Childminder in Enfield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 January 2015 26 January 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Satisfactory 3 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 The childminder provides a broad range of activities and resources to extend children's development. As a result, children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder has a good understanding of how to promote children's health and well-being. Children benefit from regular trips to the park and playgrounds to exercise and enjoy the fresh air.  The childminder provides a warm and caring environment, where children feel happy and content, and enjoy the positive interactions they share with her.  Children enjoy healthy, nutritionally-balanced meals and snacks that meet with their dietary requirements and help them develop good eating habits. The childminder shares her menus with the parents.  The childminder has good relationships with parents, which helps to ensure she that she provides children with consistency in their care and meets their individual needs.  The childminder is keen to improve her professional knowledge and regularly seeks

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This provision is good

training and support. Since her last inspection, the childminder has addressed the recommendations raised, which has had a positive impact on children's learning and care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always encourage children to practise their self-care skills, particularly during daily routines.  The childminder does not take all opportunities to include weights and measures in the full range of activities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 develop further opportunities for children to practise their self-care skills in everyday routines  extend children's mathematical skills further by encouraging them to use weights and measures in a wider range of activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities and the childminder's interactions with them.  The inspector looked at a sample of relevant documentation, including children's records.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her practice.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views during the inspection.

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who attend. This is good

The childminder promotes children's learning and development needs well, in a very welcoming and inclusive environment. She uses good processes for assessing children's progress and ensures her planning covers all aspects of learning. The childminder uses good teaching methods to extend children's language and communication skills throughout the daily activities and routines. For example, children had fun painting, as the childminder engaged them in conversation. She asked them purposeful questions to help them think and extend their vocabulary. Overall, the childminder promotes children's mathematical development well. Children enjoy using new skills to solve problems and to count. For example, they confidently counted the fruit on their plates and identified the colours during a painting activity. These activities help children to build skills for their future learning. However, during the sand and water activity, the childminder did not take

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who attend. This is good

all opportunities to encourage children to calculate by using weights and measures. Therefore, the childminder did not fully extend children's mathematical development.

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good

The childminder provides a stimulating and homely environment that is thoroughly child- centred. Children settle quickly, form secure relationships and are happy and content in her care. The childminder is consistent in her routines and the ways she manages children's behaviour. She offers lots of meaningful praise and encouragement and takes time to explain the reasons for sharing and being kind to one another. As a result, children are well behaved. The childminder promotes children's learning about the wider world well. She provides children with a range of multicultural resources to develop their understanding of people's similarities and differences through their everyday play. The childminder ensures that children develop independence in many basic skills to prepare them well for their next stage in learning and for school. However, the childminder misses opportunities to encourage children to practice their self-care skills further during

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good

mealtimes. For example, children are not encouraged to help to prepare and serve their snacks or meals for themselves.

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provision is good

The childminder promotes children's welfare well, because she has a clear understanding of her responsibility to protect and safeguard children. She is vigilant in her supervision of children and conducts effective risk assessments to help her identify potential hazards. The childminder has a good understanding of the learning and development requirements. She monitors children's achievements closely by observing what they do and shares this information with parents and other early years settings that children attend. This helps to maintain continuity and consistency in children's learning, as well as helping to identify areas where they may require further help.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428698 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 816643 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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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in a house with her school-aged daughter, in the London Borough of Enfield. She offers full- and part-time care from 7.30am to 6.30pm, before, during and after school and in the school holidays. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. 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, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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

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