Childminder in Wandsworth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 September 2015 5 October 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder has a good knowledge of the abilities of the children in her care. She uses this information well to plan interesting, challenging activities. Therefore, children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder teaches children healthy routines by ensuring that they get daily fresh air and physical challenges in the local park to promote their physical development.  The childminder has a good understanding of her role in relation to the regulatory requirements. For instance, she has a good knowledge of the procedures to follow should she be concerned about a child in her care. This helps to protect children's welfare.  The childminder builds warm, nurturing relationships with children, which helps them to feel secure and valued. This promotes their emotional well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully developed ways for children to experience and learn about music.  Opportunities for children to practise their independent skills are not always fully used.

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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 ways for children to learn about and experience music to support their creative development  develop more ways for children to practise their independent skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interaction between the childminder and minded children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about children's progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation.  The inspector took the views of parents into consideration.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her professional skills up to date by researching and reading information on current developments in early years. The childminder reviews planning and children's assessments to make sure they are meeting the needs of children effectively. She reflects on her work and has set clear goals for improvement, such as to continue to keep fully up to date with current ideas in early years practice to improve outcomes for children. The childminder works well with parents by keeping them informed of children's progress. She encourages parents to share their observations of their children with her so that she can best meet the children's needs. The childminder understands the importance of working with other early years providers to support children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. The childminder makes full use of opportunities to extend children's language and thinking skills. For instance, she talks about the different medical tools to help extend children's vocabularies as they get involved in hospital role play. Children are free to choose resources, which enables them to create their own play. This is balanced by the childminder adding structure to support their play, when needed. Children learn good skills for later use in school. For example, the childminder encourages children to concentrate on tasks and to take turns to speak and listen. She makes the most of opportunities to support children's early mathematics skills, for example, by counting the number of trains on a toy railway track.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are motivated to learn because the childminder uses their interests to plan stimulating activities. She teaches children about difference, for example, by using and talking about toys representing disabled people. The childminder encourages children to mix with others and to share toys, such as by taking them out to playgroups regularly. This supports children's personal and social development well. She manages children's behaviour effectively by sharing expectations and by offering explanations of why certain behaviour is not acceptable. The childminder teaches children about road safety so that they behave in safe ways.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. They learn about language and story structure as they browse through and listen to their favourite stories. This supports their early literacy skills well. Children learn the names of shapes and words to describe size, which promotes their early mathematics skills. Children learn valuable skills for later use in school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423357 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 823002 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 5 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011. She lives in Southfields, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The childminder operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, with the exception of public bank holidays.

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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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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