Childminder 510359

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2018 15 September 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 monitors the progress children make carefully. She considers how they achieve in the setting and at home to develop a full picture of their development. The childminder plans for personalised next steps in learning to move children forward.  The childminder works in partnership with parents and staff in the other settings children attend to ensure continuity in care for the children. She ensures parents know how they can support children's development at home.  Children make good progress from their starting points. They achieve and at times exceed the typical outcomes for their ages. They make particularly good progress in developing social skills and form strong relationships with carers and other children.  The childminder provides children with great opportunities to develop positive attitudes towards healthy food. Children enjoy helping to grow a range of vegetables and fruit

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This provision is good

which they later harvest and eat.  The childminder actively develops her professional knowledge to improve her practice. For example, through working with local authority advisers she has considered better how to support children to develop important values and has shared this with parents.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently allow children opportunities to develop problem- solving skills or to consider their own thoughts about activities.  The childminder does not consistently teach children about the importance of hygienic practices, such as handwashing before eating.

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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

 allow children more opportunities to develop their ideas independently and to build on their problem-solving skills  teach children more consistently about the importance of hygienic practices.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and her suitability checks.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a confident knowledge of the signs that would indicate a child's welfare is at risk. She knows what to do if a concern arises. The childminder teaches children well how to keep themselves safe. She involves older children in risk assessments and allows them to take informed risks, such as climbing trees after they work out how to get down. The childminder has enhanced her fire drills following her previous inspection and teaches children well about what to do in an emergency. The childminder actively reflects on her practice and makes changes to improve the outcomes for children. For example, she considers children's responses to activities when they attend groups and brings favoured resources into her setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses effective teaching methods to support children's development. She is particularly skilled at supporting language development. For example, she continually introduces new vocabulary and models language which toddlers confidently mimic. She engages children in enjoyable activities which support language development, such as lots of singing. The childminder begins to prepare children for their future learning. She helps them to develop skills that will later help them to become writers. For instance, toddlers practise twisting lids on and off pens to help develop hand strength. The childminder uses her resources well to help children accept and understand the differences that exist between people. For example, she introduces dolls which represent a range of cultural backgrounds and people with differing abilities into children's play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder forms strong relationships with children, who show that they feel safe and secure in her care. Toddlers enjoy a range of repetitive games, such as 'hide and seek' in which they chuckle happily as they engage in play with the childminder. The childminder supports children well to develop their independence skills. For instance, young children learn to feed themselves. She nurtures their personal development well to prepare them for when they move on to other settings, such as school. For example, she helps them to develop confidence and to be familiar with busier settings.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children play and learn happily. Toddlers develop good communication and language skills. They chat as they play and frequently use new words as they play. Children develop early reading skills. They independently turn the pages in a book and point to the pictures. They enjoy frequent stories that the childminder reads to them. They learn that text carries meaning as they look at signs they come across when they are out and about. Children use numbers in their play. They listen and watch the childminder count and contribute numbers into the sequence correctly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 510359 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1128353 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 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1990. She lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex. She cares for children each weekday throughout the year. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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