Childminder in Surrey

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

The childminder offers a welcoming environment where children are eager to play and explore the wide variety of resources. She has developed effective procedures for helping new children to settle in. She develops a thorough understanding of children's individual needs and interests. This contributes to children settling in quickly. Children develop strong bonds with the childminder and are visibly happy, content and safe in her care. They are eager to spend time with the childminder, seeking out cuddles and bringing her toys to play with.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's development and consistently promotes their independence skills. Children develop high levels of confidence in meeting their personal needs. For example, younger children are keen to feed themselves at mealtimes, and older children enthusiastically manage their self-care routines.

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The provision is good

The childminder supports children's early communication skills particularly well. She consistently introduces new vocabulary and models the correct pronunciation of words to support children's understanding. For instance, when children point at toys or make sounds to express themselves, she models the names of resources to support their learning. However, there is opportunity to promote children's understanding of early mathematical language, such as shapes and colours, even further.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses her observations to identify what children can do and to plan age-appropriate next steps for learning. She recognises the importance of sharing information with parents and working together to promote the best possible outcomes. For instance, she shares ideas and activities for home learning to support children's development. However, she has identified scope to extend her relationships with staff at other settings that children attend to consistently share information about their learning to enhance the continuity of care even further. n Children enjoy singing songs and exploring sounds as they play with musical instruments. They enjoy beating drums and are excited to shake bells to make their own music. The childminder talks about the noises and links them to other things that children know, such as a 'clip clop' sound which is like the sound made by a 'horse's hooves'. This extends children's understanding of the world

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need to do better?

around them. n Children behave well. They listen attentively to the childminder and respond positively to her nurturing interactions. The childminder balances promoting independence and supporting children to understand about personal safety. For

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10 October 2019 instance, she gives younger children opportunities to explore and to learn to climb up onto appropriate equipment, such as chairs, but reminds them how to do this safely. n Children are offered a wide variety of opportunities to visit the local community. For instance, they enjoy trips to local activity groups and the library to socialise with larger groups of children. They go for walks in local woodland and parks to visit the butterflies and explore nature. n Babies are keen to do things for themselves and develop high levels of self- esteem. The childminder responds to them sensitively and meets their individual care needs particularly well. They are eager to explore the environment and have lots of opportunities to be physically active to develop their strength and coordination for walking. n The childminder values developing strong relationships with the families who use her service. For instance, she regularly shares her developmental records, as

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well as a daily communication book, to share children's care routines. The childminder sends photographs to parents to share children's activities. Parents are happy with the care provided and comment that their children love the opportunities to learn outdoors. They comment on the good communication that they receive and the caring environment that is provided for their children. n The childminder is committed to her ongoing professional development. She regularly attends training courses and network meetings to develop her knowledge. For instance, since her previous inspection, she has attended further behaviour management training to enhance her understanding of supporting children's emotional needs in her setting even further. n Children enjoy using shape sorters and problem-solving toys. However, sometimes, the childminder misses opportunities to support children to explore numbers, counting and mathematics in everyday experiences.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a very good understanding of safeguarding procedures. She regularly attends child protection training and is aware of wider safeguarding issues. She recognises the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of abuse or neglect. She knows the actions she must take if she has a concern about a child's welfare. She closely supervises children as they play and teaches them how to keep themselves safe at home and when they go on outings.

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should:

n build on the relationships with staff at other settings that children attend to support their development even further

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10 October 2019 n use opportunities that arise to help children to develop their early mathematical language, such as counting, shapes and colours, even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 121537 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10066261 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 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 14 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. She operates all year round from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder gave the inspector a tour of her setting and explained how she plans for children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection about how she supports children's physical well-being and promotes their learning. n The inspector read some feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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