Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 October 2017 22 April 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 assesses children's progress carefully. She recognises children's developmental needs and makes effective plans to meet these. The childminder liaises with parents and with the staff in other settings children attend, to establish a wider view of children's progress.  The childminder works in close partnership with parents. She ensures that they are consistent in their routines, for example, they work together to promote positive behaviour and use the same strategies.  Children make good progress in their learning. They meet, and sometimes exceed, typical outcomes for their ages. Children show great language skills. They use sentences well and ask questions.  The childminder builds on children's awareness of adopting healthy lifestyles. For example, she provides children with exercise, fresh air and nutritious meals.  The childminder reflects on her practice frequently to improve the outcomes for

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This provision is good

children. She takes account of the views of the parents and children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently act on opportunities to bring all areas of learning into children's self-initiated play or link them to their interests.  The childminder does not offer children a wide range of opportunities to make their own discoveries or come to their own conclusions about things through active play, including investigations and experiments.

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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

 act more readily on children's interests to further promote learning in all areas  offer more opportunities for children to actively test out ideas and make discoveries.

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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 good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands fully the signs that could indicate a child's welfare is at risk and knows how to act in the event of a concern. The childminder continuously teaches children about the risks in the environment and helps them learn how to keep themselves safe. The childminder actively develops her professional knowledge and skills to ensure her provision remains up to date and to help her improve her practice. For example, she has refreshed her safeguarding knowledge to extend her understanding of new legislation and has adapted her policies and procedures accordingly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses questions with skill to develop children's ideas as they play. For example, she asks 'How shall we do this?' to help children think about how they can make a tent with a blanket and chairs. The childminder provides children with informative descriptions in response to the questions they raise. For example, she explains the purpose of different machines used in space, when children are fascinated by the pictures they see in a book. The childminder supports language development well, for instance, she always repeats back language for children to hear the correct pronunciation. The childminder teaches children about differences that exist between people. For example, children enjoy looking at books about children around the world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder forms strong bonds with children, through which they feel safe and secure. Children operate with confidence in the setting, for instance, they happily select additional toys to bring inside the tents they have made. The childminder promotes independence, for example, children learn to dress themselves and to manage their personal hygiene. The childminder prepares children well for when they move to different settings, including school. She helps them to feel comfortable in larger groups through activities such as visiting playgroups where they meet more children. The childminder promotes positive behaviour. For example, children frequently demonstrate lovely manners.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children set themselves challenges, such as working out how to put the lid back on their snack container. They study the lid and use critical-thinking skills to work out how to fix it on. Children use their imaginations in their play, for example, a blanket and chair quickly morph from a tent to a space rocket. Children show a thirst for knowledge and great inquisitiveness. They ask a lot of questions. They enjoy finding out the answers using books and develop early reading skills. For example, they discuss the pictures they can see and listen as the childminder reads the descriptions. Children count the things they see in the books and count down as their spaceship takes off. They begin to use numbers in their play. Children see themselves as writers, for example, they assign meaning to the marks they write when they make lists for objects they need to take into space.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 114571 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1100513 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996. She lives in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The childminder operates from Monday to Thursday each week from 8am until 6pm.

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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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