Opolska-Mazreh, Anna Urszula

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 November 2015 19 January 2012

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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 works closely with parents, who are pleased with the care and support their children receive. She shares a range of information to provide continuity in children's care and extend their learning and development at home.  The quality of teaching is good. The childminder effectively supports children to move on to the next stage of their learning and school.  The childminder has a secure understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements, and of her role and responsibilities. She provides a carefully planned and effective service to children and their parents, resulting in trusting relationships that support each child's emotional development well.  The childminder evaluates her service successfully and addresses weaker areas to improve outcomes for children and drive continuous improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the best use of all opportunities to extend children's developing writing skills.  Although the childminder supports her established assistants' professional development effectively, this process does not currently incluse extending the skills and knowledge of the newest assistant.

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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 children's early writing skills further in preparation for their future learning.  continue to develop the skills of the less-experienced assistants to fully enhance outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector and childminder completed a joint observation.  The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding policies and procedures and staff suitability checks.  The inspector viewed the rooms and resources children use.  The inspector spoke with parents, one of the assistants and the childminder.  The inspector discussed how the childminder observes children's learning and records their progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective.The childminder works successfully with her assistants to meet children's needs and ensure children's safety and welfare are a high priority. She implements detailed processes to ensure all the adults working with children are suitable to do so. The childminder and her assistant have a clear understanding of the safeguarding procedures to follow should they have any concerns about children. The childminder and her assistants are well qualified and use their combined knowledge to benefit children's care and learning effectively. The childminder monitors, reviews and plans for children's progress. She ensures children's next steps in learning are identified and addressed effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses initial information she gathers from parents to plan activities that relate to children's current stages of learning and their interests. Young children enjoy listening to stories and benefit from the childminder's effective support to help them develop a love for reading. Children engage in pretend play, using their own first-hand experiences to extend their creativity and express their ideas. Children learn about other cultures and differences, for example, in the way people celebrate a range of festivals. The childminder takes children to their new schools. This helps children to become familiar with their new surroundings and develop an understanding of what going to school will be like.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a good knowledge of the children. She follows a positive and effective settling-in process. This helps children form close bonds with her and the assistants. Children behave wel and learn to respect each otherl. They learn to share and take turns as they play. Older children show care and consideration for the younger children. Children are learning to adopt a healthy lifestyle. The childminder provides them with regular opportunities to play outside and ensures that they eat a range of healthy and nutritious home-cooked meals and snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. They learn the skills they need for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430716 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 823629 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 19 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in the London Borough of Barnet. She operates all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm Monday to Friday during term time and 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday during the holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 5. The childminder works with three assistants. who hold a range of qualifications.

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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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