Childminder in West Sussex

Inspection date 12 July 2019 Previous inspection date 30 June 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 are very enthusiastic about their time spent with the childminder and form excellent attachments with her. They respond extremely well to her nurturing approach and feel very happy, safe and secure in her care. n The childminder works well with parents. She regularly asks them to share information about children's interests and learning from home and keeps them up to date with their children's current development. She offers fun activity bags to help parents support learning at home, and parents greatly appreciate the personal care children receive. n The childminder does not consistently share information, with other early years settings children attend, to encourage a joined-up approach and help assess children's development even more precisely. n The childminder reflects well on the effectiveness of her provision. She regularly seeks the views of parents and other professionals to help her identify areas to enhance

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This provision is good

further, and she responds to children's individual differences well. She makes continuous improvements to help raise children's outcomes. n At times, the childminder misses opportunities during children's play to offer further challenge and extend their learning to the highest levels. n The childminder encourages plenty of conversation with children and shows a genuine interest in their lives. Children communicate confidently and happily share their ideas and experiences, expressing themselves well. n The childminder supports children to lead and develop their play and follows their ideas very well. She is highly responsive to their interests and children are confident explorers and investigators. They make good progress from their starting points in learning.

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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 better use of partnerships with other settings children also attend to encourage a fully joined-up approach and help assess development more precisely n make full use of opportunities that arise during children's play to offer further challenge and extend children's learning even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed children and the childminder playing together. n The inspector viewed a sample of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures and children's records. n The inspector and childminder discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection and undertook a joint observation of children's play. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector sampled written feedback from parents about the childminder's service and discussed with the childminder how she evaluates her provision to bring about improvements.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The ambitious and highly-qualified childminder prioritises her own professional development. She regularly researches for new ideas, shares best practice with other professionals and furthers her own childcare qualifications. The childminder has recently updated her understanding of speech delay and how to identify and support it in various forms. She has also enhanced her support for children's understanding of growth over time, for instance by looking at related books from the library and collecting real seeds from the garden. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about the safety of the children in her care. She is up to date with current legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well and observes them closely to help her good understanding of their development. She focuses heavily on following children's interests, and children move confidently between the indoor and outdoor environment. The childminder ensures outdoor learning opportunities are varied and exciting, and children delight in exploring the adventurous and nature-filled garden. For example, they excitedly search for petals, mint leaves and stones to use as they make special mixtures in the mud kitchen. The childminder supports children's imagination very well. She encourages them to think about what they want to make, follow simple recipes and count the different objects they find. She joins in sensitively with children's play and is very responsive to them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave very well. They are kind, considerate and polite and happily include each other in their play. Older children are very helpful and consistently check younger children are okay and ask them if they need anything in their play. Children regularly meet up with other childminders and their children for trips into the community and develop strong social skills and respect for others. They are very physically active and confidently ride balance bicycles as well as attempting a challenging climbing wall. Children are very confident and develop high self-esteem and a strong sense of belonging. They take great pride in their achievements, such as when showing off their finished feather collages.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very willing to try new things and have a positive attitude towards learning. They are independent and easily manage tasks, such as taking themselves to the toilet and putting on their shoes. Children count with confidence and begin to recognise colours as they play. They are creative and show strong imagination as they act out scenarios, such as filling up their car at the petrol station. Boys and girls play and learn happily together and are keen to include each other and the childminder in their experiences. They quickly develop the skills needed for the next stage in their learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY260095 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10108548 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 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 30 June 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Lancing, West Sussex. She has an early years teacher status qualification and is available to childmind Tuesday to Friday all day, throughout the year.

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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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