Childminder EY367207

Inspection date 3 December 2018 Previous inspection date 20 September 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires improvement 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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This provision is good

n The childminder has a good understanding of child development. Her observations and assessments on children are detailed and accurate. Children make good progress overall, particularly in communication and language. n The childminder makes strong use of the local area and community to encourage children's physical development, social skills, understanding of the natural world and to teach them about safety. n The childminder works in close partnership with parents and the other settings children attend to help ensure children receive consistent support between their different settings. n The childminder uses a range of sources to support her professional development, including mentoring and coaching, training and research. n The childminder does not fully exploit opportunities to encourage children who prefer to learn outdoors to explore letters and sounds and develop their early writing and mathematical skills.

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This provision is good

n The childminder plans creative activities to mark different traditions and cultural celebrations, but has not yet extended her own knowledge to enable her to explain the meaning fully to children.

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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 explore ways to further promote letters and sounds, early writing, and mathematics to children who prefer to learn outdoors. n find out more about the meaning and origins of different traditions and beliefs to support children's knowledge and understanding of the world in more depth.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the children's play and learning indoors. n The inspector looked at the childminder's range of play and learning resources and equipment and observed the suitability of the premises. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's records and evidence of the childminder's suitability. The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her. n The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her and the impact of her engagement with children. n The inspector gained written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder has improved her practice considerably since the last inspection. Her procedures for confirming parental consent to administer prescribed medication have been significantly strengthened. The childminder gains detailed information from parents about children's well-being and home experiences. She agrees strategies with parents, such as for encouraging concentration and helping children overcome toileting anxieties. Parents say that the developmental reports the childminder providers are immensely accurate and show that she knows children well. Since the last inspection, the childminder has also joined a 'best practice' support group and is beginning to use ideas she gains from this to enhance her activity planning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes regular training to ensure she is up to date on local and wider child protection matters and wider safeguarding issues. She is clear about the

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child's welfare. Overall, the childminder makes effective use of self-evaluation to identify and target priorities for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows children well and demonstrates good teaching skills. For instance, she explains to children very clearly how to programme a robotic toy to move forwards, turn left and right to arrive at their pre-determined destination on a floor street map. When supporting children during these planned indoor activities she promotes learning in all areas well. For example, when children are shown the 'clear' button, the childminder promotes the letter sound of 'c'. She enthuses them to plan where they want the robotic bee to go and exploits the opportunity to engage them in conversation about their own community and street experiences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a safe and welcoming environment. She has a good variety of play and learning resources indoors and regularly supplements these to support children's individual needs, such as board games to encourage their concentration. The childminder promotes good hygiene well and is particularly good at helping children overcome emotional anxieties, such as toileting issues. The childminder maximises opportunities to teach children how to keep themselves safe. For example, they learn how to behave on train platforms and if approached by an off-lead dog in the park.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for starting school. They are being well supported to develop good concentration. They are developing good mathematical skills and use pencils regularly to colour in picture templates. Children develop huge confidence in expressing their feelings and wishes and do this very articulately. Children are extremely interested in their immediate world and demonstrate this by their intelligent questions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367207 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10084736 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 3 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 20 September 2017

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Epsom, Surrey. She offers care four days a week from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged three- and four-years-old.

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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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