Childminder EY456888

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 May 2018 13 November 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 All children, based on their starting points on entry, make good overall progress in their learning and development. They make outstanding progress in their personal, social and emotional, and physical development.  The childminder provides high levels of support to children who have complex health needs. She works in close partnership with parents and the various health professionals involved with children, to ensure she provides consistent expert support.  The childminder ensures children have plenty of fresh air, physical exercise and opportunity to learn about nature and care for animals. For example, they visit farms, grow seeds, climb tree trunks and logs, and help to care for the childminder's rabbits.  The childminder makes good use of training opportunities to improve her practice. For example, she introduced a scheme for children to take books home they have enjoyed with her, to read with parents. Children's interest in books has subsequently increased.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder reads to children regularly and encourages them well to develop pencil-control skills, less focus is given to introducing them to letters and for helping them learn to recognise familiar words.  The childminder does not resource activities to the highest possible standard. Children are not always highly challenged or inspired to remain engaged in deep, sustained imaginative and exploratory play.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to learn to recognise letters and familiar words  develop further the activity planning to encourage children to remain engaged in activities for longer periods and to learn about things that interest them in more depth.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children engaged in play and learning indoors and in the garden.  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 and her assistant's. 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 and her assistant both complete regular child protection training. The childminder has a clear understanding of the procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare. This includes the government 'Prevent' duty guidance. The childminder makes good use of risk assessment to minimise hazards. She has robust procedures in place for keeping children safe on outings. The childminder provides her assistant with good supervision and professional development support. For example, she is coaching her currently for completing assessments on children. The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation, overall, to identify and target priorities for improvement, such as for developing provision for outdoor learning further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder completes detailed observations of children and uses these to make accurate assessments of them. Their individual interests are identified and, overall, their progress is well tracked and planed for. The childminder supports children's communication and language well. For example, children sing rhymes, look at photographs of their family and talk about them. They help the childminder retell popular stories using puppets and by adding ending words to repetitive sentences. The childminder plans innovative ways to teach children to recognise colours and is proactive in helping them develop pencil control and scissor skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder builds exceptionally strong emotional attachments with children. They trust her immensely. She manages occasional challenging behaviour with great skill, and very successfully teaches them to be kind and considerate towards each other. Parents highlight how helpful they find her advice on understanding children's behaviour, for instance, why toddlers repeatedly throw things and how to channel this. Children are extremely polite and develop impeccable manners. They are encouraged by the childminder exceedingly well to manage their own personal care, for example, with toileting and putting on their own shoes. The childminder plans exciting activities to mark national celebrations and different traditions, such as the recent British royal wedding and Chinese New Year.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for their eventual move to either nursery or school. They enjoy taking part in large-group activities within the community and become very sociable. They develop confidence, for example, to climb the slide and to experiment by coming down in different ways. Babies and toddlers enjoy experimenting with paint and using chunky crayons to make marks. Children are inquisitive and ask questions. They enjoy imaginative play and develop an enjoyment of books.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456888 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1131967 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in West Ewell, Epsom. The childminder operates Monday to Friday between 7am and 6pm, throughout the year. She works with 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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