Childminder in Kingston upon Thames

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 03/03/2014 03/11/2009

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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 has a good understanding of the learning and development and safeguarding and welfare requirements. This enables her to teach children effectively and she is able to promote their care and learning well.  The childminder is enthusiastic and joins in with the children as they play. She provides interesting and challenging activities which encourage children to make good progress towards the early learning goals.  The childminder develops effective relationships with parents. She works closely with them and involves them in their child's learning. This helps to ensure that children's individual needs are met.  The childminder understands how to safeguard children and follows clear and well written policies and procedures to ensure they stay safe in her home and when outside her setting.  Children develop warm, trusting relationships with the childminder as she considers their individual needs. This helps them feel valued, settled and secure.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 There are fewer opportunities for children to see numbers and letters in print indoors and outdoors.

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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 compulsory part of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The majority of the inspection was spent observing the childminder's practice and her interaction with the children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's progress records, the self-evaluation form and a selection of policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises and spoke with the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the children at lunchtime.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 1995. She lives in a semi-detached house in a residential area of New Malden, in Surrey, within walking distance of the mainline station, high street and the local park. Children have the use of the whole of the ground floor, and one room on the first floor is used as a sleep area. There is a fully enclosed back garden for outdoor play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. She has two children on roll. She regularly attends local toddler groups and childminder drop-in centres and visits other places of interest with the children.

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

 provide further opportunities to promote children's literacy and mathematical skills, for example, by enabling children to see and take note of letters and numbers indoors and outdoors.

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who attend

The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment, helping children feel safe and secure. As a result, children are happy, settled, and able to learn effectively. The childminder is enthusiastic and she has developed a good knowledge of the learning and development requirements. This enables her to support children to make good progress towards the early learning goals. She makes regular observations of children's achievements to inform her planning of activities. Parents are encouraged to share details of what their child does at home on an on-going basis, to help the childminder plan for children's individual next steps in their learning. Challenging and interesting activities are offered, to meet each child's individual needs across each area of learning.

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who attend

The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. For example, as the children play she engages in meaningful conversations asking interesting and open- ended questions. This promotes children's language skills. The childminder generally supports children's early mathematical development and literacy skills well. Children enjoy problem solving as they complete puzzles and they are able to choose to look at books. However, there are fewer opportunities for them to see numbers and letters displayed in the setting and outdoors to help them become more familiar with the concept of numbers and letters and their meaning.

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who attend

The childminder offers lots of praise and encouragement. This helps to motivate children well to participate and learn, which contributes to them developing good skills ready for the next stage in their learning. Opportunities for children to improve their physical skills are provided for well. They enjoy going on walks and are able to climb and ride on tricycles and push-along toys. Children are also able to be active learners as they press buttons and levers, which develops their hand-eye coordination and they also realise that one action causes another to occur. During the inspection children confidently say that they enjoy coming to the childminder's house because they like 'going to the soft play and playing with the play kitchen'.

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

The childminder gains useful information about children's individual needs through discussions with parents. This helps the childminder to meet children's personal needs well. As a result children demonstrate that they feel happy and secure in her care and have formed secure attachments with her.

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

At the beginning of the placement the childminder offers flexible settling-in arrangements for children, which offers reassurance to both the child and parents. The childminder positively supports children's behaviour. She uses effective and appropriate strategies depending on the children's age and stage of development, to divert attention away from unwanted behaviour. This means that as children play, they learn to share and take turns. Overall, strategies are age appropriate to protect the children's well-being and meet their needs. Policies and procedures are made available to parents, for example, parents are made aware of the childminder's behaviour management policy.

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

Children are developing an awareness of adopting a healthy lifestyle. The childminder prepares healthy meals and snacks. Children develop good self-care skills as they are encouraged to feed themselves and to try to put on their own coats and shoes. The childminder also uses everyday opportunities to teach the children how to keep themselves safe. For instance, they practise how to leave the premises safely in an emergency.

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

Children benefit from playing with a good range of resources indoors and outside. As a result, children make independent choices, which supports them well in initiating their own play and learning. Children benefit from visits to local parks and childminding groups, which enables them to socialise with others.

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provision

The childminder meets the safeguarding and welfare requirements well. All the actions set at a previous visit have been complied fully. This ensures the health, safety and welfare of the children. She evaluates her service effectively to enable her to identify her strengths and areas for development, to improve her practice for children. She has a good understanding of her responsibility to protect children from harm and of the procedures to follow should concerns arise. Risks to children's safety are minimised, and the childminder gives children's well-being priority at all times to ensure they are happy and safe. The childminder completes risk assessments for her home, garden and for outings and she supervises children at all times. This supports her well to ensure children remain safe whilst in her care. All outings are risk assessed and the correct adult to child ratios maintained. The childminder ensures children are supervised at all times. On a practical

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provision

level she ensures that she takes a first aid kit, a supply of food and drinks and a change of clothing for the children in her care every time they go out.

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provision

The childminder has a secure understanding of the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, which helps to ensure children receive good quality care and learning. She has established good working relationships with parents. Policies for the safe and efficient management of the childminding service are in place and shared with parents. This enables parents to have a good understanding of the service they receive. The childminder has daily discussions with parents at the start and end of the day. As a result, parents are fully informed of the activities and play experiences their children take part in during the day. The childminder has a secure understanding about the requirement to carry out a progress check for children between the ages of two and three years and how to use this information to support children's learning.

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provision

The childminder understands the importance of developing working relationships with other providers, schools and professionals in order to meet children's needs and help them make progress. On the whole, her professional approach to the development of her service is good.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory 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 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected within twelve months of the date of this inspection. 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

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Grade Judgement Description

the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. 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 131977 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 924534 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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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

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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