Childminder in Brent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2015 1 August 2012

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder uses her specialist knowledge of how children learn and her deep understanding of children's individual needs to promote their progress exceptionally well. Children thrive in every aspect of their learning and they quickly become able talkers and communicators.  Working with another highly experienced childminder and assistant, the childminder provides an especially wide range of experiences particularly suited to babies and toddlers up to age three. Children explore in safety, often completely absorbed in their own ideas and confident that trusted adults are there to respond to their needs.  The childminder works seamlessly with her co-workers to offer consistent, warm, caring routines to guide children’s learning. Children rise to the adults’ high expectations as they quickly learn to get along with others and take great interest in activities.  Parents and the childminder share excitement about the children’s love of learning. The

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This provision is outstanding

childminder designs imaginative take-home activity packs, carefully filled with children’s favourite books so they continue their enthusiastic learning at home.  The records that the childminder keeps about children’s learning are superbly detailed and insightful. Parents are involved at every stage in assessing their child’s progress so that they gain really clear understanding of how well their child is doing.  The childminder is highly thoughtful in her reflections on the quality of her provision and is ambitious to keep on improving. She evaluates her daily practice exceptionally well to improve her care of children, because she gives a very high regard to the views of co-workers, children and their parents.

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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

 set clear timescales for completing each new part of her plans for continuing her professional development and studies.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her co-childminder and an assistant as they played with and cared for children, and spoke to them at suitable times of the inspection.  The inspector sampled children's learning journals and planning documentation.  The inspector looked at a selection of documents including records for children’s safety, written policies and information shared with assistants and parents.  The inspector discussed arrangements for the ensuring the suitability of assistants of assistants and safeguarding procedures with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to parents at suitable times of the inspection and took account of the written views of parents in questionnaires, home diaries and complimentary notes.  The inspector took account of the childminder’s self-evaluation and personal development plan.  The inspector carried out a tour of the areas of the home used for childminding with

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who attend. This is outstanding

The childminder provides activities that are finely tuned to each child's needs and interests so children are curious and eager to join in. Children are highly confident explorers and often play as long as they please when they are absorbed in their own activities, making very rapid progress. Using signing and picture cards consistently, the childminder enables children at very early stages of speaking English to express themselves confidently and share their ideas with other children. She takes great care to introduce children to experiences that will overcome any difficulties in their learning, like handling wet sand to start to shape it and make marks. The childminder inspires children’s love of books from the earliest months with lively reading and well-chosen props to hold children's attention. Her expertise inspires parents with confidence, reflected in parents' comments in excellent regular reports, formal two-year-old and transition assessments. Parents use the home

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who attend. This is outstanding

diaries and daily feedback times to ask advice about potty training, sleep and diet so that children’s care is uninterrupted and meets their needs.

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outstanding

Excellent systems are in place to keep children safe. The childminder draws on a wealth of experience and training to seek additional support for children when the need arises. Parents work closely with the childminder to strengthen her knowledge of how well children are doing. Children become secure and attached to their childminder who takes great care to listen to children and become familiar with their ways of learning. Excellent short routines help children feel confident in their own abilities so that children's social skills develop to a greater level than is typical for their age. Children quickly pick up routines to tidy up after themselves, start to take turns and help each other, for example, by thoughtfully passing tissues to wipe runny noses. Excellent preparation for children to go on to nursery school around the age of three years is supported by the childminder's very detailed transition reports. These show their confident abilities.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder has a highly developed understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She is especially skilled at putting a thoroughly tailored experience in place for the rapid development of the youngest babies through to three- year-olds. With her co-childminder, she is very careful to make sure the premises are safe and secure for children to play freely. They ensure assistants are highly skilled and suitable to work with the children. Parents views are important to the childminder's view of her own work. Her expertise in meeting children's individual needs inspires her co- workers. They evaluated each other's work rigorously when working as a team to make sure daily routines and activities are right for the children. They continually spur each other on with ambitious plans to take their studies further, to improve their own ways of working and promote children's development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441969 Local authority Brent Inspection number 1003619 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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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 August 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered by Ofsted in 2012. She is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder works from domestic premises in Kensal Rise. Children use all areas on the ground floor with toilet and washing facilities at this level and they sleep in bedrooms upstairs. There is a fully enclosed garden at the rear of the premises for outside play. When working with one other registered childminder and an assistant the childminder offers care to nine younger children in the early years age group. The childminder supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who are learning English as an additional language. The childminder provides for children from two to four years old who are eligible for early education funding. The childminder holds a Degree in Early Years Studies and is trained in using Makaton Sign Language and the

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Telephone number

Picture Exchange Communication System. The childminder's assistant has a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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