Childminder EY365718

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 August 2017 22 February 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder plans a range of activities based on children's interests. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder gives them daily feedback and keeps them well involved in their children's progress, which helps to provide continuity in children's care and learning.  The childminder has good links with other settings that children attend, such as nursery. They share information and work well together to help children to make good progress.  Children develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning, such as school. They recognise numbers and letters, and complete simple tasks, such as using the toilet and washing their hands independently.  The childminder and her home are extremely warm and welcoming. Children are highly motivated and happy. They show immense confidence and exceptionally high levels of emotional well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although children are making good progress, the childminder does not track children's overall learning regularly enough to help her to precisely plan for their next steps across all areas of development.  The childminder has not explored a variety of ways to effectively involve parents in the evaluation of her setting.

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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

 develop further the tracking of children's development progress, to help to precisely identify next steps in learning more regularly  explore a variety of ways to encourage parents to take a more active role in the evaluation and improvement of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the home used by the children.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and discussed how she evaluates her teaching.  The inspector asked the childminder questions relating to her understanding of how to safeguard children.  The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends regular training and has a secure knowledge of the child protection procedures, which enables her to safeguard children. She is very conscious about safety and her supervision of the children. The childminder observes children regularly and uses her knowledge of what children enjoy doing to evaluate her practice and plan activities. For example, she uses children's interest in role play to create a play café. Children delight in ordering food, 'writing' orders and 'making meals' for their friends and the childminder. She makes good use of online information from childcare organisations, the local authority and other childminders to refresh her knowledge and share ideas to help improve her teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. She makes good use of a range of teaching skills, and uses naturally occurring incidents to extend children's learning further. For example, when a child comments that they are going on a trip to Auckland, she uses this opportunity to show the children New Zealand on the globe and point out the difference in size between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Children show high levels of skill as they use mark-making resources, such as pens and paper to record what other children would like to order at the play café. When children finish their food, they use pretend money to pay.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model, and has a highly consistent warm and caring approach. Children learn to behave exceptionally well. The childminder gives them gentle guidance and supports them extremely well when resolving conflict. For instance, when they disagree over a toy, she suggests that there are five balls and only three children, therefore there are plenty for all children to have a ball. She then suggests they take turns based on their order of height and praises them for good sharing and turn taking. Children have an abundance of opportunities to meet different people within the community that they live. For example, they have recently visited a care home and joined the elderly residents for a visit from a 'petting zoo'. The childminder is dedicated to her approach in helping children to have a healthy lifestyle. She provides very nutritious foods and uses every opportunity to discuss these as the children role play in the café. Children have an

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

excellent awareness of keeping themselves safe, such as when using knives to cut up fruit, and about the importance of regular handwashing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn a good range of skills that will help them at school. They happily choose what they want to play with from a wide range of resources. They treat each other with kindness and respect. For example, they happily play alongside each other and take turns. Older children have a good understanding of mathematics and use numbers for everyday activities. For example, they use bricks with numbers to match the café table numbers, and use 'money' for counting during the role play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY365718 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1057764 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 February 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Weybridge, Surrey. The childminder works on Monday to Thursday from 7am to 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three years.

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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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