Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2018 30 May 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 gets to know children's individual personalities well. Children have secure and trusting relationships with the childminder. They have a positive level of well-being.  Children develop good communication and language skills. For example, the childminder consistently reinforces the correct pronunciation of words and uses simple signing actions to give meaning to the words as they speak.  Children have good opportunities to develop their early mathematical skills to support their future learning, such as singing number songs.  There are good opportunities for children to freely express themselves and develop their creative skills. For instance, they use varied items to make art, such as pasta.  Children gain a good understanding and respect of other people's similarities and differences. For example, they try foods from other countries, such as Indian delicacies.  The childminder effectively evaluates her practice. She reflects on daily activities and

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This provision is good

uses the findings to support her future activity plans. This helps her to keep children engaged and motivated to learn.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder does not help children to explore and investigate through a variety of play experiences to build on their already good understanding of the world.  The childminder does not make the most out of her partnerships with other early years professionals to strengthen children's consistency of shared care and learning further.

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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

 extend children's opportunities to explore, investigate and learn about the natural world more extensively  build on the communication and partnerships with the staff at other settings that children also attend to strengthen their consistency of shared care and learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children and assessed the impact this has on their progress.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as progress reports of children and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is keen to continue to make positive changes and improvements to her current practice. She has made effective changes since her last inspection. For example, children have good opportunities to learn about the importance of healthy eating. The childminder is keen to develop her skills even further and keep her knowledge up to date. She attends regular training that is beneficial to her practice. For instance, she has attended a course to increase her knowledge of how to manage children's behaviour effectively using age-appropriate strategies. The childminder establishes positive relationships with parents and keeps them informed of their children's progress. She encourages them to contribute to children's learning records. This helps to provide children with consistent experiences between the setting and their home. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the safeguarding and child protection

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

procedures to follow to help protect children's safety and welfare. This includes knowing who to contact to follow up concerns and seek additional advice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder closely monitors children's individual progress. She plans challenging, yet achievable next steps to support their learning. This helps the childminder to quickly highlight any gaps in their development. She provides children with good support to close any gaps promptly. The childminder helps prepare children for their future learning. For example, children gain early writing skills as they give meaning to the marks they make as they paint. The childminder uses the local environment to build on children's interests. For instance, she takes children to a farm to enhance their fascination of animals.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a positive role model. Children are polite and behave well. They develop good social skills. For example, the childminder takes the children to toddler groups to socialise with other children. This helps them gain more confidence in larger groups. Children develop good physical skills. For example, they regularly negotiate different ways they can move, such as crawling through tunnels. Children gain a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. For instance, the childminder encourages them to follow good health and hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. They develop good skills to help them prepare for their eventual move on to school. Children are confident to choose their own play. They develop good early reading skills. They have a keen interest in a wide range of books. Children gain good hand-to-eye coordination to help support their writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486418 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1107946 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The childminder operates from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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