Childminder in Ealing

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number 135165 Inspection date 07/02/2012 Inspector Christine Bonnett

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Type of setting Childminder to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder was registered in 1999. She lives with her husband, two adult children and child aged 13 years in Northolt, in the London Borough of Ealing. Her husband regularly works as her assistant. The ground floor of the house and the playroom are mainly used for childminding. A fully enclosed garden is available for outside play.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of six children under eight years at any one time; of these, no more than three may be in the early years age group. She is currently minding two children in this age group. She is registered on the Early Years Register and on the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is outstanding.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Children flourish in the care of this highly supportive and skilled childminder. They are happy, confident and highly motivated to learn. Children make excellent progress in their learning and development. This is because they enjoy a wide range of play activities and experiences that, overall, support their learning in all areas. The childminder works closely with parents to promote inclusion and ensure she meets the unique needs of each child. The childminder is enthusiastic and demonstrates that she is fully committed and has outstanding capacity to continually improve her service.

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further?

To further improve the high quality early years provision the registered person should consider:

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further?

 encouraging the sharing of photographs of children's families, friends, pets or favourite people to further enhance children's self-esteem and to extend their sense of belonging in the community.

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the early years provision

The childminder gives high priority to keeping children safe. She has a thorough understanding of child protection matters and knows the procedure to follow to report concerns. She carries out detailed risk assessments on her home and for outings in order to identify and minimise potential danger. Her effective organisational skills mean that all the documents, policies and procedures required This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 for the safe and efficient management of the setting are well maintained.

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the early years provision

The childminder has a highly positive attitude towards continuously developing her practice. She is very keen to attend relevant training and learn new ways to improve outcomes for children. Since her last inspection, she has attained a professional childcare qualification and has also attended a course to support children's speech and language development. The childminder extensively reflects on her practice and identifies areas to strengthen, based upon her newly acquired skills and knowledge. For example, she has recently increased her visits to the local library; this is because she recognises how much children enjoy visiting there and how it benefits their communication and language development. In addition, before buying new resources, she fully considers how children will use them and how these will support their learning.

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the early years provision

The childminder's home is conducive to learning and is safe. She has an extensive range of play materials and resources that is very well used to support children's learning. Many items are stored in easily accessible boxes in the living room. Children independently and confidently seek out what they wish to use. The childminder now has a designated playroom on her premises. This gives her the space to always have 'messy' play readily available for children to enjoy throughout the day. This area includes an easel with paints and a collage table, fully equipped with paper, glue and a variety of collage resources, such as glitter. The garden is also routinely accessed and very well resourced with play equipment. Children make very good use of the high quality and clean equipment. The childminder's husband is also her assistant and routinely supports her as she works with the children. He knows children very well, and interacts with them with warmth and

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the early years provision

kindness. He is also deployed most effectively in the playrooms to maintain an overview of the children's safety and helps to foster their learning.

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the early years provision

The childminder actively promotes equality and diversity. She provides an inclusive environment in which all children are well supported because she is effectively aware of their individual needs, routines, likes and dislikes before they start. The childminder embraces diversity and plans many activities throughout the year linked with cultural and religious festivals. These include visiting a church to enable all children to experience first hand this particular place of worship. She talks to children about the differences between them to help them gain awareness of diversity and to value difference. However, the childminder has not considered using photographs of children's own families or favourite people to further enhance their self-esteem and to extend their sense of belonging in the community.

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the early years provision

Children benefit significantly from the excellent working relationship that the childminder establishes with parents. Routine conversations and the exchange of text messages keep parents highly informed about how their child is spending the day. Parents also have access to their child's development file to fully enable them to monitor the progress they make and support their learning at home. The childminder also works very closely with parents to develop effective strategies to overcome emerging behaviour difficulties. Parents supplied letters as part of the inspection process. Their highly positive comments include how their children have increased in confidence since being with the childminder and describe the very good developmental progress they have made. There are currently no children in This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 the childminder's care who attend other early years settings or who need support

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the early years provision

from other agencies. However, the childminder is aware of the need to work in partnership with all other parties if the need arises.

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and outcomes for children

Children thrive because of the fun, highly stimulating variety of structured and child-led activities available for them to enjoy. They show great enthusiasm to join in and become active and curious learners. Observations of children enable the childminder to meticulously assess their stages of development and identify the next steps in their learning journeys. Each child has their own progress file containing photographs and examples of their work. The childminder fully understands the importance of providing activities and resources that enable children to develop skills for the future. For example, she extensively uses phonics to promote language. Children have fun identifying words that start with the same sound as their name. Older children enjoy joining dots to form letters, and all children have routine access to paint and crayons to highly develop their early writing skills. Children identify shapes when out walking, such as roofs resembling

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and outcomes for children

triangles, and greatly enjoy singing number rhymes to support reasoning and numeracy. They use a laptop to practise the skills needed to operate information and communication technology most efficiently. Children also independently select CDs, turn on the player and dance along to the music.

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and outcomes for children

Children show an excellent understanding of the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle. They know that eating well is very good for them and thoroughly enjoy choosing which fruit to have for mid-morning snack. They exclaim with excitement, 'I like pear. I like orange!' They also learn why hands need to be washed routinely during the day. Children relish every opportunity to play in the back garden. They show great excitement as they get ready to explore outside. They dig in the sandpit, ride bikes and use the seesaw. Children also have great fun jumping on the snowdrifts and hearing the scrunching sound they make. Children regularly visit the local park where they hugely enjoy using the climbing equipment and the space to run around.

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and outcomes for children

Children flourish in the warm and nurturing environment created by the childminder and her assistant. They learn the house rules, such as being kind to each other and not throwing toys. Knowing what is expected of them very well supports children's growing sense of belonging and high self-esteem. Children are well motivated to learn to keep themselves safe, because they participate in routine, emergency evacuation drills. They also learn procedures for crossing roads safely, including standing well back from roads while waiting for the green man to light up before crossing. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and relaxed in the care of both adults by confidently expressing their wishes, such as wanting to play outside. They also thoroughly enjoy their interaction with their carers as they play and welcome warm cuddles. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 1 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 1

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 1 The extent to which children feel safe 2 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 1 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 1

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Stage

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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