Childminder in West Sussex

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

Children are confident and sociable. They build close relationships with the calm, friendly childminder. Babies are happy and content. They enjoy cuddling into the childminder and like to ensure she is close, so they feel secure. Children make good progress in their learning, particularly with their communication and language. They learn new words rapidly and are keen to communicate. Children love to listen to nursery rhymes. They point to the speaker to request music to be played. Children use their bodies to move rhythmically to the sounds they hear, wiggling from side to side and bouncing up and down. They welcome praise, looking at the childminder for her to clap and say 'well done'.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate a good level of understanding. For example, when the childminder explains the pet dog is upstairs they go to the door and knock on it. Children are aware of the rules and boundaries within the setting, such as not touching the remote control. They are gentle to their younger friends, passing them toys to initiate play. The childminder carefully considers the individual needs of the children she cares for and successfully plans activities to support their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is committed to her ongoing professional development to further improve and develop her setting. She has attended training supporting her to foster children's love of nature and has plans to use the learning from this training to enhance her practice further. For example, she plans to use more natural resources, such as leaves and flowers, to create with and spend more time outside. n The childminder works effectively with parents. She prides herself on the communication and support she provides to families. Parents describe the childminder as patient and state they feel very comfortable leaving their children in her care. However, she has not yet established partnerships with other early years settings that children attend to ensure continuity of care. n The childminder expertly supports children's communication and language. She regularly shares stories with the children. As she reads the story of 'The Very

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Hungry Caterpillar', she introduces the names of the different foods. She repeats language back to the children and gives them lots of encouragement when they have a go at saying a new word. n Mealtimes are a social experience. Children sit together at the table and the childminder encourages good table manners. The childminder has conversations with the children about how to keep healthy that are age appropriate. She promotes good hygiene practices, such as encouraging children to wash their hands before eating.

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need to do better?

28 April 2022 n The childminder gathers information about children's starting points when children join. This enables her to plan appropriate activities to support children's learning. She has developed an efficient system for monitoring children's progress, so that she can identify any gaps in children's knowledge. n Children benefit from outings into the local community. The childminder takes children to local National Trust properties, parks and farms. This helps children to learn about the world around them and gives them opportunities for social interaction with other adults and children. n The childminder provides a wide range of learning opportunities to children, such as baking, arts and crafts and imaginative play. She organises her environment, so that children can freely explore a variety of resources at their level. However, at times, children find this distracting and overwhelming, which

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leads to them struggling to engage in meaningful learning. n Children develop their fine motor skills when exploring different everyday objects in treasure baskets. They enjoy posting toys and show perseverance and focus as they manipulate the shape in order to post it through the hole. The childminder places toys just out of reach to encourage babies to reach for them and develop the muscles needed for crawling. Children enjoy throwing balls and repeat this regularly as they try and master the skill.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder refreshes her safeguarding training regularly to ensure her knowledge is kept up to date. She is very aware of her responsibilities to safeguard children. The childminder is able to identify what may give her cause for concern that a child is at risk of harm. She understands the local safeguarding partnership procedures to follow to raise a concern about a child. The childminder has a good understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as female genital mutilation. She knows the procedure for reporting any allegations that have been made about herself or a member of her household.

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should:

n review the organisation of the learning environment, so that children can fully sustain focus and engage in meaningful learning n share more information with other early education settings where children attend, to promote continuity in children's care and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450241 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10228702 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 15 December 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 3 and provides care for children between 8am and 6pm each weekday, all year through.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

28 April 2022 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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