Childminder EY548673

Inspection date 1 July 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 uses effective assessment systems and high-quality observations to ensure she understands well the progress each child makes. She plans carefully targeted next steps in learning for the children and uses these effectively to create learning experiences that support their development. n The childminder works closely with parents to ensure continuity in children's learning. She understands well how children behave and achieve at home. She supports parents effectively to deal with any challenges they encounter. For example, the childminder helps children to cope with changes that happen in their lives, including the arrival of a new baby. n The childminder reflects actively on her practice. She has learned a lot from her first two years as a childminder and has made changes to improve her practice. For example, she has adapted the teaching skills she already had to better meet the needs

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This provision is good

of early years children. n The childminder supports children greatly in their personal development. She is strongly driven to ensure every child develops a strong sense of who they are. As a result, children express their personal views and wishes with confidence and determination. This helps them to cope with moves to other settings, including when they start school. n Children make good progress from their starting points. They meet and at times exceed the typical outcomes for their ages. n On some occasions, the childminder does not enable children the opportunity to fully consider their own thoughts about experiences. n The childminder does not fully use the relationships she has formed with the staff who work in the other settings children attend to help her understand children's overall progress.

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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 improve further the opportunities to develop children's own ideas and thoughts during activities and play n strengthen partnerships with staff in other settings children attend to improve further the continuity in care and to gather a wider understanding of children's overall progress.

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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 strong understanding of the procedures for safeguarding children in her local authority. She makes effective use of the resources available to her to ensure she fully understands what to do if she has a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder continues to develop her knowledge and skills to improve the outcomes for children. She attends training to ensure she can meet children's individual needs effectively. For example, she learned how to support children's language more effectively and now uses effective strategies to model the correct pronunciation of words throughout her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder sets up a welcoming and stimulating learning environment that promotes development in all seven areas of learning. She ensures resources are planned carefully to appeal to children's interests and abilities. For example, when toddlers explore pompoms, they use good hand control to pick them up using tongs. They label and sort them, matching the colours of toys from their favourite programmes and slot pompoms into the holes in mathematical toys, counting as they play. The childminder successfully lays the foundations for future learning. Toddlers develop physical skills to control tools and develop an interest in numbers. The childminder enables children strong opportunities to express themselves creatively. For example, she teaches them how to change the sounds they play on instruments and allows them the freedom to react to music in their own ways. Some children respond with sound, banging drums to

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder develops strong relationships with the children, who demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in her care. She teaches children well how to keep themselves safe and healthy. For example, through encouraging them to 'eat a rainbow', she has instilled positive attitudes to nutritious foods that children demonstrate when they enthuse over the range of fruits offered to them for snack. The childminder promotes the development of important values in children. This includes respecting the differences that exist between people. For example, children love to look at photographs of other families and recognise that family set-ups differ. Children develop good social skills. They think about each other's feelings and kindly help their friends if they are finding something difficult.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children engage intently in their play, showing perseverance and determination. For example, when the towers they build with bricks fall, they build them again and aim to get them higher. Toddlers enjoy imaginative play, they wash, dry and dress 'babies' gently before settling them down in their cots and reading them a bedtime story. They develop early reading skills as they turn the pages of their books and show an understanding that text carries meaning. Toddlers develop independence well. They learn to dress themselves. For instance, they put their shoes on by themselves and swap them over when they realise they are on the wrong feet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548673 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10111200 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 2 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Brighton, East Sussex. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 6.

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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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