet and they enjoy exploring the woods and climbing trees outside in the fresh air. Young children are encouraged to be independent. They wash their own hands and use a spoon to feed themselves. They are able to express their preferences, choosing from different fruits and vegetables at mealtimes. Children demonstrate an understanding of the needs of others in their play. For example, they give the doll a bottle and change its nappy before putting it to bed. Children learn good social skills. For instance, very young children engage with others in games of peek-a-boo, while older children are able to take turns, maintain interest and concentrate for long periods when playing a game with others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn the skills they need for the next stage of their learning, including school. Young children develop early skills in mathematics. For instance, they learn to create repeating patterns and sequences. Children enjoy choosing and listening to stories. They make comments about the pictures and know how to turn the pages. Older children confidently lead their learning and apply their own experiences to their play. They learn to manage their own personal care needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY382134 Local authority Brighton & Hove Inspection number 1085628 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She has a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder lives in Brighton, Sussex. She provides care for four days per week from 7.30am to 6pm, during term time only. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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