Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date 27 June 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 the progress children make. He learns about children's individual learning styles and interests. He plans enjoyable activities for children that appeal to them. n The childminder undertakes learning to support his professional development. He makes good use of this to change practice and to improve outcomes for children. For example, he attended training that has helped him to better understand how children learn and has adapted his practice accordingly. n The childminder works in close partnership with parents to ensure continuity in children's learning. He knows what children achieve at home and builds on this effectively. The childminder communicates effectively with parents to plan consistent strategies to support children's learning. n The childminder supports children well in their personal development. He successfully helps them to develop their independence. For example, he encourages children to

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This provision is good

progress to using the potty or toilet, in an effective and sensitive manner. n Children make good progress from their starting points. They achieve the typical outcomes for their ages. n While the childminder understands well how to support children's individual progress, he does not consistently pinpoint next steps in learning that enable him to target the areas where children need the most support. n At times, the childminder does not enable children effectively to consider their own thoughts and ideas about their experiences.

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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 identify more carefully the children's next steps in learning to ensure that the areas where they most need to progress are targeted precisely n allow children more opportunities to develop their own thoughts and ideas.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors. n The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at children's assessment records. n The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and suitability checks. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to recognise signs that a child's welfare may be at risk. He knows what to do to protect children if a concern arises. The childminder works with a co-childminder and together they evaluate the effectiveness of practice and consider how to improve outcomes for children. For example, they discuss how they could organise activities differently to make them work better on future occasions. The childminder works in close partnership with staff at other settings children attend. For instance, he has established strategies with them to help children learn how to manage their feelings and behaviour.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses good teaching skills to encourage learning and development. He shows skill in building on children's play to introduce new ideas. For example, when children build with bricks, he helps them to consider shape and space as they create. Children make good use of bricks to make staircases for the houses they make out of construction kits. The childminder supports children well to help develop skills that they will need in their later learning. This includes introducing numbers during play and by helping children to develop the physical strength they will require to control pens and pencils when they become writers. For instance, toddlers choose to make pictures with pens and demonstrate hand control as they draw circles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a strong relationship with the children. He has a gentle and calm manner that helps children to feel safe and comfortable. The childminder promotes the development of good social skills and helps children to build friendships. Toddlers learn how to share and begin to think about how their friends feel. The childminder instils in children a good knowledge of how to stay safe and healthy. For example, children understand the importance of thorough handwashing before meals. The childminder successfully ensures that children learn to respect the differences that exist between people. For instance, he helps children to understand different cultures and beliefs when he provides them with experiences linked to worldwide celebrations.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children focus intently on their play and show determination to succeed with the tasks in hand. For example, they carefully consider where puzzle pieces go and demonstrate problem-solving skills. Toddlers develop speech and language skills effectively. They learn new words and listen to the childminder's clear demonstrations of how to pronounce them correctly. More confident toddlers put words together to form sentences that they use well to describe their actions. Children develop confidence as they grow increasingly secure in the childminder's care. For example, where they would once need the childminder with them to try new experiences, they were happy to investigate a real fire engine by themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY547551 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10107840 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 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Littlehampton, West Sussex. He operates all year round from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder has an appropriate qualification at level 3. He provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. The childminder works with his wife, who is also a registered childminder.

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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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Registers

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