Childminder in Tower Hamlets

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24/09/2013 09/02/2009

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: 2 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 supports children's personal, social and emotional development well because she creates an environment that is warm and family like. This allows children to develop strong attachments.  The childminder has established good relationships with parents enabling them to contribute to children's learning and development.  The childminder makes good use of community groups to support children's learning experiences.  Through thoughtful planning children's individual needs are interests are supported.  Effective observations and assessments are in place enabling the childminder to track children's milestones well.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Overall, the childminder works well in partnership with parents and has some familiar words for children learning English as an additional language. However, the current range of familiar words does not effectively support children's everyday routines.  The childminder does not consistently promote good hygiene practices to promote children's awareness of a healthy lifestyle.

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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 during their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled documents including children's development records, policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had ongoing discussions with the childminder regarding her practice throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2006. She lives with her two children aged seven years and twelve years. The family live in a three bedroom house in a residential area of Bow within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is close to parks, schools, green space and local community groups. Children access the whole of the ground floor and there is an enclosed garden available for outdoor play.

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Information about the setting

The childminder is currently minding four children in the early years age group. She also offers care to children aged over five years to twelve years. The childminder supports children who are learning English as an additional language. The childminder is registered on the Early Yeas Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder collects children from the local school and attends several toddler groups on a regular basis. She is a member of an approved childminding network and is working towards a childcare qualification at level3.

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

 enhance children's understanding of the importance of good hygiene within a healthy lifestyle

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

 enhance opportunities for those children whose home language is other than English, to use their home language within their play and learning.

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who attend

The childminder provides a varied range of play experiences to support children's individual needs and interests and which help them learn and develop well. She has a strong understanding of child development and incorporates young children's next steps in learning through everyday routines. Young children happily babble throughout the day and the childminder consistently talks to children to support their language development. She has obtained a few words in children's home languages to help develop their communication skills, although these are basic. This means the children make good progress in their learning overall, although there are reduced opportunities to further enhance their communication abilities. From the onset the childminder works closely with parents to obtain detailed information about children's starting points. This allows her to effectively promote continuity of care and build on what children already know. During children's settling in period the

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who attend

childminder spends time getting know children well. She plays with them and obtains valuable information about their individual needs, likes, dislikes and routines so that she provides continuity of care. The childminder uses an online system to record children's observations and assessments, which allows parents to effectively view and contribute to children's developmental records. Additionally, she has implemented 'wow books' so that children can take responsibility for collecting photographs of their play and artwork. This allows children to share their books with special people and develop a good sense of achievement.

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who attend

Young children are beginning to say single words, for example, clearly saying 'cat', while looking at posters on the wall and the desktop wallpaper on a computer. The childminder praises children for their efforts, and as a result they happily repeat words they hear. The childminder spends time reading simple books to children to promote their interest in printed material. She uses props to capture children's interest and make story time fun. Children benefit from making early marks while using the easel and a magic water mat. They enjoy playing with magnetic letters and the childminder uses this as an opportunity to draw children's attention to print in the environment by stating the letter. Children have access to a wide range of toys to promote their problem solving skills, for example a stacking puzzle, posting box and simple puzzles. While children play with the stacking puzzle, the childminder counts from one to five to promote children's interest in numbers.

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who attend

Children benefit from singing number rhymes, such as five little ducks, which helps them to develop a good awareness of number names.

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who attend

Children play with a good range of age appropriate battery operated toys to enable them to learn how things work. They comfortably place a CD in the toy compact disc player and press play to listen to music. Children go on seasonal walks within the local community and parks to observe growth, change and decay overtime in their surroundings to effectively support their learning. For example, they observe the colour changes of leaves, the weather and migration of animals. Children's imagination and creative skills are developing well because they have access to a good range of role play toys to act out real life situations. They enjoy playing with musical instruments enabling them to experiment with different sounds.

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

Children have developed strong bonds with the childminder. They are happy and settled in their environment. Children receive lots of cuddles during the day, and comfortably rest their head on the childminder's chest, which shows that they build trusting and caring relationships. The childminder supports children's play well by playing with young children at their level on the floor. Children are consistently praised for their efforts enabling them to feel good about themselves. While children play with the magic mat and water pen toy, the childminder uses gentle reminders to encourage children to share. This helps them to develop an understanding of taking turns and learning right from wrong. The childminder pays good attention to children's individual needs. The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge and understanding of working in partnership with parents to obtain two-year- old children's progress checks from other settings involved in children's care. This means

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

that she is able to consistently support their future learning. She supports children well in their move to school by talking to them about the routine of the day and taking children on the school run to that they are familiar with their new surroundings.

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

Children benefit from a healthy lifestyle because they receive fresh home cooked meals and enjoy healthy snacks, for example kiwi and apple. Children enjoy daily physical exercise and fresh air because they attend a number of community groups and trips to the local park. They benefit from taking part in action songs enabling them to use a range of movements. Children are cared for in a clean and well-maintained environment. A no shoe policy is in place to ensure floors remain hygienically clean for crawling babies and developing walkers. Systematically, throughout the day the childminder uses antibacterial gel after wiping children's noses and after nappy changes. Although, the childminder wipes children's hands and faces before mealtimes she does not always use a separate cloth to effectively help children learn about all aspects of good hygiene routines. Children learn safe practices while out on outings and in the home because the childminder talks to

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

children about road safety awareness, not talking to strangers and by taking part in regular fire evacuation drills.

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provision

Children are supervised well during the day to support their safety and welfare. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection issues and procedures to ensure children are safeguarded while in her care. There are good safety measures in place, which allows children to play and explore freely and safely. Additionally, the childminder undertakes regular risk assessments of the home. In the main, the childminder has a good understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage to effectively support children's welfare, learning and development.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates a strong commitment to continuous improvement because she has fully addressed previous recommendations made at the last inspection. She undertakes risk assessments of the home and outings. She keeps detailed information about children's starting points and children now have access to natural resources to support their learning and exploration, which effectively promotes good outcomes for children. There are effective self-evaluation processes in place, which enable the childminder to identify strengths and areas for development. She is working towards attainting a childcare qualification at level 3 and refreshing her range of resources. The childminder receives ongoing support from her local authority, which enhances her current knowledge and practice.

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provision

Strong partnerships are developed with parents to promote continuity of children's care and learning. The childminder maintains a good two-way flow of communication with parents so that they are kept well informed of children's learning, development and well- being. Parents share children's interests at home using the online system, which allows the childminder to incorporate these in her planning. The childminder works closely with parents from when they first express an interest in her provision so that both children and parents are well prepared. This includes a home visit to enable children and parents to be at ease in their environment and build secure attachments. This promotes effective partnership working. The childminder has developed good links with school staff to extend and support children's learning and development.

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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 EY333084 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 899653 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 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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