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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are very happy and secure. The childminder gathers a lot of information when children start to help them to quickly build a sense of belonging. Children display strong bonds with the childminder, including those new to the setting. The childminder uses effective role modelling to help children to build good social skills in working well with others. As such, children behave well and are building an awareness of how to manage their own emotions.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans well for children's experiences, taking into account their changing likes and fascinations. Children are engaged and excited learners. They eagerly explore the variety of activities and resources that is provided to help them to remain enthralled in their play. The childminder helps children to be confident and self-assured. For instance, older children are given lots of time to dress for outdoor play, and babies are encouraged to feed themselves. The childminder is patient, kind and provides lots of praise and reassurance. From this, children know they are valued and respected for their own increasing skills and abilities.

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The provision is good

The childminder places an importance on children learning about their immediate community and the wider world around them. Children have the freedom to explore outdoors in daily walks and attend weekly toddler groups to build important social skills for their future learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder recognises the importance of planning for professional development opportunities to improve her knowledge. For instance, she completed a course that has helped to her increase her understanding of how children learn through play. The childminder places the utmost importance on keeping her safeguarding knowledge and practice to the highest level. She attends yearly updates to ensure that she is fully aware of important changes to keep children safe and secure. n Children are supported to build an early awareness of making healthy choices in their diet. For example, they go on outings to the shops to pick fresh fruit and vegetables. Older children help to cut these up for snack time using their newly found cutting skills. Babies become excited as they immediately recognise the fresh strawberries they wish to eat. n The childminder carefully observes children's development to quickly identify

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need to do better?

potential gaps in their learning. This helps to ensure that they receive additional help if required and make good progress. The childminder establishes good partnerships with other settings that children attend to share information. Overall, the childminder provides a broad curriculum to support children's development. However, presently this is not as strongly planned for babies to

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need to do better?

12 November 2024 ensure that they fully benefit from meaningful play and learning opportunities. n The childminder prioritises building strong partnerships with parents and fully involves them in the progress their children make. She actively includes them in all aspects of their child's development and how they can support their child to continue to learn when at home. n Children develop good communication and language skills. The childminder introduces new words and phrases to build on children's exposure to rich- language opportunities. Older children display their increasing memory and recall skills as they recite their favourite stories. Babies move in time to their favourite songs and smile and babble as they interact with the childminder. n The childminder supports older children to make independent choices in their play. For example, they enjoy playing with the kitchen as they pretend to cook

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need to do better?

with the variety of real vegetables. However, babies who are now moving around are not able to easily access the large variety of resources to fully support their changing likes and interests. n Children have opportunities to use simple mathematics in their play and learning. For instance, babies watch intently as they handle the sensory bottles to view objects moving up and down. Older children show their impressive concentration skills as they explore insects that are frozen in ice blocks. They spend time using a hammer to break the ice and become mesmerised as it begins to melt. From this, children begin to problem solve, make their own conclusions and build a yearning to finding out facts.

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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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should:

n strengthen practice to ensure that babies engage in more meaningful play and learning opportunities n review and improve how resources are stored to enable all children to be able to make their own independent choices.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY538515 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10364263 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 7 Date of previous inspection 9 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Crawley, West Sussex. She provides care term-time only, from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Wednesday. The childminder holds an early years professional status at level 6.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the interaction of the childminder and the children and the impact the teaching has on their learning and development. n The childminder talked to the inspector about her early years foundation stage curriculum and what she wants children to learn. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents as part of the inspection and viewed suitability checks for the childminder. n The inspector discussed the arrangements for the safeguarding of children and the childminder's reporting procedures. n The childminder and the inspector discussed professional development and how she evaluates her provision and the current areas that are identified for improvement.

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Inspection activities

12 November 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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Inspection activities

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