Childminder in East Sussex

Inspection date 31 October 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder assesses children's progress with care. She takes into account their achievements and interests in her setting, their homes and in the other settings they attend, to ensure she establishes a wide understanding of the child. The childminder knows where priorities for children's development lie and provides for these effectively. n The childminder develops strong relationships with children's families to establish effective partnerships. She involves parents well in children's learning, to ensure continuity in care for the children. n Children make good progress from their starting points. They grow in confidence and meet outcomes that are typical for their ages. n The childminder offers children healthy lifestyles. She ensures children exercise daily with activities, such as walks or trips to the park. Children understand and follow hygiene routines well, including washing their hands before meals.

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The provision is good

n The childminder actively develops her professional knowledge and skills to enable her to continue to improve the outcomes for the children. For example, in response to information she learned, she has adapted her practice with good effect to enable children to have better opportunities to make their own discoveries in their play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not consistently use teaching strategies that encourage children to fully express and vocalise their thoughts about their experiences. n Although the childminder represents cultural diversity very well. She does not extend this to teach children about the differing abilities people may have as effectively.

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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

n provide children with more opportunities to express and vocalise their own thoughts and ideas n extend further the resources and activities in place to help children understand more about people and communities beyond their own experiences.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at children's assessment records. n The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications. n 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 leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a strong understanding of how to recognise if a child's welfare is at risk. She understands, in detail, the procedures to follow to protect children if a concern arises. The childminder values the importance of working with other professionals to safeguard children and to support their development. For example, she works closely with other providers of the early years foundation stage to ensure continuity. The childminder reflects strongly on her practice and shows skill in noticing when an area can be improved. For instance, she has recently changed the way she plans activities to focus more on children's interests and has noticed a vast improvement in children's engagement levels.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a stimulating environment in which children are keen to explore and learn. For example, children select resources and make decisions about what to do with them. Toddlers find pots, which they open, touch and look at as they investigate them. They find out about the properties of objects and make discoveries using their senses. The childminder prepares children well for future learning. Children have good opportunities to develop their ability to control tools and to make marks. Older children draw recognisable pictures and begin to learn how to write their names. The childminder provides good opportunities for children to enjoy stories and to recognise that text carries meaning. For instance, she shows them that the writing on food packets explains what the ingredients are as she reads them out loud.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder forms strong relationships with the children, who develop confidence as they quickly feel safe and secure in her care. She provides them with good opportunities to develop confidence further, which include by familiarising them with a range of environments, such as toddler groups and helping them to widen their friendships. The childminder effectively supports children to develop independence. Children learn to manage their own personal hygiene and to dress themselves to help them be ready for when they move on to other settings, such as school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show an eagerness to learn. They frequently ask questions about their experiences. For instance, they ask how they will make seeds stick to pine cones when making bird feeders. Children express themselves creatively through activities, such as making birds in their own unique way and using a range of resources, including dough. Children develop mathematical skills. Toddlers frequently categorise objects and label them according to size. Older children count objects and recognise that adding more changes the total, which they work out by counting these again. They begin to use simple calculations in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537110 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10077108 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm for four days a week, Tuesday to Friday.

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Registers

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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Registers

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