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 have extremely close bonds with the childminder and show consistently high levels of respect for others. Children show that they have embedded the skills the childminder has taught them to help them cooperate with each other and negotiate. For example, children need to find a way to pass each other while riding their bikes along the path. They make suggestions and decide between them how to resolve their dilemma. Children have the knowledge of how to make things safer for them to use, without adult support. For example, they fetch another small tyre to place under the balance beam to make sure it does not flip up if they or a friend stand on the end. They know instinctively how to manoeuvre their bike down the couple of steps safely. Children are exceptionally resilient. If they accidentally take a tumble, such as falling while on their bike, they promptly pick themselves up and get right back to their play.

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The provision is outstanding

Children show clear empathy for others within their group due to the childminder's skilful guidance. For example, when they have had their turn playing with a toy and know another child wanted it, they seek them out to hand it over. This demonstrates that children understand the needs of others. Children have exceptional language skills and vocabulary for their age. For example, when children find an insect in the grass, they explain that it may be a type of bee, as it has yellow and black stripes. They explain how bees 'collect nectar', and the childminder encourages children to recall the visit from the beekeeper. The skills and learning demonstrated by children is exceptional given their ages and stages of development. This embedded learning can clearly be attributed to the extremely high-quality teaching practice.

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n The childminder plans an exceptionally effective and ambitious curriculum that provides all children with continual challenge. She uses the information she gathers about each child's uniqueness to devise and plan a wealth of activities and experiences, helping them make rapid progress in their development. n The childminder understands children's individual care and learning needs extremely well. She makes sure any assistants she works with have the same excellent understanding as she does about children's family structures, personalities and levels of development. She actively plans for what children need to learn next and skilfully weaves this into every interaction. Consequently, she challenges and extends children's skills, enabling them to make the best possible progress. n The childminder completely understands how to plan activities, which she bases on what children need to learn next. She demonstrates highly effectively

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teaching where children learn concepts and use their recall skills. The

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10 June 2025 childminder consistently extends children's learning to provide them with the challenge and stimulation they each need. n The childminder consistently builds on children's conversations. She supports children's memory skills and talks about their experiences and enhances this with other resources. For example, when talking about clouds, the childminder shows children a holiday video where she drove through the clouds. This helps children to understand the concept and bring it to life. n The childminder establishes and maintains exceptional relationships with parents. From the outset, she works tirelessly to gain and value their input into their children's learning and development. Parents comment that their children have developed excellent communication and language development and high levels of confidence. n Children show excellent physical development, such as when they use the obstacle course. They balance with ease along the beam on the ground, going at

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increasing speed as they build in confidence and jump into the hoops. The childminder then offers further challenge to children, such as by raising the beams off the ground. She offers consistent support for children to all join in and offers a hand to hold when requested. n Children demonstrate consistently high levels of persistence even when they encounter difficulties. The childminder or assistants are always on hand to offer the very low level of support children need to overcome these swiftly. For example, when they become frustrated at a task, the childminder or assistants offer gentle words of encouragement to succeed. n The childminder makes highly effective use of situations that arise to enhance children's awareness of their lives and community. For example, when extending their interest in riding bikes, the childminder draws a road on the path and patio. This leads to children drawing their houses and aspects that they identify near

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their home. This helps children understand about similarities and differences in creative and innovative ways. n The childminder and any assistants encourage children to use words in other languages from their heritages or experiences while on holiday. For example, when popping out from the box, they shout a welcome greeting in French or Spanish. The childminder and assistants affirm these words with them, talking about their family members who were born around the world. n The childminder's drive to continually evaluate her provision and make improvements is excellent. She makes highly effective use of training to develop her setting even further. For example, recent training has enabled her to ensconce children in an atmosphere where each child is respected for their uniqueness and individuality is embraced and celebrated.

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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 121624 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10388178 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 1 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Dorking, Surrey. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 3 and works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder spoke to the inspector about her intentions for children's learning. n Children interacted with the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' views through verbal and written feedback. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact of this on children's learning.

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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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