Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in East Sussex

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Inspection date 11 January 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

n Staff work exceptionally well together to inspire and enthuse children in their learning and to provide first-class care and nurturing. All children receive superb support to help them reach their full potential. n Staff fully exploit all learning opportunities available in the local community, helping children to develop a strong sense of social responsibility. Children enjoy very regular outings, including to the library, farm shop, church and a woodland area. Children also join in with local events, such as the annual carnival. n The support for children's language development is particularly impressive. Babies and toddlers are vocal, using their rapidly developing vocabularies to express themselves, and older children are highly confident, articulate communicators. n Partnerships with parents are extremely effective. Children benefit from observing the very friendly interactions between their parents and the staff. Parents spoken to during

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This provision is outstanding

the inspection, and many more who provided written feedback, were full of praise for the staff and stated that their children were making excellent progress. n There are well-established, sensitively planned arrangements to support children as they prepare for their move on to school. This is supported by highly effective partnership working with other professionals, including staff from the local primary school. n The manager and all staff are extremely focused on exploring ways to continually enhance all aspects of the provision. They are extremely proactive in seeking out new initiatives and working practices to improve outcomes for 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 continue to explore ways to enrich the opportunities for older children to independently choose art and craft activities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed all areas used by children. n The inspector spoke with the manager, staff, parents and children at appropriate times. n The inspector observed the interaction of staff and children during a range of activities and completed a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including policies, procedures, certificates and records of children's progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The provision operates across two sites that link effectively to support children of all ages to thrive. The manager fully recognises the expertise within her staff team and deploys staff very successfully so that they are able to use their skills to the very best effect. Meticulous monitoring enables the manager to ensure that teaching and care practices constantly develop to reflect the evolving needs of children and their families. Staff make superb use of very regular training and support to continually refine their skills. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a confident knowledge of their responsibilities to keep children safe. They are aware of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk and know the procedure to follow to report any concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff use accurate, ongoing assessments of children's interests, abilities and learning styles to very precisely target teaching. They plan a broad range of activities and experiences which they skilfully adapt to interest, inspire and challenge each child. For example, during the inspection the staff working with the youngest children delivered an extremely well-planned activity linked to winter. This was based on children's fascination with the Gruffalo stories and involved dressing a very large Gruffalo doll in children's clothes. Children successfully worked together to decide which clothes were appropriate for cold weather and laughed with staff as they discarded swimming trunks. Older children were equally fascinated as they took part in an experiment to observe the effects of different temperatures on ice. After much discussion, sharing of ideas and ongoing checks, they successfully predicted that the ice placed close to a radiator would

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

melt first. All children have excellent opportunities to express themselves creatively. However, there are plans to extend the opportunities for older children to be able to explore art and craft resources throughout the day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop superb social skills. They are friendly, polite and display exceptionally positive behaviour. The manager and staff support children to respect and understand other people and to become socially aware. For example, children regularly take part in activities to raise money for charity, and staff are working on plans to link with elderly members of the community. Children are very happy when they arrive and spend their day exploring, investigating, listening, speaking and laughing. There are extremely good opportunities for children to develop their physical strength and coordination, and there is time and space for them to rest. The strong focus on nutrition, exercise and good hygiene supports children to develop skills and habits to support healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make extremely good progress in their learning and are prepared exceptionally well, academically and emotionally, for their move to school. They develop the skills and attributes they need to set them on a strong path as confident, motivated learners. In addition, the broad range of activities they experience gives them a very good early understanding of the positive contribution they can make to their local community and the wider world.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542409 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10089683 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 41

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Muddy Boots Home-Based And Environmental Childcare registered in 2016 and is situated in Ninfield, East Sussex. The setting opens from 7.30am to 6pm Monday to Friday for 46 weeks of the year. The setting employs eight staff. The owner/manager has a childcare qualification at level 4, one member of staff holds qualified teacher status, and five staff hold qualifications at level 3. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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