Childminder in Ealing

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29/01/2013 05/03/2009

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: 3 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 2 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder places great emphasis on ensuring she gains valuable information from parents when they first start to enable her to support the children in becoming emotionally secure in her care.  The childminder works very well with parents and provides them with extensive daily verbal feedback to keep them well informed.  The childminder has a good understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She uses effective systems to monitor, assess and plan for children's progress.  The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She uses clear speech to help babies copy words and build their vocabulary.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 although babies are provided with a range of interesting activities, there are fewer opportunities for them to investigate and explore using a range of everyday natural materials or objects.  the childminder has not yet considered obtaining key words in children's home languages from parents to enable her to learn and use these words with the children.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are scheduled:  at least once in every inspection cycle. The current cycle ends on 31 July 2016  more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged as inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised for inspection where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The childminder initially showed the inspector the rooms used for her childminding.The Inspector did observations with the childminder and the minded children present in the lounge.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection about the systems she has in place for observation, assessment and planning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled documentation the childminder uses to support her practices, including the self-evaluation documents.  The inspector read the parents' comments in letters.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives with her husband and four adult children in Chiswick, within the London Borough of Ealing. The childminder uses the ground floor and one bedroom and the bathroom on the first floor for childminding purposes. There is an enclosed garden for outdoor play. The family has a pet rabbit. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She is currently minding two children in the early years age group, of whom one child only attends on occasional days after school. The childminder is a member of the National Childminding Association and also is part of the 'Children Come First' Ealing Childminders network cluster group.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 ask parents to share key words in their home languages and use these to offer further support to young children's developing communications

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 provide a range of everyday objects for babies to explore and investigate, such as treasure baskets.

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who attend

The childminder has a secure understanding of the learning and development requirements. She completes regular observations and assessments of children and provides play and activities that are relevant to the children's abilities and interests to successfully promote their learning. The childminder's planning ensures all aspects of learning are covered, giving particular attention to the prime areas of learning for younger children.

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who attend

Young babies' needs are well met as the childminder provides lots of reassurance. As a result they develop confidence to explore their surroundings. The childminder sits with the babies who explore a range of interesting toys in a basket. Children show interest in cause and effect toys and quickly master the skills to press the buttons to pop up the toy. They particularly show an interest in looking for small objects, such as tins and sit for some time working out how to open the lids. Although there are some everyday objects available, these are stored with other toys and therefore limit the opportunities for young children to fully explore and investigate a wide range of natural everyday materials.

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who attend

The childminder is aware of the importance of communication in everything she does with the children, and constantly models and describes actions as children play. She uses clear speech to encourage young babies to copy and develop their emerging vocabulary. The childminder shows a good awareness of developing children's love of books and ensures favourite books are accessible for children to choose. She also incorporates singing as children play and this is particularly effective when babies' routines change, helping them remain happy.

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who attend

Young children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills and are given lots of encouragement and praise as they begin to crawl and pull themselves to standing. Children also enjoy daily trips outdoors when they go to the park or local children's centre, where they experience a different range of challenging equipment and meet new friends.

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who attend

The childminder places great emphasis on ensuring she has vital information from parents about children's starting points and routines to support the settling in time. This enables her to settle the children well and involve parents in their children's learning. She provides extensive verbal feedback to ensure parents are aware of their child's day. In addition, the childminder takes many photographs of the children at play and regularly shares these with their parents. Parental comments obtained in the form of letters indicate they are very happy with the service provided. However, the childminder has not considered obtaining key words for children who speak additional languages from parents to enable her to learn and use these key words with the children during the day.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children are cared for in a loving and caring environment where they feel secure to explore and investigate the range of toys. They have built up trusting relationships with the childminder and approach her during the day for cuddles. As a result, children are happy, feel safe and are making good progress in their development. Most toys and resources are stored around the room to enable children to be able to choose their play independently. Children's behaviour is age appropriate and the childminder has effective strategies in place to deal with any issues as children become older and develop.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children's individual dietary needs are well known. The childminder has an understanding of nutrition and the requirements of a varied, healthy and balanced diet. Parents provide their children's meals and the childminder ensures these are stored and heated appropriately to ensure they remain fresh and consumable. The childminder provides healthy snacks of fruit and drinks are easily accessible for children.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder gives high priority to the safety of children. Therefore, she provides a secure and safe environment for children to explore. All safety equipment is in place and no hazards are accessible to the children. The emergency procedures are practised and risk assessments are effectively implemented. Children's understanding of risks is promoted through the childminder role modelling the importance of tidy up time to ensure not too many toys are left out to prevent tripping over. She reinforces children's understanding of keeping safe when outdoors by ensuring young children are safely harnessed into the pushchair and only run freely when they are in safe place.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Arrangements in place to safeguard children are strong and well embedded and she is aware of the child protection procedures to follow if she was concerned about a child.

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provision

The childminder has many years of experience and is a member of the 'children come first' childminders network group in Ealing. She receives regular visits from the network coordinator and evaluates her practice to identify areas of improvement, using the network documents. She is committed to her professional development and attends regular training to keep up-to-date with new ideas or changes to legislation.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and has a secure knowledge of the characteristics of effective learning to support young children to have the desire to investigate, concentrate and try out new ideas. She has a good awareness of planning experiences through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated play, and has developed effective assessment methods to monitor children's progress. This includes completing the two-year-old developmental check when required. The childminder uses 'Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage' guidance to identify children's progress. This provides successful systems to enable her to monitor and assess children are making good progress in their learning and identifying the next steps for their individual learning.

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provision

The childminder is aware of working in partnership with other professionals and has occasional contact with the local school where she is clear of having good lines of communication to support the continuity of care and education for children.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number 117676 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 813548 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises that are usually their own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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