Childminder in Sutton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 November 2017 20 December 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 made excellent progress since the last inspection and demonstrates an outstanding capacity to make and sustain improvements to her setting.  Partnerships with parents are superb. The childminder is highly successful in ensuring all parents are fully informed about their children's stage of development and interests. She supports them to continue their children's learning at home. For example, through sharing resources and encouraging parents to complete observations at home.  Children are extremely well protected due to the childminder's positive practices. She very effectively checks all her home and garden daily and removes hazards so that children learn and play safely.  The childminder is loving, attentive and warm. She finds out about children's development, routines and care needs, and supports these from the outset. Children swiftly settle in. They are comfortable and very happy in the childminder's care.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder monitors the progress children make exceptionally well. Any children requiring additional support, swiftly benefit from the help they need. This helps to ensure no child falls behind in their learning and all children continually progress well.  The childminder is very knowledgeable about the children in her care. She provides them with an excellent range of learning experiences that captures their natural curiosity. Children are fully engaged and love learning.

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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

 continue to develop the effective partnership working with other professionals involved in children's learning to support their continued development as fully as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector engaged with the children during the inspection.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector observed the children during their indoor and outdoor play activities as well as their snack routine.  The inspector looked at various documents, including children's learning records, the childminder's self-evaluation, risk assessments and a selection of policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an exemplary understanding of the early years foundation stage and is very dedicated to her role. She makes extremely incisive use of self-evaluation to reflect on the quality of her setting and takes into account the views of parents and children. The childminder has very successfully addressed the recommendations and actions from the previous inspection. She is proactive in securing support from the local authority and other training providers to support her ongoing professional development. For example, she has recently attended training to support children who have special educational needs (SEN). Following this, she has established effective partnerships with other professionals involved in children's learning and plans to extend these even further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of her responsibility to keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is an excellent teacher. She is enthusiastic and animated. She puts great thought and effort into providing experiences that capture children's imaginations and reflect their individual interests. For example, for a child showing a keen interest in dinosaurs, activities are created to extend their learning in all areas as they read stories, sing songs and create dinosaur houses. The childminder uses extremely effective methods to support children's communication skills and helps them to learn new vocabulary. For example, she provides a running commentary for children, uses visual aids and children's home languages, and asks them questions to support their thinking skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. They listen to instructions, adhere to the behaviour boundaries set and interact well with each other. Children learn about diversity and the wider world. The childminder helps children to be incredibly independent. For example, she uses innovative ideas to support children in making exceptionally good attempts at helping dress themselves before going outdoors. Children develop an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe from an early age. For example, they excitedly take part in activities to learn about road safety as they act out how to cross the road safely using toy cars, traffic lights and people.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress and are fully equipped with all the skills they need for their eventual move to school. Children are extremely confident, persevere at challenging tasks and keep on trying until they succeed. Children are developing excellent literacy and mathematical skills. For example, they give meanings to the marks they draw and independently count and use number language through play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449784 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 1107826 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 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 December 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Worcester Park, Surrey. The childminder provides care all year round, from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday.

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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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