Childminder EY490102

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 November 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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder is a positive role model for children. She offers a stimulating and challenging environment for children to learn and play and feel emotionally secure.  The childminder uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments to support children's health and well-being. Children gain a good awareness of safety, for example, through effective demonstrations of how to use a knife during an activity at snack time.  The childminder knows children well. She gathers information to establish a good understanding of children's starting points. She plans well for their learning. Children engage happily and are motivated to join in. They make good progress.  Children are content. They have warm bonds with the childminder and play cooperatively. Children know the expectations of the day. They behave very well.  Parents are positive about the care their children receive. They state how effectively the

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This provision is good

childminder works in collaboration with them and with others involved in children's care. They add that children thoroughly enjoy attending.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not always confident enough to extend further how children learn about the wider world, such as exploring in which countries different fruits grow.  There are few resources to support and extend children's emerging writing skills. For example, visual prompts that help children to develop purpose in their mark making.

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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

 broaden children's understanding of the natural world as they participate in activities designed to support their curiosity about the world around them  extend the ways that children develop their awareness of literacy.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children during their play.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she works in partnership with others, how she plans for children's learning, and her learning objectives for activities planned at the inspection.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.  The inspector spoke with children and parents. She read feedback from parental questionnaires and took this into account.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she updates her knowledge and how she reviews the quality of her provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good understanding of her role. She is highly reflective of her provision of care. She regularly seeks the views and suggestions of parents and others she works in partnership with to help her improve. The childminder is keen to continually update her skills. She achieves this through a number of ways. For example, she meets with her local authority adviser, networks with other professionals, embarks on professional training and engages in personal research. She explains how her knowledge is much improved and how she feels more able to plan for children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of all aspects of safeguarding matters. She knows how to protect the children in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder demonstrates effective interaction skills. She is proactive in helping children to try new things. She explains clearly the intentions of her activities, such as when helping children to be creative with different fruits, to make a face with an orange that they name 'Mrs Orange Head'. She demonstrates, for example, adding strawberries cut in half to make eyes, and encourages children to think about what else they can make and what fruits to use. The childminder has established secure partnerships with others sharing care of the children. She maintains regular contact to ensure she offers consistency for children's learning and developmental care. The childminder makes focused observations about children's achievements and reviews these regularly. She has an accurate picture of children's individual progress and confidently plans for the next steps in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a broad range of resources and activities, which children thoroughly enjoy. Children show high levels of engagement during their play. The childminder is supportive of how children learn to respect each other and value differences. For example, she encourages children to ask questions about Remembrance Day when they make poppies during a craft activity. Children speak about thanking the soldiers, to demonstrate their understanding. The childminder supports children to develop their independence and confidence. They listen to each other, help to tidy up after activities and have a good awareness of self-care and hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children happily invent their play. For example, they imaginatively pretend to be at school with their friends and strengthen their confidence of playing alongside others. Children use mathematical language to describe their creations during construction play, and they speak enthusiastically about the pictures they draw. Children are eager to join in independently with activities. For instance, during snack time when they create their 'Mrs Orange Head', they show self-awareness as they identify different fruits and talk about their favourites. Children learn a good range of skills and show readiness for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490102 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1020627 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 3 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 3

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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 in Deepcut, Camberley. The childminder works Monday to Friday for most weeks of the year.

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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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