Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2017 22 May 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 knows the importance of working in partnership with parents. She develops relationships with parents, taking account of their views and wishes. The childminder provides ongoing, regular feedback to maintain continuity of care.  The childminder monitors the progress of all children in her care. She identifies individual children's needs through effective partnerships with parents and other professionals and supports all children to develop well.  The childminder's home is welcoming and well resourced. The environment is organised to meet the needs of all ages of children. The childminder provides a broad range of activities indoors and outdoors.  Children are confident and settled, forming secure attachments to the childminder. The childminder and her assistant respond well to the children's needs.  The childminder reflects on her practice and identifies areas for improvement. She

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This provision is good

gains feedback from parents and her assistant to improve the quality of her practice. She observes and monitors the performance of her assistant, providing supervision and support to improve the quality of teaching.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to fully encourage and develop the children's independence and self-help skills.  During some activities, children's learning is not always extended as far as possible by effective questioning.

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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

 enhance opportunities for children to do more things for themselves and manage their own personal needs  strengthen questioning techniques to encourage children to consistently extend their thinking, knowledge and understanding.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's and assistant's interactions with children.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, risk assessments, children's registration documents and children's progress records.  The inspector gained feedback from parents.  The inspector and the childminder took part in a joint observation.  The inspector spoke to children and interacted with them during their play.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder regularly observes children and makes accurate assessments of their development. She shares children's progress with parents regularly and parents feel well informed. The childminder has a good knowledge of how children develop and identifies and monitors any gaps in their progress. The childminder understands the importance of evaluating her practice. She regularly gains feedback from parents as well as reflecting on her own practice and identifying any improvements needed. The childminder supports her assistant well. She identifies areas for development and supports her to continue to progress professionally. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant understand what to do if they have concerns about a child's safety or well-being and what to do with this information.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant support all children well and organise the resources to suit all ages. Children explore pebbles in a tray outdoors. They use the pebbles to fill containers, listen to the noise they make on the floor and transport the pebbles using buckets and spoons. The childminder responds to younger children's babble and speaks to older children about the activities they are involved in. She encourages children to explore their senses. While playing with shaving foam the children comment on how sweet it smells and listen to the sound it makes. The childminder encourages children to think about and share past experiences. For example, children are asked about outings they have recently been on and to recall things they may have seen.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are confident and form secure attachments. They play confidently and explore the resources available to them. They engage with others in role play using available resources to re-create familiar events, feeding the doll and making cups of tea. The children enjoy eating their meals and healthy snacks with each other. The childminder talks to them about the food they are eating and they choose from a range of fruit and vegetables. This helps them to learn about healthy and unhealthy foods. Children express their preferences and talk to others about their favourite foods. Younger children freely move around the environment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop their creative and literacy skills well. They enjoy exploring different media and materials and talk about their creations. Children practise their mathematical skills and develop mathematical language. They balance cups on top of each other and count these. They dance to music, climb up and down steps outside and roll large balls along the ground to others. Children are supported well in preparation for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY266859 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1091762 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in East Grinstead, West Sussex. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder operates from 7am to 7pm from Monday to Friday, all year round. She employs 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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