Childminder in Harrow

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 October 2015 17 February 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Teaching is outstanding. The well-qualified childminder has an excellent understanding of how to promote children's learning. She uses her thorough knowledge and understanding of children's individual needs, interests and preference to plan excellent opportunities to learn. Children are always challenged, making consistently rapid progress in their learning.  Children show the strong attachment they have with the childminder and are confident to ask her questions. They are very familiar with the daily routines and are happy to snuggle up to her for cuddles and comfort.  Children are inquisitive, keen to learn and excited to explore and investigate their surroundings. They thoroughly enjoy leading their learning and making choices from a wide variety of high-quality resources.  The extremely successful partnerships with parents and other agencies ensure children receive the support they need. Children make significant progress in their development.

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This provision is outstanding

Parents receive a wide range of information to actively contribute to their child's care and learning.  The childminder provides a wealth of opportunities for children to learn about the local community and wider world. Children regularly attend local community groups and mix with adults and children. They develop very good social skills and show an excellent awareness of themselves and others.  The childminder has an excellent understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She proactively attends training and keeps herself well informed of all legislative changes and audits her provision in light of these. She has all of the legally required documentation and records in place to support her excellent practice.

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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

 refine further the programme of professional development that focuses on gaining knowledge to continue to provide the best possible teaching and care.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at those parts of the childminder's home used for the care of children.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a sample of procedures and children's records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and reviewed written feedback from parents.  The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector viewed evidence of the childminder's training and checked the suitability of the childminder and other adult members of the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has secure knowledge of the procedures to follow to protect children from harm. Assessments of children's progress are extremely accurate and sharply focussed on supporting them in the next steps in their learning. Any concerns regarding children's development are identified and swiftly addressed. The childminder is a reflective and self-motivated learner. This provides an excellent role model for children and leads to continuous improvement of her service. The childminder consults parents and children when she evaluates her service. Therefore, the changes she makes are practical, relevant and effective. She initiates links with other local childminders to share ideas and provide mutual professional support. She expresses a strong desire to embrace additional professional development opportunities to help her maintain exceptional standards of care and education.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides an excellent balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities that successfully reflect children's interests and their next steps in learning. Children's communication and language skills are supported exceptionally well. The childminder routinely gets down to the children's level when speaking as she engages them in meaningful conversations. She uses everyday routines, such as nappy changing time, to sing songs and rhymes. This helps children to hear words in a variety of contexts. Older children enjoy listening to stories. They maintain concentration relevant to their age, recall what they know and take pleasure in predicting what comes next. The childminder encourages children to be verbal. She clearly expresses her delight when they say new words and phrases. This motivates children to try again and become confident communicators. Excellent partnerships with parents and pre-schools where some children

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

attend contribute to the excellent progress that they make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop strong attachments to the childminder who devotes her full attention to their care and emotional well-being. The childminder has extremely high expectations of children. She skilfully manages children's behaviour and is an excellent role model. The childminder teaches children from a young age to share, take turns and use good manners. Great emphasis is put on children learning to be kind and have mutual respect for others. Children enjoy healthy and nutritious meals. The childminder encourages even the very youngest children to be independent and manage their self-care skills. Children competently clean their hands before and after mealtimes, serve their own snacks and feed themselves. Children benefit from extensive and inspiring outdoor learning where they develop good physical skills. The childminder takes robust steps to minimise risks to children in her home and on outings.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their starting points and they are motivated and eager to learn. Children develop a wide range of skills needed for nursery and are well prepared when they move on from the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY349145 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1024327 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in the London borough of Harrow. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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