Childminder in Enfield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 September 2015 28 February 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder is very keen to improve her professional knowledge and regularly seeks further training and support. She recently attended training to support children with specific needs to improve their learning experiences.  Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder and parents exchange daily information to promote children's well-being. Furthermore, the childminder provides ideas to help parents to continue their children's learning at home.  The quality of teaching is good. The childminder provides a good range of activities and toys that promote children's learning and development.  Children are happy and settled due to the warm and welcoming environment that the childminder offers.  The childminder effectively helps children to adopt healthy and active lifestyles. Children have many opportunities to engage in outdoor play, supporting their physical health and well-being.  The childminder is vigilant in her supervision of children and conducts effective risk

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This provision is good

assessments to help her identify potential hazards.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder misses some opportunities to extend further children's interest to explore different resources and materials to build on their creative skills.

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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

 extend opportunities for younger children to develop their creative skills further and build on their interest to explore different textures and materials.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with the children.  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 reviewed parents' feedback by sampling written documents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is experienced and has a good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. Consequently, this has a positive impact on the overall effectiveness of her practice. The childminder has developed her practice well since her last inspection and addressed the recommendations made. For example, she has reviewed the organisation of some resources to enable children to benefit fully from using these. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She knows what to do should she have a child protection concern about a child in her care. The childminder evaluates her practice well and monitors her educational programmes effectively to ensure that any identified gaps in children's learning are narrowing.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder promotes children's learning and development needs well. She uses good processes for assessing children's progress and ensures her planning covers all aspects of learning. As a result, children are fully engaged in purposeful play and make good progress in their learning and development from their capabilities and interests on entry. The childminder promotes babies' language and communication skills effectively to help them progress to become confident talkers. For example, she extends children's vocabulary by talking to them about what they are doing as they play. She responds well to their babbles, which encourages them to communicate. The childminder promotes babies' physical skills well. For example, she provides activities on the floor where babies hold musical instruments to make sounds and press buttons on electronic toys. They take pleasure in the lights and sounds they create, and move their bodies to the music.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally caring towards the children and knows them particularly well. Consequently, children form strong emotional bonds with her. They approach her for cuddles and display a strong sense of belonging in the childminder's home. The childminder is an exceptionally good role model and teaches children to be kind, polite and use good manners. This helps children to behave extremely well as they learn to respect others and take account of their differences. The childminder teaches children about adopting healthy lifestyles exceedingly well. They enjoy healthy snacks and meals, and learn good hygiene routines from a young age, which develops their independence successfully. Furthermore, children display high levels of independence during activities, for example, as they choose from a wealth of high-quality resources.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points, and are happy and confident learners. Younger children engage in activities well and are motivated to learn because the childminder offers challenging activities, which helps them to think and learn new skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY253467 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 847072 Type of provision Childminder Day care type 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 28 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. She offers full-time and part-time care each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout most of 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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