Childminder in Hackney

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30/09/2014 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 1 Previous inspection: Not Applicable 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

 The childminder's practice is inspirational. She shows enthusiasm and drive to provide exceptional care and learning opportunities to children.  The childminder's home is very welcoming and totally reflects an enabling environment where toys are easily accessible to encourage children to make independent choices about their play.  The childminder's precise assessments of children's progress underpin her highly effective planning when considering their next steps and further development. Consequently, children are making excellent progress in all areas of their development.  The childminder demonstrates a strong awareness of the importance of reflecting on her practice. She uses self-evaluation processes effectively to make continuous improvements to the service she provides.

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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 inspector completed observations with the childminder and the minded children present in the lounge and kitchen.

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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.  The inspector sampled documentation the childminder uses to support her practices.  The inspector read the parents' comments from the parental letters.  The inspector looked at and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation document.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives with her husband and two school-aged children in Hackney, in the London Borough of Hackney. The childminder uses mainly the ground floor of her premises for childminding and the first floor bathroom. The communal garden is not used but the childminder takes children out daily for outdoor play. The childminder is currently minding one child in the early years age group. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. The family has two pet guinea pigs.

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

 develop the use of sharing photographswith children of their family and other significant people, to encourage discussions and enhance further their sense of belonging.

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who attend

The childminder has an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements and she has highly effective methods in place for observing children's progress. In addition, the childminder's planning takes into account children's uniqueness and interests and ensures all aspects of learning are covered. The childminder has gained a range of skills through her work experience in a nursery and has a wealth of knowledge of how children develop, which she successfully implements in her childminding practice.

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who attend

Children are making excellent progress in their development and this is evident in their communication and language. This is due to the childminder recognising the importance of communication in everything she does with the children, constantly modelling and describing actions as children play. The childminder shows an excellent understanding of the importance of children developing the love for books and reading. She has some wonderful age-appropriate books, which young children sit alone and together with the childminder to look at. Children demonstrate that books play a large part in their learning and are able to recall and talk about their favourite ones. Additionally, the childminder makes use of books, which are relevant to each child's individual needs to support particular milestones in their development. Children thoroughly enjoy imaginative play with small-world people and animals. With the childminder's support to develop new ideas,

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who attend

children extended their imaginative games pretending to take the animals to the vet to make them better. Children showed great interest in a variety of puzzles and with the childminder's guidance, they managed some advanced ones. The childminder is particularly skilled in knowing when to intervene to offer help and allows children time to think and work out solutions by themselves. The childminder is perceptive in recognising when young children's interests are diminishing and can guide them into other play experiences quickly. She is very aware of children's particular interests and knows what type of activities motivates them. The childminder suggested to the children to help make some play dough and they eagerly responded. This activity incorporated many strands of learning as the childminder encouraged them to count, showed them how to follow a recipe book and taught them about safety when the play dough needed to be cooked. They learnt words as they

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who attend

kneaded the dough, and talked about the texture and consistency as they rolled, prodded and cut the dough with scissors.

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who attend

The childminder liaises very closely with parents, keeping them informed about their children's progress through verbal feedback and the use of text messages. In this way, parents are fully involved in their children's learning, enabling the childminder to provide tailored support for each individual child. Although, the childminder takes photographs of the children at play, she has not fully considered involving parents in sharing photographs of their families or friends to encourage and further support children's sense of belonging.

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

The childminder's strong emphasis on meeting children's individual needs makes for a highly inclusive and homely setting where children develop their confidence extremely well. They have built up strong trusting relationships with the childminder and approach her during the day for reassurance and cuddles. As a result, children are extremely happy, feel safe and are making exceptional progress in their development. The childminder gives children her undivided attention and gets down to their level to play. This supports children's personal and emotional development very well. The childminder carefully reassures children when visitors come into the setting. She explains who they are and why they are there, so that the children feel at ease and quickly begin to interact with new people. Children are very well behaved, well spoken and well mannered because the childminder sets clear boundaries for good behaviour and represents an excellent role

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

The childminder provides an exceedingly well-resourced, challenging home environment where children can access a full range of quality play resources and equipment. The childminder has arranged the downstairs of her home for the children's use and this encourages them to make choices and use equipment in different ways. In addition, the exceptional use of the home enables children to move around the environment so they keep motivated and inspired to learn. For example, they can move around from the lounge to kitchen where further messy play and craft activities promote their creativity and imagination.

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

The childminder fully promotes children's individual dietary needs. The childminder has a comprehensive practical understanding of nutrition and the requirements of a varied, healthy and balanced diet. Currently, children bring a packed lunch from home and the childminder provides snacks of fruit throughout the day. The childminder works closely with parents to support children's personal and independence skills. For example, she is currently working closely together with parents on toilet training and so to enable children to manage these skills alone when they go to school. Children thoroughly enjoy their daily opportunities to play outside. They go for walks around the local neighbourhood and have regular planned outings to different parks.

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

The childminder gives exceptionally 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 together and risk assessments are effectively implemented. Children's understanding of risks is promoted through activities, such as 'tidy up time' to prevent too many toys being left out. The childminder has strict boundaries when out of the home, ensuring young children are safely harnessed into the pushchair or holding on if walking.

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provision

The childminder has an excellent understanding of her responsibilities in ensuring her provision meets the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The childminder is highly organised. She works to a daily routine that allows her to meet children's individual needs effectively by providing excellent opportunities for play, meals and rest. Arrangements in place to safeguard children are strong and well- embedded. The childminder has attended safeguarding training and she is fully aware of the child protection procedures to follow if she was concerned about a child.

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provision

The childminder is extremely committed to her professional development and has a strong awareness of reflecting on practice and using self-evaluation to identify areas for future improvements. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification. She also works part time in a nursery and uses her skills and experiences to fully support her inspirational practices in the home.

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provision

The childminder has a very secure knowledge of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This enables her to fully support young children to be motivated to explore and continually develop their skills. She has an excellent awareness of planning experiences through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated play. The childminder uses child development guidance to identify children's progress and this enables her to monitor and assess children's learning and support her in identifying their individual next steps.

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provision

The childminder has built-up excellent partnerships with parents. Parents really appreciate the quality and detail of her feedback about their children's routines, activities, progress and plans for their future development. Therefore, the childminder and parents are working closely and extremely effectively together to ensure continuity for children and so that they always foster their good health, safety and excellent progress.

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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. We re-inspect nurseries and pre-schools judged as requires improvement within 12 months of the date of 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

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Grade Judgement Description

is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. 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 EY400730 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 724524 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection not applicable

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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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