Childminder in Tower Hamlets

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 December 2015 Not applicable

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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 an impressive knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She uses this effectively to enable children to make good progress from their starting points, in both their learning and personal development.  The childminder holds children's safety and well-being at the heart of her work. She effectively promotes their personal development and self-esteem. The childminder ensures the setting is free from hazards to keep children safe at all times.  Children thoroughly enjoy their learning. The childminder provides a broad range of high-quality resources for children to use. Across all areas of learning, the childminder's teaching practice and planning take into account children's personal interests, specific needs and targets.  The childminder evaluates her practice effectively. She uses feedback from parents to help improve further. Children are actively involved in the childminder's planning and

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This provision is good

evaluations; she enables them to have a strong voice, and an appreciation of the thoughts and ideas of others.  Parent partnerships are strong. An effective and established system of communicating with parents has a positive impact on children's outcomes.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not consider ways to challenge and extend children's learning further, particularly during some planned activities.  Occasionally, the childminder misses some opportunities to strengthen children's language and communication skills, for example, by skilfully asking questions.

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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

 explore all opportunities throughout the daily routine to extend and challenge children further, moving their learning on at even faster rates  make the best use of all opportunities to promote children's language and communication skills to achieve consistently high quality.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning, and held discussions with the childminder about children's progress towards meeting their targets.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector toured the premises to look at areas used by children.  The inspector looked at the childminder's documentation relating to safeguarding, children's progress, and a sample of her policies and procedures.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder to assess her understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. She is clear about the importance of her role in referring any concerns about a child's welfare to the appropriate authorities. The childminder is a reflective practitioner. She seeks to improve her professional development, such as through attending training and workshops to share good practice, which is having a positive impact on the service she provides. For example, the childminder is currently taking part in a research project to help her improve ways to promote children's language and communication skills. The childminder enjoys good partnerships with other settings children attend, which ensures continuity in meeting children's learning and care needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is good. The childminder is thorough in her planning and assessment. She effectively uses her strong understanding of how children learn and develop to create activities and learning opportunities which meet their needs. She skilfully links areas of learning together, and takes every opportunity to teach mathematics and literacy while children play. For example, children count as they prepare the tea party in the home corner, and learn letters and sounds while enjoying nursery rhymes in the tent. The childminder successfully links children's interests into her planning. For example, she uses the role play area effectively to teach children about the world around them, and children pretend to take on the role of the doctor in the hospital. The childminder works skilfully with parents to address children's next steps. For example, she uses activities to develop children's fine motor skills, such as threading beads and using tweezers to pick up pasta.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder effectively promotes children's physical development, for example, by taking them on visits to a range of parks and other settings nearby. She promotes healthy lifestyles well and uses occasions within the daily routine to teach the importance of drinking water and eating fruits and vegetables. She establishes strong care routines for children, including babies, to meet their personal needs, and records their developmental milestones. The childminder effectively teaches children how to keep themselves safe and manages behaviour well. She uses a range of well-established systems to reward, praise and celebrate children's successes. The childminder fosters a warm and caring ethos in her setting, where children respond happily to the close bonds that exist with the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. Careful tracking of children's progress ensures they achieve good outcomes. This, alongside the childminder's promotion of children's social skills, ensures they are well prepared for the move to nursery.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447535 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 901422 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the Bromley-by-Bow area within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She operates her service on weekdays between 8am and 6pm throughout the year, excluding family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant 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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