Childminder EY490336

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 October 2017 Not applicable

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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 is exceptionally skilled in building secure relationships with children. Babies and children feel very comfortable in her care and settle into the routine extremely quickly.  The attention to detail in supporting every child’s emotional needs is outstanding. The childminder is highly astute in recognising each child’s individual characteristics and their preferred ways of learning.  The childminder is extremely professional in the organisation of her childminding service and her daily routine. She uses her expert knowledge of how young children learn and develop and plans an exciting range of activities and outings.  Parents are very complimentary about the level of care provided. They praise the homely, welcoming environment and confirm how happy their children are.  Children’s safety and security are protected at all times. The childminder is vigilant in supervising babies and children closely. She carries out thorough risk assessments on

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This provision is good

all areas of her home and garden and consistently keeps children safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder’s assessment arrangements do not consistently help her to identify how rapidly gaps in children’s learning and development close and whether she can do more to build on children’s good progress.  Procedures for self-evaluation are not used precisely enough to measure practice and improve provision overall to an outstanding level.

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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

 make even better use of assessment information to reflect more accurately on how quickly gaps in children's learning close  strengthen the process of self-evaluation to improve the quality of provision to an outstanding level overall.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the support for children's learning, inside and outside.  The inspector talked to the childminder at convenient times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and photographs of previous outings and activities.  The inspector took account of written feedback provided by parents.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of suitability checks for the childminder and her husband, confirmation of first-aid and safeguarding training, the self-evaluation form and the children's registration details.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is a professional early years practitioner with extensive experience in looking after children. She fully understands her duty to keep children safe and knows what to do to report any concerns, including notifying Ofsted of relevant information. The childminder is very proactive in making adjustments to her service and strives to offer the highest quality care. Although she reviews her practice, she does not set herself precise targets and measure her practice robustly enough to work towards delivering an outstanding level of provision overall.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of early years practice and keeps her skills up to date by attending further training. For example, she has recently made relevant improvements to her home and garden to increase the range of opportunities for children, especially boys, to develop the physical skills they need to be able to write. Teaching is consistently good. The childminder plans an exciting range of activities based on children's different interests, abilities and skills. She adapts her teaching practice accordingly and offers all children relevant challenge to enable them to make progress. She keeps a close eye on all children's development and fully involves parents in the assessment process, helping them to extend learning at home. At present, the assessment arrangements are not totally effective in checking how quickly any gaps in children's learning close.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form extremely close relationships with the childminder. They are regarded as members of the family and she offers them an extensive amount of individual attention. Babies giggle and babble with delight as the childminder initiates exciting games, such as 'peek-a-boo'. She follows their interests and allows babies to show sustained levels of interest and concentration. For example, the childminder watches closely as a baby shows increasing interest in the plants in the garden and picks the leaves, studies them in their hands, then buries them in the sand. The childminder talks to children gently and introduces new words for them to learn, in a very calm, caring and nurturing environment. The level of care provided for children is exceptional.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a real love of learning. Babies beam with pleasure as the childminder actively praises them and celebrates their new achievements. They explore the home and garden environment freely and persevere when trying new things. For example, a baby showed increasing pleasure as he played with a home-made shape sorter and delighted in successfully posting items through the correct spaces. He showed real interest in where the items disappeared to and worked out how to retrieve them again, showing good problem-solving and reasoning skills for his age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490336 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1020957 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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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 husband and children in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Funding is accepted for the provision of free early years education for children aged three and four 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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