Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date 20 March 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 The highly qualified and dedicated childminder is committed to continuously improving outcomes for children. She is highly reflective and evaluates on her practice. She gathers the important views of parents and children regularly, and skilfully incorporates their ideas into her planning for further development and improvement. n Children quickly settle in the childminder's nurturing care. They are provided with home visits and 'settling-in' sessions that meet their individual needs. Children quickly become confident and self-assured. They are extremely happy and demonstrate that they feel safe in the childminder's setting. n The childminder uses highly productive systems to monitor and assess children's development effectively. This allows her to meticulously challenge children to reach the next steps in their learning. n The quality of the childminder's teaching is inspiring. She is extremely passionate and

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This provision is outstanding

enthusiastic about providing children with highly stimulating learning experiences. She has extremely high expectations of what children can achieve. This contributes to the exemplary progress children make from their starting points. Children exceed the expectations for their age. n The childminder makes exceptional use of all opportunities to extend children's mathematical development. She skilfully challenges one-year-olds to count in sequence during their play. By pausing, she allows them to say the missing number in the pattern. n The childminder establishes incredibly good partnerships with parents and keeps them extremely well involved and informed. For instance, she encourages them to contribute their observations when assessing their children's progress and securely shares photographs of children's activities. Parents receive an abundant amount of information about their children's development.

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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 target professional development opportunities to respond to babies' ever- changing needs, so that the excellent quality of care and learning is maintained.

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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. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living at the premises. n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the childminder's home used for childminding activities.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive knowledge of how to keep children safe from harm. She is watchful for any signs that a child may be at risk of harm and knows how to report her concerns. She meticulously places a high priority on protecting children's safety at home and when out on trips. The childminder regularly seeks the views of others, to help her to evaluate the quality of her childcare provision. She knows her strengths and areas she would like to develop further. She understands the importance of opportunities for professional development and training to continue to develop her highly effective skills and knowledge even further. For example, she recently completed training about children's brain development. This allowed her to reflect on her resources and create new motivating activities for the toddlers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder gathers exceptionally detailed information from parents about what their children can already do when they first start at her setting. She ably uses this information, along with her own observations, to identify children's initial starting points. The childminder extensively challenges children during their play. For example, as toddlers use a tray with rice, she skilfully questions and encourages them to predict how many containers they will need to fill up different sizes. The toddlers confidently count 'one, two, three, four'. Children are enthusiastic as they watch and speak about a squirrel in the garden and what it is eating. Children are given plenty of time to respond. The childminder extends children's language and communication skills continually. She asks them about what they are doing during their play and encourages them to talk about the healthy food they see in the books they share.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder embeds respect, kindness and sharing through all aspects of her practice. She encourages younger children to help one another, listen carefully and cooperate. For example, toddlers share an activity taking turns posting discs into a pot, and they wait for each other before they have their own turn. Toddlers flourish and develop exceptionally strong bonds with the childminder. They confidently seek her out to share ideas and achievements. For instance, they make birthday cakes with their dough and excitedly sing 'happy birthday' before they blow the imaginary candles out. The childminder promotes highly impressive hygiene practices. Toddlers know to wash their hands before mealtimes and also after they have used tissues to blow their noses.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in this loving and inclusive environment. They approach all activities with inquisitiveness and consider ways to develop them further. All children are exceptionally well prepared for the next steps in their learning. They demonstrate high levels of confidence and use complex language for their age. They have superb listening and attention skills, and enjoy making their own choices as they initiate their play. For instance, children delight in developing their imaginative skills as they pretend to take the baby and dog for a walk using the many role-play resources available to them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY543743 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10090350 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 - 2 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Epsom, Surrey. The childminder works each weekday, term time only.

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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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