Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 January 2018 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 monitors children's progress effectively and plans an exciting range of activities based on their stage of development and emerging interests. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder has established warm, caring and trusting relationships with the children. This supports their positive emotional well-being and self-esteem. Children feel safe, approach the childminder with confidence and behave extremely well.  The childminder supports children's communication and language development well. She models language clearly, questions and offers explanations, to provide children with vocabulary so they learn to put words to their actions.  The childminder praises children in all that they do, which helps to ensure children feel good about themselves and develop a can-do attitude to learning.  The childminder evaluates her provision effectively and completes action plans to help

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This provision is good

identify and address areas of her practice to improve further.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully extended ways to engage parents more in their children's learning at home.  The childminder has not fully established links with other early years settings that children attend to support and build on the continuity in their care and 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

 engage parents further in their children's learning at home  develop further partnerships with other settings that children attend to support continuity in their care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and interaction during activities and assessed the impact of this on children's learning.  The inspector engaged with children during the inspection.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about self-evaluation and improvement plans.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation, such as safeguarding procedures and progress checks for children aged between two and three years, and viewed children's development records.  The inspector took account of parents' views through their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about the safety of the children in her care. The childminder is proactive in extending her professional knowledge and skills to develop her good practice. For example, she completes regular training, researches good practice and shares ideas with other childminders. She implements what she learns to help her meet the children's needs more effectively. The childminder communicates well with parents. She sends them photographs of their children playing so parents know their children are happy and enjoying their time with her. Parents comment that they are very pleased with their children's progress, the care on offer and the flexibility of the childminding service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of how young children learn and develop. She successfully helps children to count and to identify colours. For example, they count and decide what colour cake cases they would like to use. The childminder teaches and gives children time to master new skills. For instance, young children develop high levels of control in their physical development as they learn to unscrew the tops of containers and shake out contents when decorating cakes. Children use their imagination well during pretend play. They move figures around a doll's house as they represent their own thoughts and ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Young children thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder. They have lots of fun and enjoy involving her in their play. They develop strong social skills and make good friendships, actively sharing their experiences. Children successfully lead a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy nutritious home-made meals and snacks, and have plenty of opportunity for fresh air and exercise. They particularly like playing on the trampoline and using the more challenging apparatus at the play park. Children learn how to manage risks safely, both in the childminder's home and during outings. For instance, they learn that it is not safe to stand on the sofa and know what to do to cross the road safely.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children demonstrate good skills when listening to the childminder and carrying out instructions as they complete simple tasks. They know to find nappies and moist wipes to clean their hands, in readiness for a nappy change. Children smile, showing pride in their achievements. All children develop a love of books. They enjoy stories being read and explore the many illustrations with great excitement. They quickly gain the skills they need for their future learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495716 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1031653 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 4 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Esher, Surrey. The childminder provides care for children between 7.30am and 6pm each weekday, term time only but will consider school holiday care.

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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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