Childminder in West Sussex

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The inspirational childminder creates a highly challenging and dynamic environment where all children thrive. She is an exceptional teacher and has the highest expectations for what each child can learn, experience and achieve in her care. She focuses heavily on igniting children's sense of awe and wonder in the world, while continuously encouraging them to make predictions, test out their ideas and solve problems. Subsequently, children are extremely motivated and inquisitive learners who rapidly develop the skills needed to excel in their future education.

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The provision is outstanding

Children benefit from a rich and varied curriculum that inspires their curiosity. The childminder has created a 'curiosity tree' where she records any questions children ask during the day, to refer to and follow up on their interests. For example, after questioning what the word 'evaporate' means while reading a book, children went on to learn about the cycle of water. During the inspection, they proudly explained that snow melts into water when the sun comes out, and then the water evaporates in the heat of the sun to become clouds. Children were delighted to share their knowledge and show an excellent ability to remember what they have learned.

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The provision is outstanding

The loving childminder builds warm and trusting bonds with all children. She is highly nurturing and attentive and gives them the affection they desire, which helps them to feel cherished. Children are exceedingly happy, safe and secure. They develop exceptionally high self-esteem and confidence in their abilities and are remarkably ready and eager to learn.

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n The incredibly ambitious childminder has the highest standards of care and learning and strives to ensure all children reach their full potential. She continually undertakes further qualifications and training to build on her excellent practice. For example, after recently qualifying as a forest school leader, she started a group where local childminders join and take children to explore local woodland. On these exciting visits, children delight in investigating nature, discovering wildlife and learning about risks in the adventurous and wild environment. n The childminder is an exemplary role model and consistently encourages children to listen to and respect each other. As a result, children behave exceptionally well and act with great consideration and kindness for others. For example, as they explored the role-play home corner, one child wanted to make a 'phone call' and asked if they could have 'quiet'. The other children

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immediately stopped making noise and said they would be quiet for two

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20 January 2020 minutes, which they eagerly timed using the childminder's watch. Children also learn how to be environmentally friendly as they compost their food waste, recycle, and use sustainable nappies. They show great care for the world and other living things and take pride in helping to feed and care for the childminder's pet chickens, cat and guinea pigs. n The highly experienced childminder knows children's individual development, personalities and learning styles in great detail. She uses their unique interests and abilities extremely thoughtfully to create a diverse, inspiring and challenging curriculum. She is particularly passionate about children learning through first- hand experiences and has a flare for outdoor learning. For example, children regularly join volunteers in a local community orchard, where they help by tending to trees and weeding the ground. Once the fruit has grown, children

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harvest it and make their own jam, which they give to a local food bank. They proudly learn about the importance and value of helping others and how to become active members of their community. n The childminder makes full use of her interactions with children to encourage, guide and extend their learning to the highest levels. Children delight in working things out for themselves and are incredibly keen to 'have a go'. For example, during the inspection, children enthusiastically took part in a 'shape hunt' around the setting. They carefully identified the shapes on their sheets and excitedly sped off to record what they could see, using cameras to photograph their findings. The childminder continuously offered further challenge, such as by encouraging older children to find three-dimensional shapes, including a 'spherical' ball. n The childminder supports children's language development expertly and

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consistently introduces complex new words to boost their already broad vocabulary. For example, as children explored magnets, she described them as being 'attracted' by a powerful 'force'. The childminder writes and displays any new words used for children to see and refer to and children develop superb communication skills. Children also show a genuine love of books and the childminder works extremely well with parents to foster this even further, making great use of local libraries. Parents are overwhelmingly appreciative of the invaluable support the childminder provides.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder gives children's safety and welfare top priority. She continually refreshes her understanding through further training and research and has a thorough knowledge of how to protect children. The childminder fully understands how to recognise the signs that a child's welfare may be at risk, including from neglect and extremist views. She vigilantly follows her comprehensive policies and procedures and ensures her referral methods are clearly in line with local arrangements. The environment is meticulously risk assessed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441486 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10136724 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 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 30 October 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Littlehampton, West Sussex. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector was given a tour of the home by the childminder and carried out a learning walk to discuss the curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection and undertook a joint observation of children's play. n The views and opinions of the children and parents were taken account of during the inspection. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children and assessed the impact of teaching. n The inspector sampled some of the childminder's documentation, including suitability records and a selection of policies.

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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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