Childminder 120617

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy their time with the nurturing and attentive childminder and any assistants she works with. She has a deep-rooted knowledge and understanding of how children learn and provides them with rich and inspiring learning environments, indoors and outdoors. Children show that they feel very safe and secure in the childminder's home. They have developed close and trusting bonds with her and make exceptional progress and flourish in this extremely calm and supportive environment. As a result, they are extremely well prepared for future learning.

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The provision is outstanding

Children confidently and excitedly explore activities provided. The childminder offers an ambitious curriculum based around children's interests and successfully builds on what they already know, linking prior activities to new problem-solving tasks through targeted questions and repeated vocabulary. Children are supported skilfully to lead their own play and challenge and extend their ideas. For example, when outside, children delight in the sounds they hear in the environment. They are confident speakers and ask many questions as they have a thirst to learn new things. They discuss birds they see and hear in the garden. The children decide using binoculars will help to see the birds more clearly for identification.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder's commitment and dedication to families help to provide children with an exceptionally secure start in life. A well-planned and individual settling-in period means children leave parents with ease, and the transition from home to the childminder is seamless. As a result of the high-quality care provided, children feel valued, listened to and respected. This helps them become confident and motivated learners. The childminder is a calm and reassuring role model. She has high expectations for the children, who understand the routines and expectations, and therefore, behaviour is exemplary.

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n Children explore the outdoor environment with excitement and intrigue. They skilfully manage risk as they wander around the childminder's enchanting garden, finding hidden areas such as the African mud kitchen and shepherds' hut that the childminder has set up to extend experiences and bring other cultures to life. They climb up and down the steps and make choices about where to explore. Children develop their spatial awareness as they meander their way around in vehicles, navigating the road signs and other traffic in the garden. When creating large scale works of art with the childminder, children use bold colours and eagerly describe their ideas. n The childminder understands the children's individual care and learning needs extremely well. She has an excellent understanding about every child's family

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11 August 2025 structure, personality and level of development. The childminder and any assistants she works with actively plan for what children need to learn next and skilfully weave this into every interaction. Consequently, they extend children's skills, enabling them to make the best possible progress. n The childminder has a secure understanding of how to support children's speech and language, and she weaves new vocabulary into their conversations. Children develop excellent listening and attention skills and follow instructions well. The childminder and any assistants she works with are careful in how they pose questions and have a superb understanding of how to encourage children's thinking, allowing them time to process new information and respond. n The childminder teaches children to adopt healthy lifestyles. She grasps every opportunity to talk to children about healthy foods. The childminder has a large

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range of resources to support healthy lifestyles, including teaching them about effective oral health and brushing their teeth. The childminder and any assistants she works with adapt activities for each child's age and stage of development, and children delight when joining in to sing the 'toothbrush' song. 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 and any assistants skills and knowledge even further. For example, recent training has enabled the childminder and any assistants she works with to support children's emotional maturity when displaying challenging behaviour. They reflect on any training they attend and consider ways in which they can enhance their teaching practice even further to ensure that all children receive the very best education. n Parents speak highly of the reliable and professional childminder and any

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assistants she works with. They say they have had a profoundly positive impact on their whole family, through the additional support they have received during key milestones. Parents comment that the childminder fosters strong and trusting relationships with them and that they have no hesitation leaving their children in their safe and nurturing care. They believe that she offers consistent behavioural boundaries, exceptional educational experiences and opportunities to make beautiful memories while making excellent progress. n The childminder makes highly effective use of situations that arise to enhance children's awareness of their lives and community. They teach children about road safety and travelling on the bus to the local library. Children learn about their local community and the wider world around them. For example, local police officers are invited to talk to the children when undertaking traffic patrols

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in the local area. The childminder teaches them about similarities and differences and what makes each of them so special and unique.

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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 120617 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10407302 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 12 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 3 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Guildford, Surrey. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 8am, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The childminder has two assistants who work with her. The childminder and her assistants hold relevant early years qualifications. The childminder operates under a separate registration to provide childcare on domestic premises with assistants from 8am to 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure that they are safe and suitable. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder explained her intentions for the children's development and how she plans and implements the educational programme. n The inspector spoke to the assistants and children during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents through reading written testimonials. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documents. This included evidence about suitability and training.

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11 August 2025 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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