Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 November 2017 29 January 2015

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not check the number of children attending each day well enough. On some occasions, she looks after too many children at one time.  The childminder does not support and coach her assistant effectively to help continually improve their good teaching practice. For example, to develop the skills to maintain children's attention during activities.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and settled. The childminder and her assistant develop close caring relationships with children and support their good behaviour and social skills effectively.  The childminder and her assistant engage with children in a positive way. They extend children's learning effectively. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder and her assistant establish effective partnerships with parents to meet children's individual needs.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure adult-to-child ratios are met at all times. 13/12/2017

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 coach and support the assistant effectively to continually develop their teaching practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector checked documentation, including children's attendance registers.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector talked with the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector talked with parents of children attending during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of child protection procedures. They risk assess effectively and supervise children well to keep them safe. The childminder does not leave children with an assistant for more than two hours a day without parents' permission. They both hold appropriate first aid certificates and know how to attend to any injuries or emergencies. Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved how she assesses and tracks children's progress and supports their physical development. However, she does not monitor or support her assistant well enough to enhance her teaching practice. The childminder does not consistently meet the adult-to-child ratios and has on occasion looked after more children than requirements allow. However, the childminder and her assistant supervise children to keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good range of activities and experiences which motivates children to learn. The childminder uses children's individual interests to plan a range of activities that challenges their learning. For example, children follow forest trails related to characters in their favorite books. Children explore a wide range of media and use their imagination. For example, they make collages using glue, dried leaves, cardboard tubes and paint to create patterns. The childminder and her assistant show children how to use the resources successfully. As a result, children develop a good sense of achievement.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a positive role model for children to copy. Children are motivated to learn. For instance, they enjoy playing musical instruments to create sounds while the childminder and her assistant sing. The childminder adapts activities to provide children with good challenge. For example, she encourages older children to choose picture cards from a bag and to think and say which song they relate to. The childminder and her assistant develop children's confidence and independence effectively. The childminder supports children's good health. For example, she provides lots of opportunities for them to be active indoors and outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills they need for starting school. They gain good control of their movements. For example, they jump into ball pools, learn to ride scooters and use wands to blow soapy bubbles. Children develop good pre-writing skills. For instance, they draw pictures which they put in a local post box to send to their parents.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305952 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1116545 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Guildford, Surrey. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday, for most of the year. She works with a co-childminder and an assistant.

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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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