Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 February 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder uses well-established and effective processes to complete assessments of children and for tracking and planning for their progress. She knows the children well and plans a very good range of challenging and stimulating activities.  All children make good overall progress. They make outstanding progress in their personal, social and emotional development. Toddlers are inspiringly confident, sociable and extremely well behaved and polite.  The childminder has a wide range of high-quality play and learning resources to support children's individual learning needs and interests, especially to support imaginative play. Toddlers have highly developed pretend play skills.  The childminder encourages children's speech and language very well. She asks questions and makes comments that encourage toddlers to think and express their own ideas. The childminder is especially committed to supporting the progress of children

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This provision is good

learning an additional language to English.  The childminder establishes strong and effective partnerships with parents. She has well-established and effective procedures for sharing information with them about children's progress and for involving them in supporting children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not had enough experience or training to deliver expert teaching to support all areas of learning and the needs of all groups of children.  The childminder has not explored all possible ways to inspire children's interest and to develop their skills in art and music.

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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

 focus improvement plans more specifically on developing an expert knowledge of teaching and learning  explore further ways to support children's progress in art and music.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children engaged in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at the childminder's range of play and learning resources and equipment, and observed the suitability of the premises.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records and evidence of the childminder's suitability. The inspector discussed the childminder's self- evaluation with her.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her and the impact of her engagement with children.  The inspector sought and took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder gives high priority to ensuring she is up to date on current safeguarding issues. For example, she has a thorough understanding of her duties relating to the 'Prevent' duty guidance as well as outcomes from serious case reviews. The childminder has a clear understanding of the procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare. She makes strong use of self-evaluation to identify priorities for improvement. For example, she is currently focused on introducing a newsletter for parents, creating props to support stories, and developing further role-play activities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder presents activities and resources extremely well to inspire and motivate children's interest and engagement. She plans exciting activities that promote all areas of learning. For example, after looking at a rhyme book with the childminder, children proceed to singing the rhyme 'Five little ducks'. She then provides natural resources combined with toys to represent all the characteristics of the rhyme for them to use. For example, they move plastic ducks from a pretend pond over a hill represented by cooked green spaghetti, and feed the ducks porridge oats. The childminder plans and provides a wide range of practical experiences to help children understand about the real world. For example, they enjoy tractor rides at the farm and picking fruit.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form exceptionally strong emotional attachments with the childminder and each other. The childminder uses highly effective strategies to help children overcome parent- separation anxiety and to become confident and self-assured in her care. When children show a reluctance to eat, she inspires and motivates them by providing food, such as character-shaped pasta that represents their current favourite television/book character. The childminder gives high priority to ensuring that all children's sleep needs are met. They go to bed willingly and sleep so very peacefully in comfortable cots. Play resources are in plentiful supply and children are too busy engaged in exciting play to enter into squabbles. Children learn the importance of removing shoes indoors because they contain germs and are learning well about healthy eating from the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are good

Toddlers are well prepared for their next stages of learning. They enthusiastically engage in pretend play, showing very well-developed communication and language skills. They speak in sentences, follow complex instructions and listen very attentively to the childminder when she reads them books. Toddlers have a strong understanding of the difference between sharing and turn taking. They use common courtesies, such as 'please' and 'thank you' and are always keen to help tidy up the playroom. Their physical skills are very well developed, and they quickly develop practical self-help skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494349 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1028258 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 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 West Molesey, Surrey. The childminder works Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6.30pm, throughout 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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