Childminder in Westminster

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 June 2015 16 June 2009

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 Outstanding 1

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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 makes good use of the local community and takes children regularly to playgroups and parks, to promote their physical skills and understanding of the wider world.  Children feel safe and secure with the childminder because she promotes their emotional well-being exceptionally well by establishing close and supportive relationships with them and their parents.  Parents comment that they appreciate how closely the childminder works with them, so that they can share important information and provide consistent support for children's individual learning and care needs.  The childminder is experienced and confident in planning for children's learning. She has appropriate systems in place to observe children and assess their progress.  The childminder has attended training in child protection. She has good knowledge of safeguarding procedures and understands her responsibility to protect children's

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This provision is good

welfare. She has considered the safe use of mobile phones and cameras in her policy.  The childminder provides a safe environment and conducts regular risk assessments to identify and minimise potential risks to children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not always successful in engaging key persons at the other settings that children attend to share information. This slightly reduces opportunities for promoting a shared approach to children's learning.

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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

 strengthen opportunities to engage with providers at other settings that children attend, to fully share relevant information of children's development and promote their learning further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in their play and their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documents including training certificates, policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector spoke to a parent, children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector toured the premises used for childminding to review the safety measures in place to keep children safe.

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who attend. This is good

The childminder finds out about children's likes and interests by spending time with them and observing what they do. This means she provides activities and the resources that reflect their interests very well. Children eagerly choose what to do as they play with the trains and build the track together. The childminder teaches them well to count, so that they successfully manage to show how many more tracks they need to complete the circuit. This promotes their early mathematical skills well. Children enjoy building with construction toys and talk to the childminder about real-life events, such as 'going on an aeroplane' for their holiday. The childminder uses good questioning techniques that make children think and respond well. She sits with them and talks about what they are doing, while listening to them carefully and answering their questions as they play. This effective teaching ignites children's imaginations and conversation extremely well.

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outstanding

The childminder offers a safe and exceptionally welcoming environment for children. Children are extremely confident and arrive full of enthusiasm, and settle quickly in the calm, friendly atmosphere where they receive close personal support. Children display an excellent awareness of taking responsibility for the safety of themselves and others. They remind each other about sitting down to eat when they have their snacks. The childminder supports them when they are concentrating and allows children to find their own solutions. Children's behaviour is very good; they are fully occupied and receive plenty of positive praise from the childminder who acts as a good role model. This raises children's self-esteem to a high standard and gives them the confidence to have a go at all the activities. Children are growing in independence and developing the attitudes to learning in preparing for the next stage of their learning and for school.

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provision is good

The childminder has good knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She displays important information for parents regarding the learning and development plans and goals. She has effective arrangements in place for clearly recording all accidents and sharing relevant information promptly with parents. The childminder repeats her paediatric first-aid training at regular intervals to ensure that she is well equipped to respond appropriately to children's needs if an accident should occur. The childminder constantly strives to improve her practice by reviewing the quality of her provision, to help her identify areas for development. As part of her ongoing professional development, the childminder sources further information and gains support and advice from a network of other childminders to continually improve outcomes for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY242470 Local authority Westminster Inspection number 832922 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the St John's Wood area of the London Borough of Westminster. She works each weekday throughout the year.

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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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