Childminder EY470916

Inspection date 28 January 2019 Previous inspection date 2 March 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 secure relationships with children. She has an excellent understanding of their individual needs and routines, which helps to promote their emotional well-being. n Children explore the childminder's home with confidence. She provides a variety of interesting resources which help children to settle quickly and engage in learning. All children make good progress in their development. n The childminder has effective partnerships with parents. She communicates with them in a variety of ways and works hard to help them support their children's learning and development at home. Parents are happy with the service the childminder provides and feel involved in their children's learning. n The childminder has a positive attitude towards continuous development and strives to improve her practice. Since her last inspection, she has completed a foundation degree in early years. This has helped the childminder to develop her knowledge of how

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This provision is good

children learn and the importance of building strong attachments. n The childminder has built and maintained good relationships with other settings that children attend. She shares and gains information about children's next steps, which helps contribute to a consistent approach to their learning and development. n At times, the childminder does not challenge older children as much as possible during planned activities. n The childminder has not yet implemented effective ways to help develop children's knowledge and understanding of sharing and taking turns.

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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 further extend older children's learning opportunities during planned activities, to provide greater challenge for their current stage of learning n develop systems to help children understand the importance of sharing and taking turns.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed children's development records and tracked their progress. n The inspector viewed a range of written documentation, including policies, training certificates, risk assessments and suitability checks. n The inspector viewed written references from parents to gain their feedback on the childminder and the service she provides.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of her responsibilities to protect children from possible harm and the procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child's welfare. She attends training, subscribes to early years websites and networks effectively with other childminders. This helps to keep her knowledge up to date and in line with current guidelines and legislation. The childminder has a strong knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage curriculum. She knows how to incorporate all areas of learning into children's play and how to identify challenging next steps for them to work towards. Monitoring of children's learning is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of each child's stage of development and shares this information with parents to help encourage further learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good balance of child-led and adult-initiated activities. She knows what children are interested in and successfully adapts activities to suit the developmental levels of all children. For example, children explored a large tray of sand, hay and role-play animals. Older children used their imaginations and discussed where the animals could sleep. Younger children enjoyed scooping the sand and feeling it with their hands. The childminder extended their learning experience by removing their socks and encouraging them to feel the textures with their feet. Children enjoyed selecting props and singing songs that related to them. Older children sang confidently, and younger children began to join in with the actions. The childminder further extended their play by adding musical instruments to use as well as the props.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are learning to play well alongside each other. Older children show care and consideration towards those who are younger and include them in their play. Children understand that they have to take responsibility for themselves and their environment. Before starting another activity, the childminder asks them to help clear away, which they do so confidently. Children have a good understanding of the routine and the childminder's expectations. For example, they wash their hands before eating and know that they have to sit at the table. The childminder makes good use of the local area to help promote children's healthy lifestyles. For example, they go the play park and woods. Children also visit a variety of toddler groups, which helps support their developing social skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder. They are independent, confident and active learners who are not afraid to have a go and try new things. All children are making good progress in preparation for future learning and moving on to school. Children are successfully developing their early writing skills. For example, they enjoyed using pens to make pictures of their family and talked confidently about what they were drawing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470916 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10075604 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 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 2 March 2016

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The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the village of Beare Green, Surrey. She operates Monday to Thursday, from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round.

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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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