Childminder in Tower Hamlets

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18/09/2013 14/12/2009

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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 has made significant improvements to the quality of the care and learning environment. Her provision enables children to make good progress in their learning and development. She has undertaken ongoing training to develop her knowledge and skills for the benefit of the children who attend.  Children make good progress in their learning as the childminder has an awareness of their individual needs and a good understanding of how young children learn.  Children build secure attachments with the childminder. As a result, they respond well to the childminder and are happy and settled in her care.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Parents are not fully encouraged to contribute to their children's ongoing learning and development or to share activities or achievements from home.

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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 observed the childminder and children engage in a range of indoor learning activities, play and daily care routines.  The inspector spoke at regular times with the childminder and the children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's learning journey records, planning documentation, a sample of policies and procedures, the childminder's self-evaluation document and took account of the views of parents from letters of recommendation.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives with her husband and their two children in Bethnal Green, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The front room and one bedroom of the home are used for childminding purposes. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She currently cares for four children in the early years age range.

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

 further enhance ways to further engage all parents in their children's learning through extending opportunities for them to actively contribute to their child's learning at the setting and at home.

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who attend

Children are happy and content at the setting. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. She provides a variety of interesting and enjoyable experiences for all children, taking into account their skills, abilities, needs and interests. As a result, children consistently demonstrate the characteristics of effective learning in their play and explorations. For example, older children talk confidently about their new brother or sister that they are going to have soon.

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who attend

Clear observations of children at play, both planned and spontaneous, are recorded. Next steps are simply identified and children's progression is evaluated to show their learning and development. The childminder liaises effectively with parents gaining initial information about their child's abilities and interests and continues to build on this through sharing lovely examples of their work and photographs of various fun activities at the setting and on outings. However, there are fewer opportunities for parents to be more involved in their child's learning and development in order that they can further support their child's learning at home. The childminder has a good understanding about the reasons for and the process to use to complete progress checks for two-year-olds. She has provided a summary of a child's development in line with the early learning goals, which the parents have shared with their health visitor.

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who attend

Children take part in a varied range of stimulating activities that inspire them to become active learners and to develop their skills for the future. Their interest in technology is fostered well. They learn to operate and explore a range of exciting simple technology toys that respond with sound and light to their touch, such as small world shop tills. Children enjoy using their imagination as they recreate familiar scenes from their lives. For example; they pretend to change and feed the baby and then tenderly put them in the buggy to sleep. Younger children giggle as they pretend to talk on the phone repeating 'hello hello'. They make chicken soup and use the microwave, wait for the bleep and then take it out and offer it to the childminder. The childminder encourages children to use mathematical skills in all their activities. For example, children play with the number bean bags and she encourages children to count the dots and find the number six bean bag.

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who attend

She understands how to adapt activities to meet the needs of children at different ages and stages of development. For example, when playing with the magnet interlocking activity, she takes out a more age appropriate version for the younger children.

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who attend

The childminder is very effective in supporting each child's communication and language skills. She encourages emerging vocabulary through naming items as children play. She repeats words back to children and sensitively demonstrates pronunciation and ordering of words. She talks to children about things that she knows they are interested in and spends time interpreting their gestures and responses. This enables children to convey their wishes, which effectively supports their confidence and self-esteem.

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who attend

Children's physical development is well promoted through everyday activities when they use a range of simple tools and equipment and enjoy fresh air and exercise on daily outings. The childminder has high expectations of children. She challenges and supports them to make the best progress. She understands the need to prepare children for moving on to school by nurturing their enthusiasm for exploration and extending their learning.

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

An inclusive and welcoming service is provided for all children and their personal, social and emotional development is strong. Children are happy and settled. Their independence is promoted effectively as opportunities for them to choose and select resources are good. Children play cooperatively and they are learning to share and take turns. Children approach the childminder readily, offering cuddles and affection and demonstrating their feelings of safety. The childminder involves herself in children's play so that she can respond to their emotions and so promote the development of good relationships. The childminder acts as a positive role model, helping children to form strong bonds and to develop caring and considerate relationships with others. She establishes consistent routines so that children feel comfortable, safe and reassured within a familiar and welcoming environment. She gently reaffirms expected rules of behaviour so that children

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

know and understand what they can and cannot do, taking into account their individual needs, level of maturity and capabilities.

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

The childminder has good daily health and safety routines in place that keep children safe and secure and protect them from the risk of cross infection. Risk assessments are very thorough and take account of the wide range of activities and outings enjoyed by children. Children learn about realistic potential hazards around them as they play. This helps them to adjust their behaviour to keep themselves and others safe. For example, children are encouraged not to run inside as they may bump into each other.

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

Children receive positive support to lead healthy lifestyles. They follow good personal hygiene routines such as washing their hands before meals. Children are learning about the importance of hand washing as the childminder spends time explaining that this helps to reduce the risk of the spread of germs. Parents provide their children's lunches and meal times are sociable occasions with the children and childminder sitting together at the table. This further promotes their personal and social development. The childminder provides healthy snacks, such as a variety of fruit for children to choose from. Water and milk is available through the day. This helps children learn about the importance of making healthy choices with regard to food and drink.

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provision

The childminder has a good knowledge of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and this is reflected in her good practice. She is well organised and has a comprehensive range of policies and procedures, which underpin her day-to-day work. Monitoring and evaluation of the provision is progressing well. The childminder reflects on her practice and regularly reviews her resources, environment and aspects of practice to benefit children. The actions and recommendations from the last inspection have been implemented well to improve children's safety, well-being, learning and development, and help strengthen the focus on continuous improvement through self-evaluation.

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provision

The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge through training courses and workshops. As a result, she is confident in the actions she must take in order to protect children, should she have safeguarding concerns. The childminder provides a high standard of care that matches the needs and interests of individual children. She recognises when very young children are tired and provides lots of cuddles and talks to them gently to offer reassurance.

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provision

The childminder works positively with parents. When new children begin a placement she spends time with parents to learn about their child's care, learning and development needs in order to best plan to meet them. During the settling-in period the childminder concentrates on getting to know children and making an initial assessment of their achievements in the prime areas of learning. She identifies their particular interests and plans learning activities accordingly. Parents are well informed about her procedures and practices, which helps them to make informed decisions about the service. The childminder received a number of written comments from parents, who praise her highly for the influence she has on their children's confidence and advanced abilities. They value her reliability and find her supportive and friendly nature particularly reassuring, which helps them to form strong bonds and positive relationships.

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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 EY289473 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 843675 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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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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