Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date 6 November 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 well-qualified childminder has high expectations for herself and the children that she cares for. She uses her experience very well to support their emotional well-being. n The childminder creates a welcoming environment for children. She provides a broad range of interesting experiences indoors and outdoors to help support their curiosity and imagination. n Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are extremely well supported. The childminder works very closely with parents to help ensure that advice gained from professional services are effectively implemented. This helps to ensure that there is continuity in their care and learning. Consequently, all children are making good progress according to their individual abilities. n The childminder organises purposeful outings, such as to animal parks, woodland and age-appropriate groups to help children mix with similar-aged children. They learn

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The provision is good

about the world around them and develop good social skills. n Parents speak very highly about the childminder and the flexible service that she provides. They say that their children feel very at home in her care and that their speaking skills have improved since coming to the setting. n The childminder reviews the quality of her practice. She gathers feedback from parents to help continually enhance the care and learning that she provides.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n At times, older and most-able children dominate the childminders attention. This occasionally leads to missed teaching opportunities for the childminder to extend the younger children's good learning. n The childminder has not fully developed the links with other early years providers to extend children's ongoing progress, such as through shared information.

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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 extend opportunities for younger children to be more involved in the activities to help support their ongoing learning needs n maximise the links with other providers where children attend to share information about children's progress and use this to plan for children's individual future learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of the childminder and other adults living and working on the premises. n The inspector looked at samples of children's records. She looked at a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy and procedures. n The inspector took account of the views of parents, from documents containing their comments on the provision.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is very aware of her responsibilities to protect children. She has a secure understanding of the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about children. The childminder ensures that her assistants are aware about her policies and procedures. She oversees their work with children. The childminder is vigilant about keeping children safe and completes detailed risk assessments at home and for outings. She regularly takes part in purposeful webinars to increase her knowledge and understanding. The childminder uses the information obtained well. For instance, she is now more aware about how to reflect on the activities that she provides and the learning that children gain from these. She then uses this to plan for the next steps in their learning. The childminder effectively shares children's progress with parents to monitor their overall development. This includes the

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

progress check for children between the ages of two and three years.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy their time with the attentive childminder. She understands how children learn through play. They have fun exploring the stimulating resources set out for them, such as the pretend cooking items and coloured rice. The childminder supports older children's learning well. For example, she uses probing questions and waits for them to express their own thoughts and ideas. The childminder provides a running commentary during younger children's play. For instance, she introduces new words and they repeat what she says. The childminder provides children with various opportunities to support their creative skills. The childminder ensures that a variety of resources, such as pipettes, chalks and crayons are easily available for children. Their artwork adorns the walls. This helps to promote their self-esteem.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a good role model and has a very calm personality. She provides children with consistent messages to help them learn how to respect each other. This helps to build on their emerging social skills. The childminder knows children well and helps them to feel settled and secure. She works closely with parents to ensure that children's dietary needs are met. The childminder encourages children to develop healthy eating habits and to use good hygiene practice. Children take part in a range of activities to support their physical skills. For instance they visit places of interest, which has challenging equipment for children to practise their skills, such as climbing. The childminder teaches children safe practices at all times.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They are all well prepared for their future learning, including their eventual move on to school. Older children are confident and show good levels of independence. They are learning how to take turns during their play. Younger children discover how to move from one area to another and help themselves to toys and books that interest them. Older children recognise number and sound out letters of their name and successfully write these. They recall popular stories and talk about the featured characters.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537656 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10077221 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 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Dorking, Surrey. She operates Monday to Friday all year round, from 7am to 6pm, except for family and bank holidays. The childminder occasionally works with assistants. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6.

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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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