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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are happy, settled and show good levels of emotional well-being. The childminder creates a welcoming, safe and homely environment. Prior to children attending she finds out about their care routines at home and follows these closely. This helps to support children's emotional well-being. Parents comment that their children enjoy the time they spend with the kind, caring and nurturing childminder.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from many opportunities to support their communication and language skills. The childminder communicates well with them. She uses repetition and says words clearly to help children to hear the correct pronunciation. Children show a keen interest in stories, songs, and rhymes. They understand questions and instructions and demonstrate good vocabulary. Children happily engage in conversations with the childminder who listens with interest to what they say. For instance, children tell the childminder about places they have visited with their parents and grandparents.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and demonstrate a positive attitude to learning. The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. She sets clear rules and boundaries and explains to children how their behaviour impacts on themselves and others. Children respond to instructions from the childminder and complete tasks such as helping to tidy toys after play.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has constructed an ambitious curriculum to ensure that all children make good progress from their starting points. Regular observations and assessments help her to monitor children's progress. This enables her to quickly identify any emerging gaps and plan for their next steps. Children develop good skills in preparation for their next stage in learning. For instance, they complete tasks independently, such as dressing and undressing for outdoor play and pour their own drinks during snack. n The childminder provides children with a wide range of opportunities to experience their wider world and learn how things grow over time. For example, she takes them on regular visits to parks, garden centres and on woodland walks. Children also benefit from growing vegetables, such as pumpkins in the childminder's allotment and sunflowers in her garden. n Overall, the childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and

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develop. However, some activities she provides are too challenging for the age of children. For example, as she reads to toddlers, she asks them to predict what might happen next. This leads to children losing interest and not fully benefiting from these learning opportunities. n The childminder interacts well with children and uses effective teaching methods

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28 November 2024 to encourage them to complete tasks themselves. For instance, when children struggle to remove the backing from stickers, she suggests they try different ways of doing this. Children focus hard until they complete the task. When they succeed, the childminder gives them lots of praise. These positive experiences help children to develop resilience and a 'have a go' attitude. n The childminder places a good focus on promoting children's overall health and well-being. She ensures that children benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise, make healthy food choices and learn about following good hygiene practices. For example, she reads books to children about visiting the dentist and the importance of following good oral health routines. n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder works closely with parents to ensure continuity of care for the children. She shares information about

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children's daily activities through written reports and face to face discussions. Parents report that their children have made good progress in her care. n The childminder ensures that she keeps her knowledge and skills up to date. Since her last inspection she has completed online training courses to improve her provision. For instance, she uses the knowledge she gained from an outdoor learning course, to enhance this aspect of her curriculum.

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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 enhance the planning to ensure that activities are more finely tuned to suit the individual learning needs of each child.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY538601 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10368532 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 3 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 25 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Addlestone, Surrey. She operates Monday to Thursday between 8am and 6pm, all year round. The childminder holds a level 6 qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector carried out a learning walk to discuss the childminder's curriculum, including how the childminder assesses and plans for children's learning. 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 spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector also discussed the arrangements for safeguarding children and the childminder's reporting procedures. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Inspection activities

28 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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