Childminder EY488637

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 August 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 excellent knowledge and understanding of child development and is extremely skilled in engaging and motivating children to learn.  The childminder's skills in supporting and developing children's language, for example, through verbal and non-verbal communication, are exemplary. All children are making rapid progress in their language and communication development.  The childminder has very high expectations of children's behaviour. Children's behaviour is extremely good. They develop an excellent understanding of showing patience, kindness and consideration towards others.  The childminder forms highly successful partnerships with parents to keep them up to date with their child's progress and to fully promote continuity of care. She provides excellent opportunities for parents' full involvement in contributing successfully to their children's developing skills.  Children are extremely settled, happy and emotionally secure. They are growing rapidly

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This provision is outstanding

in confidence and independence.  The childminder's questioning skills are exceptionally effective in encouraging children to respond to questions and thinking of solutions to problems. She consolidates what children are learning, which gives them great confidence to rise to new challenges.

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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

 build on the existing partnerships with other early years settings that children attend, to help children continue to make rapid progress in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact on children's progress. The inspector spoke to children throughout the inspection.  The inspector jointly observed an activity with the childminder and held discussions regarding children's learning and progress.  The inspector spoke to the childminder during the inspection at appropriate times. The inspector looked at records and documents, including evidence of the suitability of adult household members.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and parents' written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Safe practice is fully embedded into all aspects of the childminder's practice and environment. She has an excellent understanding of her role and responsibility in protecting children. She is extremely aware of the signs and symptoms that would cause her concern about a child's welfare and the processes to follow. The childminder completes meticulous risk assessments to help ensure children's ongoing safety. Training on aspects of teaching gives her an exceptional understanding of how children learn and this has a significant impact on her outstanding skills as a practitioner. She sets herself extremely high standards and robustly monitors all aspects of her provision, taking into account the views of children and parents. The childminder is currently developing strategies to extend partnerships with all other settings that children attend, to further support children in continuing to make rapid progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder enables children to be highly motivated to learn through play experiences that excite their interests. She evaluates children's progress meticulously and precisely so that she is able to swiftly help children to catch up with their peers. The childminder provides children with a wealth of opportunities to highly develop their skills in all areas of learning. Young children show great interest in the world about them. They delight in finding snails and describe them as 'slimy' and 'slow'. The childminder encourages children to develop excellent skills of sorting and matching. For example, they sort coloured objects into the correct corresponding colour bowls. Children develop wonderful imaginations and demonstrate how they can walk sideways like a crab or swim through the ocean like a dolphin.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model to children. She is consistent, fair and highly skilled in supporting children to develop skills to help them resolve conflict. The children benefit from daily nutritious foods, fresh air and energetic play. They have excellent opportunities to learn how to keep themselves healthy. For example, they help to make snacks and meals, and recognise their hearts are beating faster during energetic exercise.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in this highly successful and stimulating environment. They confidently explore the environment with endless curiosity and excitement. Children show great excitement as they run around the garden counting and bursting bubbles. They speculate which bubble will soar the highest in the sky. Young children are confident in naming shapes, such as a circle and star, and older children use mathematical language to describe size and position. All children are enthusiastic to learn. They are gaining highly valuable skills which support their future learning and for moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488637 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1013434 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4

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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 Farnham, Surrey. She operates all year round, from 7am to 7pm 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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