Richardson, Karen Louise

Inspection date 25 June 2019 Previous inspection date 15 April 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 Children's emotional well-being is supported well. The kind and caring childminder provides a warm and welcoming family home in which children thrive. Children display high levels of self-esteem and confidence due to their secure relationships with the childminder. n Partnerships, with parents and other settings children attend, are strong. For instance, the childminder ensures that parents share children's learning from home. This helps to ensure continuity in care and learning for each child. n The childminder is organised and carefully maintains required documentation. For example, she consistently implements effective risk assessments to minimise hazards and to help keep children safe. n The childminder helps older children to develop the skills they need in preparation for starting school. Children have very good mathematical awareness and use numbers accurately throughout their activities. They have good levels of self-confidence and

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This provision is good

manage their care needs independently. n The childminder regularly gathers feedback from parents and children to help her evaluate her setting. She has developed thorough action plans to help her drive forward improvements and strive towards excellence. n Although assessments provide a good picture of the progress children make, the information is not used to the optimum to ensure the most important next steps for each child are consistently supported n The childminder does not always enable children to spontaneously practise their early writing skills during everyday play.

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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 make best use of information from assessments to plan very precisely for children's individual next steps in learning n provide more opportunities for children to practise spontaneous early writing during their chosen play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation relating to self-evaluation systems, safeguarding, policies and procedures and children's learning and development. n The inspector sought the views of parents through written feedback.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. She regularly reviews her policies and risk assessment to ensure they support children's safety and well-being effectively. The childminder is committed to continuing to develop her knowledge and skills. For example, she regularly discusses early years practice with other childminders. Recent training has helped to strengthen her knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty. The childminder monitors the ongoing progress that children make and shares this information with parents. Parents comment their children are happy and enjoy the diverse range of activities the childminder provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes and assesses children's development and shares this regularly with parents. The childminder's skilled use of questioning, encouragement, role modelling and demonstration helps children to learn. She plans activities that capture children's attention. For example, children stay engaged for extended periods as they thread wool onto lacing boards of different shapes. During activities such as these, children develop good dexterity and hand-to-eye coordination. Younger children are fascinated with electronic toys. They press buttons and enjoy listening to different sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a positive role model, and she consistently teaches children to be polite and respectful. Children follow rules, help one another and use good manners from an early age. They play harmoniously and develop strong friendships across all age groups. The childminder promotes children's healthy lifestyles. For example, children try the range of fruit and vegetables which they have grown in her garden. Children are regularly taken on visits to local groups. They meet with other adults and children so that they can learn to socialise. The childminder helps children to value and respect the similarities and differences between themselves and others. For example, children visit the local mosque where they learn about aspects of the Muslim culture and its traditions.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children's communication and language skills are developing rapidly. They learn new words as they talk constantly with the childminder. Younger children confidently turn the pages of books and enjoy listening to stories. Older children begin to find the letters in their name labelled on different boxes. The childminder supports children's language skills further by focusing on the sounds represented by each letter. This helps children to learn the skills needed for the next stages in their learning and development, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY364583 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10066726 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 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 15 April 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Crawley, West Sussex. She operates Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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