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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are settled and feel safe and secure in the care of the kind childminder. They have warm relationships with her and include her in their play. The childminder is a positive role model to the children. She instils good manners and values in them, so that they are kind and respectful towards each other. For example, she gently reminds them to say 'please' and 'thank you'. Consequently, children behave well and display good manners.

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The provision is good

Children follow a curriculum that is tailored to meet their interests and needs. Overall, they enjoy activities and are making good progress in all aspects of their learning. The childminder listens and responds in a soothing voice to young children's chatter. She attentively engages with them as they learn to communicate with her. Older children understand about communication and are eager to talk with the childminder and with each other.

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The provision is good

Children develop their independence well through consistently clear routines. For instance, they wash their hands independently before mealtimes and follow the childminder's instructions, such as to tidy up resources after activities. Children relish the praise they consistently receive from her. This supports their personal development successfully and positively contributes to their growing levels of confidence.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides interesting and age-appropriate opportunities to help children learn about different cultures and traditions. For example, children benefit from cultural experiences such as visiting a local Chinese supermarket where they can learn about different grocery items. To further engage them in their learning, they practise eating with chopsticks. This helps young children to gain a good understanding of diversity and life in modern Britain. n The childminder supports children to develop a love for books from an early age. She reads to them every day and skilfully brings the story to life. As a result, children show high levels of concentration as she reads them their favourite book. For example, she engages children in the story and promotes turn-taking as each child has a go opening the flaps in the books. Children's eyes light up as they discover what is hiding underneath the flaps. To further extend their

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learning, she names all the animals in the book and asks children what noises they make. This promotes children's communication skills and language skills successfully and helps them to understand the importance of turn-taking. Nevertheless, occasionally, the childminder does not consider the impact on children's attention skills of background noises, such as sounds coming from electronic devices during activities.

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need to do better?

27 September 2023 n Overall, children make good progress in relation to their starting points. The childminder has a good understanding of children's learning and development stages and what they need to learn next. She regularly assesses their achievements to ensure that children develop the skills and knowledge they need to be ready for the next stages in their learning. However, the childminder does not consistently incorporate mathematical learning into activities. This means that children do not consistently gain an early understanding of mathematical concepts. n Parents speak positively of the childminder and value the care she provides for their children. Parents report that they are kept informed of their children's daily routines and activities through messages and verbal communication. The childminder works in collaboration with parents to support their children's personal development at home. For example, she works with parents when

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children are ready to be toilet trained and supports families with their children's emotional development. n The childminder and her co-childminder work well together. They evaluate their setting collaboratively and discuss what works well and what could be improved to a higher standard. The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date. For example, she regularly reads relevant literature and shares this knowledge with her co-childminder and her assistant. n The childminder ensures that her assistant is supported through regular team meetings and ongoing professional development opportunities. She ensures that her assistant is, and remains, suitable to work with children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a robust safeguarding and child protection knowledge. She confidently understands her responsibilities to help keep children safe. The childminder and her assistant undertake mandatory training to help keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date. The childminder ensures that she is fully aware of the work of the local safeguarding children partnerships. There are clear and concise procedures for her to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare. She has a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow should an allegation be made against herself, her assistant or any adult living in her home.

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should:

n review and improve the impact of background noise on children's listening and attention skills during activities n introduce children to more opportunities to gain an early understanding of mathematical concepts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490436 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10295542 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 12 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 8 December 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Addlestone, Surrey. The childminder works with another childminder at this address and also employs a part-time assistant. The childminder works Monday to Thursday throughout the year, between 8.30am and 5.30pm. She receives early education funding for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder has a postgraduate certificate of education.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The inspector observed the implementation of the curriculum during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and they discussed their findings. n The inspector spoke to children and observed their activities. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including records of paediatric first-aid training and registers. n The inspector considered the views of parents provided on the day of the inspection.

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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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Inspection activities

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