Childminder EY341631

Inspection date 8 July 2019 - 13 August 2019 Previous inspection date 23 February 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 quality of teaching is exceptional. The childminder has an excellent knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She monitors children's development effectively and plans interesting and challenging next steps for them to work towards. The childminder uses her years of experience and knowledge to provide children with a wide range of high-quality learning experiences. Children make excellent progress, taking into account their starting points, in all areas of learning and development. n The childminder supports and challenges children's communication and language skills extremely well. She understands when to stand back and listen to children's conversations and when to intervene with purposeful questions and suggestions. Children are confident communicators and have a wide range of vocabulary. n The childminder provides a warm, vibrant and welcoming environment for children to learn in. Children are exceptionally happy and settled in the childminder's home.

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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder fully understands the importance of sharing information and working collaboratively with other settings that children attend. By using the same observation and assessment system, they are able to seamlessly share information and develop an even greater understanding of how children are developing. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder values their input into their children's learning and works hard to ensure they are fully involved in their ongoing development. For example, she shares journals with them and allows children to borrow books and resources to use with their parents at home. Parents speak highly of the childminder and state that their children 'thrive' in her 'exceptional' care. n Children have plenty of opportunities to access the outdoors. They thoroughly enjoy playing throwing and catching games and have opportunities to feed the childminder's fish. The childminder takes children on regular outings to places such as playgroups,

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This provision is outstanding

local woodlands, nature reserves and play parks. These help further support children's social skills, and knowledge and understanding of the wider world.

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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 develop the highly effective partnerships with parents to help further enhance the information they share about children's learning at home.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed a range of written documents including planning, policies and procedures, and training certificates. n The inspector sampled children's development records and tracked their progress from their starting points. n The inspector viewed parent questionnaires and references to gain their feedback on the childminder and the service she provides.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder gives high regard to all aspects of safeguarding and ensures that her knowledge is always up to date. For example, she completes some form of training at least once every six months. She has rigorous systems in place to ensure any assistants who work with her are suitable and monitors their performance very closely. The childminder is highly reflective and strives to continuously develop her outstanding practice and provision. For example, she has completed short courses on supporting reading and writing in the early years and has also achieved a sign language diploma. This has had an extremely positive impact on how she offers children new challenges and supports their communication and language skills. The childminder has identified that she can provide even more ways for parents to share information about their children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides an extremely exciting and inspiring environment for children to explore. Children have an impressive knowledge of numbers and simple addition. As children post marbles through tubes into different containers, the childminder asks them how many they are going to put in and what it equals, and children confidently respond, 'One and two which equals three!'. Children have impressive imaginations and think creatively. For example, when they were exploring scented dough, they carefully moulded and shaped the mixture to create dragons. The childminder allows them time to test out their plans before encouraging them to describe the detail they have added, such as 'these are the long teeth and sharp claws'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are highly independent and have an excellent ability to take care of their own needs. The childminder makes the most out of all opportunities to engage children and encourage them to learn. For example, before snack time, she places fruit inside a box and encourages children to feel what is inside. This encourages children to think and use descriptive language. Children use words such as 'squidgy', 'smooth' and 'soft'. Further learning opportunities include measuring breadsticks against each other and using language such as 'longer', 'shorter' and 'narrow'. Children behave exceptionally well. They only need very occasional reminders from the childminder for them to understand how to share and take turns. For example, when children disagree over whose turn it is to play with a toy, the childminder asks them how they think they could sort the problem out and which is the better way to respond.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are making excellent progress in preparation for future learning and school. Even from an early age, children are developing secure early literacy skills. For example, they confidently tell visitors their own stories using 'story stones'. Children have wonderful opportunities to learn about the community they live in. For example, they visit the local retirement home each week and spend time with the residents. This has helped teach the children about respect, kindness and compassion towards others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341631 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10108636 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 - 7 Total number of places 11 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 23 February 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in the Poundhill area of Crawley, West Sussex. She works on Monday to Thursday from 7.30am until 5pm and on Friday from 7.30am until 4pm, all year round. She occasionally works with an assistant.

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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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