Childminder in Ealing

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 September 2015 12 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 provides a highly stimulating learning environment and a wide range of activities that children enjoy. She extends children's interest in numbers and counting particularly well. This helps prepare children for the next steps in their learning.  The childminder treats all children with kindness and respect. As a result, children feel safe and confident, develop good levels of self-control and behave extremely well for their age.  The childminder is vigilant, follows her policies and procedures consistently and keeps up to date with required safeguarding and paediatric first aid training. This helps keep children safe.  The childminder makes good use of local parks and playgroup sessions. This further enhances children's physical development and social skills.  Parents speak positively of the high-quality provision the childminder offers. They are encouraged to contribute to children's assessments. This promotes a unified approach

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children sometimes lose interest because occasionally planned activities do not focus closely on their varying needs.  Children do not always benefit from continuity of learning because the childminder has yet to build links with other settings that children attend part time.

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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

 children are not always challenged appropriately in group activities  children do not always enjoy continuity of learning because links with other settings they attend are not in place.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the childminder's home.  The inspector observed children's play and sampled children's records.  The inspector sampled parents' written feedback to the childminder.  The inspector carried out and discussed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector discussed how the childminder meets the safeguarding and welfare requirements and sampled key documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her role in meeting all of her legal responsibilities. She understands how to report any concerns she may have about children's welfare or care. The childminder attends relevant training and keeps up to date by reading and reviewing new regulations and guidance in relation to safeguarding. The childminder is committed to developing her practice. Following her last inspection, the childminder has improved the quality of her planning and assessment of children's learning. As a result, she is able to track individual and group progress more securely. She promotes equality and regularly seeks to gain parents' views about her childcare. Parents speak highly of the childminder's good-quality provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. The childminder uses her in-depth understanding of how children learn in order to plan and provide a stimulating range of enjoyable activities. For example, children become fully involved in imaginative play as they build train tracks and explore the toys. The childminder supports their language skills effectively. For instance, she encourages their vocabulary very well through questioning, repetition and modelling. She develops children's early writing skills through, for example, painting activities. As a result, children make good progress in their early speaking, reading and writing skills. The childminder successfully supports children's understanding about the world. Children are curious and enjoy working out how to use technology toys.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder builds positive relationships with children. This clearly supports children's confidence and self-esteem very well. The childminder has established routines and expectations, which help children to learn about appropriate behaviour and the impact of their actions on others. They take responsibility for their learning environment and happily help to tidy up their toys. The childminder encourages children to take part in outdoor activities and provides healthy meals and drinks for the children. This helps them to develop their physical skills, and promotes their good health and well-being. Children regularly socialise with others and go on outings. This provides them with opportunities to learn about other people and the world around them. Children develop good independence skills. For example, they learn to dress themselves, wash their hands and choose their own activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder observes children carefully and completes regular assessments of their progress. This helps her to effectively support children to make good or better progress from their starting points and prepare them well for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424331 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 823077 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 12 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011. She lives in Hanwell, in the London Borough of Ealing. The childminder operates from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday during term time only.

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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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