Childminder, Out-of school day care in Redbridge

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 08/03/2013 06/10/2008

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early years provision

This inspection: 1 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 1 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children are very happy, settled and have excellent relationships with the childminder.  The childminder gives high priority to children's language development. She extends children's understanding and use of vocabulary through animated conversations and effective questioning techniques  The childminder uses her first class knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage to plan rich, varied and imaginative experiences, which supports children's interests.  The childminder has developed outstanding partnerships with parents, which ensures continuity of care for children in all their routines.  The childminder fully supports children to develop a robust understanding of the importance of leading healthy lifestyles through regular exercise and a healthy, balanced diet.

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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

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged 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 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  scheduled 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 inspector held discussions with the childminder.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a variety of records, including children's records, learning journeys and the childminders self-evaluation document.  The inspector observed activities and the lunchtime routine.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector read letters provided by the parents commenting on the childminder's service and care of their children.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2008 She lives with her husband in a house in Woodford Green, in the London borough of Redbridge. The whole of the ground floor, an upstairs toy room and the rear garden are used for childminding.

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Information about the setting

The childminder attends a toddler group and the local library. She visits the shops and park on a regular basis. She collects children from the local schools and pre-schools. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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Information about the setting

There are currently five children on roll, two of whom are in the early years age group and attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder offers childcare term time only from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. She supports children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities.

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

 enhance the information for parents in children's learning journals further by adding details of children's development in relation to their ages.

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who attend

The childminder offers children of all ages an excellent range of exciting activities and resources. This ensures that children's learning and development is significantly enhanced. Older children enthusiastically choose what they would like to play with from the toy inventory, or by visiting the toy room upstairs, which has an exceptional range of resources. The childminder meticulously observes children playing and then uses her first class knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage to plan effectively for each child's progress. This means that children make consistently excellent progress in their learning and development. The childminder enhances this inspiring practice, by working closely with the parents throughout the entire process. This means that parents are able to actively contribute to their children's learning and development, and therefore, children make superb progress in relation to their starting points.

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who attend

The childminder supports young children's language and communication development exceedingly well. She uses a range of techniques to help children to learn new words rapidly. For example, she repeats words back to children correctly, which enables them to hear the correct pronunciation. She uses every opportunity available to her to enhance children's language and learning. For example, after tasting jelly for the first time, the children decide that they do not like the taste. As one child starts to use his hands to explore the jelly on the highchair tray, the childminder tips the jelly out to allow the other child to join in. This shows how the childminder is able to enhance children's explorations and develop their interests. She expertly uses a range of related vocabulary to encourage the children to explore this using their senses, including telling them that it smells of strawberries, and that it is cold. The children enjoy using their hands to manipulate and

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who attend

squeeze the jelly, until it has all fallen off the highchairs. Children learn to develop a love of books as they access an exciting range of books; they choose their favourite stories and take the books to the childminder, for a story and the chance to enjoy a cuddle. This supports children's early literacy skills and helps them to develop skills for the next stage in their learning.

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who attend

The childminder arranges flexible activities for younger children to play and engage with; this means that they enjoy many opportunities to explore an exciting range of materials and learn by using their senses. For example, an excellent range of sensory materials encourages the children to explore using their senses of touch, sight and smell; they enjoy playing peek-a-boo using a piece of netting found in the sensory box with their childminder.

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

Children really enjoy their time with their excellent childminder. She has formed strong bonds with the children and the parents, which ensures that they arrive to a very warm greeting. The childminder's home is welcoming and children demonstrate that they are happy, safe and have a strong sense of belonging. This supports children's personal, social and emotional development as they display high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. Flexible and extended settling-in arrangements enable parents to spend time with their children in the childminder's care. Therefore, children form significantly enhanced relationships with the childminder and her family. This also ensures that parents are able to form robust partnerships with the childminder, which results in effective two-way information sharing. Children freely approach the childminder to share their feelings; she offers them cuddles and reassurance when they are uncertain or upset.

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

Older children are able to develop an understanding of the importance of good health, as they select what they would like for their evening meal, from a range of healthy options written on a menu. This encourages them to take responsibility for their own good health and make good food choices. The younger children enjoy a range of healthy food options at snack and mealtimes. They enjoy eating pieces of cucumber and cheese, which helps them to learn how to feed themselves, while they wait for their baked potatoes. The childminder provides a selection of fresh fruit and yogurt for dessert. She works from a menu, which ensures that children have healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, which caters for every child's dietary requirement. The childminder ensures that she is aware of each child's dietary requirements through the comprehensive child record forms that she completes with parents prior to any new care arrangement starting. Regular discussions

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

with parents allow her to keep up to date information of any changes in children's diets.

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

The children behave extremely well and are able to share and collaborate with each other during their play. This is because the childminder ensures that their individual needs are fully met and that she is a positive role model. She teaches the children to respect one another and share resources. The childminder supports children's independence by arranging resources so that children can help themselves and make choices about what they would like to play with. Children enjoy the freedom of being able to move and combine resources to enhance their games. For example, children try to put objects in empty tissue boxes, but the objects are too large, so they find smaller play people, which fit through the hole. The childminder praises the children for their excellent problem solving skills, which means that they develop high levels of confidence in their own abilities.

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

The childminder has very good links with external professionals, such as speech and language therapists and the local special educational needs co-ordinator, which enables her to seek advice or support if she feels that a child in her care needs supporting. This allows her to put in place effective measures to enable all children in her care to make consistently high progress in relation to their starting points.

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provision

The childminder places the utmost priority in ensuring that she is meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The childminder has a robust knowledge of how to safeguard children as she has an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow in the event she has a concern about a child. Risk assessment and meticulous daily checks are in place to help ensure that her home is safe for the children who attend. The childminder locks the front door while children are present, which ensures that they cannot leave the premises unsupervised. She checks all visitors' identity and asks them to sign in her visitors' book, which means that she is aware of who is on the premises. The childminder effectively uses self-evaluation to evaluate her setting. She gathers feedback from parents and the older children, which ensures that she is able to formulate clear action plans to enhance her already exceptional practice. The

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provision

childminder has met all actions and recommendations from her previous inspection. The childminder has an outstanding range of detailed policies and procedures that she implements to ensure the smooth running of her setting.

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provision

The childminder has an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements. Comprehensive child records and all about me forms enable the childminder to get to know each child exceeding well. Observation and assessment is rigorous, which means that the childminder is able to meet each child's learning needs and identify any gaps in their learning. Therefore, all children make consistently high levels of progress in relation to their starting points. The childminder has fostered superb partnerships with parents. Parents enjoy reading the precise learning journeys and appreciate the opportunities they have to share what they have noticed at home in the spaces provided in the journals. However, opportunities to note children's stages of development on written observations included in the journals are missed, which means that parents have to refer back to the childminder to find this out. Parents comment as to how happy they

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provision

are with exceptional service she provides, which enhances all aspects of children's learning and development. The childminder has strong links with the local primary school and works closely with the teachers to foster a smooth transition for children between the settings. She regularly takes the children she cares for into the school. They spend time in the classrooms and join the older children for lunch in the school's hall. She also shares her detailed documents with teachers, which means that children's learning and development is fully supported as they move into school.

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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 action. 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 EY369543 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 815585 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: 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, which are usually the childminder’s 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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