Childminder in West Sussex

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children love spending time with the extremely warm and nurturing childminder. She creates a joyous atmosphere, where all children feel incredibly happy, safe and full of confidence. The childminder celebrates children's uniqueness. Children feel completely at home in the childminder's care and demonstrate a great sense of belonging.

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The provision is good

The childminder has good expectations for what children can achieve in their learning and supports their development successfully. Older children count with confidence and learn to match quantities to written numbers. Younger children show good hand coordination as they carefully build structures with blocks and recognise colours with support. Children are very well prepared for their future education.

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The provision is good

Children are completely free to show how they feel, share their views and express themselves. They are fully included in their daily routines. For example, children confidently choose when they want to stop for snack, what they want to eat and what stories they want to read. Children are extremely independent. They delight in carefully cutting up their fruit, opening and closing strap buckles and setting up their own creative activities. Even toddlers lead their play and experiences with the utmost confidence and make full use of their time with the childminder.

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n The dedicated childminder fully understands the children in her care and assesses their development precisely. She ensures that her curriculum is challenging for all children and focuses well on what they need to know next, to become well-rounded learners. Children thoroughly enjoy taking in part in the wide range of experiences on offer, such as painting unicorns, looking after baby dolls and building their own 'farm'. Children make good progress from their individual starting points. n The childminder skilfully joins in with children's activities and play. She sensitively supports, encourages and guides their learning. For example, as children built a stable for their toy horses, she encouraged them to think about how the horses would get inside. Children then excitedly made a doorway big enough for them to fit through. The childminder teaches new skills sensitively, such as demonstrating how to make a roof for the stable, by overlapping

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building pieces. Children work together exceptionally well. They enthusiastically discuss how to build and then agree on decisions as a team. They become deeply absorbed in their play and concentrate for long periods. n Overall, the childminder supports children's language development well. For example, with older children, she encourages lots of conversation, asks thought-

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25 June 2021 provoking questions and introduces new words. However, the childminder does not always support younger children's language development to the same high level. For instance, she sometimes speaks too quickly when speaking to toddlers and does not consistently repeat their speech to model language clearly. n The childminder is an exceptionally strong role model for children and acts as a very positive influence. Children confidently know her high expectations. They behave impeccably well. They listen intently to the childminder and follow her instructions quickly and respectfully. Children develop impressive social skills and take turns, share and include each other independently. They use excellent manners without being prompted and regularly check if others are happy and need any help. For example, older children kindly checked if the toddlers needed any different paint colours and praised how lovely their paintings were. Children

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develop a remarkably gentle, caring and thoughtful disposition. n The childminder is a highly experienced practitioner and gives her ongoing professional development good priority. She accesses regular training and has a strong network of other local childminders to share new ideas and best practice. The childminder has recently learned more about children's different ages and stages of development and how to plan more precisely for their needs and learning styles. n The childminder works hard to keep parents fully up to date and involved in their children's learning. She provides regular feedback on children's learning and helpful ideas to support this further at home. Parents are overwhelmingly appreciative of the care the childminder provides and say they 'cannot thank her enough'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder keeps her safeguarding knowledge up to date through training, research into wider issues and discussions with other professionals. She has a thorough understanding of the signs that may indicate a concern about children's welfare, including neglect and extremism. She knows the procedures to follow to report any such concerns and gives children's safety a high priority. The childminder knows children's behaviours and attitudes very well. Therefore, she can respond quickly if there is a change and children need further support.

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n offer more consistent support for the early language development of younger children, to build on their good communication skills further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549782 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10123473 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Shoreham, West Sussex. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for three- and four- year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector had a tour of the premises with the childminder and carried out a learning walk to discuss the childminder's curriculum. n The views and opinions of the children and parents were taken account of during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and jointly assessed the impact this has on children's learning and personal development with the childminder. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures, and children's records.

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Inspection activities

25 June 2021 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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Inspection activities

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