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 and confident in the childminder's home. As a result, they are busy in their play as they confidently engage in various activities and play experiences. The childminder carefully plans these based on children's interests as well as their individual stages of learning. Consequently, children are motivated to learn and join in. This supports them to make good progress in their ongoing development. The childminder recognises the importance of children feeling emotionally secure. She knows the children well and nurtures them to feel safe, confident and content in her care. Children readily seek her out for play, praise and comfort when needed. The childminder is attentive and always on hand for a comforting cuddle or to quickly and excitedly accept invites to join children's imaginative play. This helps children to build strong relationships and feel valued.

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The provision is good

The childminder recognises the importance of supporting and promoting children's physical skills. She considers activities that promote children's small-muscle skills, as well as opportunities to strengthen their core muscles. For example, children use chunky tweezers to practise picking up dried pasta pieces. This develops their hand-eye coordination and dexterity. In addition, children delight in exploring the outdoor space. They have ample opportunities to climb, run, scoot and balance safely. This helps children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress in their physical development in preparation for their next stage of learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has clear intentions for her curriculum. She demonstrates a secure understanding of why she has planned activities and what benefit they are to individual children. She knows what children have learned and what she is teaching them next and why. In addition, she supports children to revisit newly learned skills to help them embed knowledge. Furthermore, she ensures children have access to all seven areas of learning. This ensures children enjoy a broad and well-balanced curriculum. n The childminder is a positive role model to children. This contributes to children's good behaviour. She is responsive to minor disputes between children and is quickly on hand to support them to resolve any minor conflicts. This supports children's growing understanding of behavioural expectations as they learn right from wrong. n The childminder is respectful when carrying out children's personal care routines.

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need to do better?

Generally, children's good health is positively promoted. However, the childminder does not consistently support children to learn positive self-care practices and routines. For example, sometimes children's runny noses go unnoticed, and on occasions children do not always wash their hands prior to

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need to do better?

16 December 2024 mealtimes. This does not fully promote children's good health or understanding of how to keep themselves healthy. n The childminder understands the importance of promoting and building on children's communication and language skills. Younger children hear clearly pronounced, single, repetitive words. Older children and those confident with their verbal communication get to take part in purposeful back-and-forth conversations. The childminder narrates children's play appropriately and introduces them to new words and their meanings. This supports children to make connections in their learning of new words and supports all children to become confident communicators. n The childminder is conscientious about keeping children safe. She ensures the premises are secure and fit for purpose. She supervises children closely to ensure their safety. However, although she recognises that many children will

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use technology from an early age outside of her childminding setting, she has not fully considered how she can begin to help children learn about online safety in an age-appropriate way. n Children have opportunities to develop their independence skills. They put their own shoes and coats on to go in the garden, and proudly help the childminder cut their fruit for snack. The childminder offers lots of positive praise and encouragement, especially when children find things difficult at first. This enables children to build their resilience and self-confidence as they persist and achieve. n The childminder communicates well with parents and keeps them well informed about their children's day and progress. Parents are highly complimentary about the care and learning opportunities their children receive. They comment positively on the childminder's kind and friendly approach, reporting that their children thrive in her 'home-from-home environment'. Parents report that their

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need to do better?

children make good progress from their starting points and they particularly value the support and guidance the childminder offers them.

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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 hygiene practices during daily routines to ensure children consistently learn positive self-care routines, ensuring their good health is fully promoted n enhance the curriculum to teach children about online safety and how to keep themselves safe when accessing the internet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537699 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10372515 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 4 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 24 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Ash, Surrey. She operates Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. Funding is accepted for the provision of free early years education for children aged nine months to four years. The childminder has a recognised childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rational for their curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development with a particular focus on communication and language. n The childminder took part in a joint observation with the inspector of a planned activity. n Parents shared their views of the childminder with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

16 December 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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