Childminder in Surrey

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children are extremely happy and thrive in this welcoming and homely environment. The childminder provides a highly ambitious curriculum that focuses very successfully on building the precise skills that children need to achieve, in preparation for their next stages in education. Children are keen and enthusiastic learners who engage deeply in meaningful activities and concentrate well. The childminder is an excellent role model who plays alongside children, narrating play and giving suggestions to challenge children's thinking skills. As a result, children make rapid progress in their development. They are extremely motivated to learn. They persevere at tasks and are developing excellent problem-solving skills.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder has extremely high expectations for children's behaviour and places high priority on teaching them how to be polite and have good manners. For example, children say 'excuse me' when they want to ask a question and spontaneously say 'please' and 'thank you' at mealtimes. Children show a superb understanding of how to play cooperatively. They willingly share toys and are very kind and considerate to their friends. They develop exemplary social skills and their behaviour is impeccable.

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The provision is outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy learning how to be healthy and take care of themselves. The childminder provides a wealth of opportunities and exciting activities to fully embed learning. For example, children relish playing with resources to clean giant teeth. They enthusiastically squeeze toothpaste onto the toothbrush to help develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Children confidently remind their friends to 'brush up and down and round and round'. The childminder further enhances these rich experiences by organising visits to the dentist to fully secure learning. As a result, children learn to adopt excellent hygiene routines.

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n Children's speech and language skills are consistently supported extremely well. The childminder uses highly effective strategies to help children communicate and further develop their vocabulary. For example, she introduces new exciting words to broaden children's range of vocabulary, such as 'spikey' and 'sharp'. She repeats words clearly to help fully reinforce their language skills. The children benefit from being immersed in a language-rich environment and, as a result, are good communicators who are developing excellent speech and language skills. n The childminder is highly reflective and completes training to enhance her professional development. She shares her knowledge and skills with her assistants to ensure that learning opportunities for children are consistently stimulating and fully embedded in practice.

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29 August 2024 n Communication with parents is excellent. The childminder has built very good relationships with parents and keeps them fully informed of their child's progress. For example, she shares reports and information about children's next steps and how they can be supported at home. The childminder organises events, such as a sports day and end of term celebration, to fully involve parents in their child's learning. n Children are making superb progress with their physical development. For example, the childminder takes children on challenging walks to help build their stamina and gross motor skills. She teaches children to use tools and equipment to help develop their fine motor skills in preparation for early writing. For example, she teaches children how to use scissors proficiently by providing play dough for them to practise their cutting skills on. Children's fundamental physical skills are developing extremely well and they have good balance and

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coordination. n Children relish looking at books and excitedly choose their favourite stories to read with the childminder. Children listen intently and concentrate extremely well. They enthusiastically join in and repeat the last word of a familiar sentence. The childminder skilfully uses props and resources to fully immerse children in the experience. As a result, children have a love of books and are developing excellent literacy skills. n The childminder organises an abundance of interesting trips to provide rich learning experiences for children. This includes visits to the beach, the library and historical buildings. The childminder uses these opportunities to teach children about rules and boundaries and how to behave within the community. This helps children to experience the world around them and encounter a wide range of social situations. n Children are developing very good number skills. The childminder uses every

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opportunity to introduce numbers and mathematics during activities and tasks. For example, children count the number of cups they need for snack time. The childminder introduces mathematical language such as 'whole' and 'half' when serving children their snack. She consistently introduces numbers and helps children understand the value of a number. As a result, children confidently use numbers and mathematical language in their play. n Children are highly inquisitive and thoroughly enjoy learning about nature and the world around them. For example, they enjoy taking care of two tortoises. They learn what food tortoises eat and how they hibernate or 'go to sleep for the winter'. These experiences are highly effective at helping children to understand how to take care of living things.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537656 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10354789 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 10 Date of previous inspection 6 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and is located in Dorking, Surrey. She operates Monday to Friday all year round from 7.30am to 6pm. The childminder works with a co-childminder most days and occasionally an assistant. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6. The childminder receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

29 August 2024 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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