O'Loughlin, Samantha

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 January 2016 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 has a good understanding about how to keep children safe and regularly checks her setting to ensure it is free from potential hazards.  Children benefit from a positive and happy learning environment. They have fun and engage in a wide range of exciting activities.  Teaching is good. The childminder uses skilful techniques and strategies to ensure children learn well and make good progress from their starting points. The childminder effectively uses her observations to identify next steps in children's learning.  Children play well together and the childminder manages their behaviour effectively. They respond positively to the childminder's clear and high expectations of them.  The childminder promotes children's physical and social skills well. For example, she plans regular visits to local parks, playgroups and further afield to museums and galleries to broaden their learning experiences.

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This provision is good

 The childminder promotes children's self-esteem and personal well-being effectively. They respond well to her kind and caring approach, and confidently play and learn.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use all opportunities to encourage parents further to share information about their children's learning at home.  The childminder misses some opportunities to gather parents' ideas and feedback about how to improve the setting.

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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 ways to encourage parents to share their children's achievements and successes from home to extend further children's learning opportunities  involve parents fully in the self-evaluation process, in particular by gathering their views and ideas about how to improve the setting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the areas of the childminder's home which are used by children.  The inspector looked at a range of the childminder's documentation, including her policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, as well as children's learning profiles.  The inspector asked the childminder questions to assess her understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The inspector looked at the resources and toys available for children to use.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of the procedures to follow if she has any welfare concerns to keep children safe from harm. She effectively uses risk assessments to check all environments, such as when planning special events or educational visits. The childminder has high expectations for the children in her care. She uses her good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage to keep a close watch on the progress they are making. She has good systems and strategies in place to extend and challenge children's learning, particularly those who are ready to move on more quickly than others. The childminder evaluates the quality of her practice and shows good commitment to improving her provision further. For example, she attends training and conducts her own research to update her knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder ensures children experience all areas of learning as part of her effective programme of activities. She fully incorporates children's interests into her plans. For example, she uses the theme of animals effectively, following children's enjoyment of a recent visit to the farm and aquarium. The childminder uses toys and resources thoughtfully to connect areas of learning together. For example, children enjoy practising their colours while reading animal stories, and learn numbers during animal bingo. The childminder knows how to extend children's learning during play. For example, children excitedly match the toy animals to those in the story book and happily discuss the time they saw police horses in the park. The childminder promotes children's language and communication well. She creates good opportunities for children to ask and answer questions to extend their learning. She promotes children's imaginative and creative

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

learning well. For example, children excitedly take sandwich orders, and their faces show awe and wonder as they wait for the toy oven to finish buzzing in order to prepare 'lunch'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides many good opportunities for children to learn how to take turns with others, communicate effectively with new friends and learn about the world around them. She ensures children behave well and takes every opportunity to promote good manners. For example, children know how to wait their turn, when to say 'please' and 'thank you', and how to look after their toys. They show high levels of self-esteem, motivation, and clearly respect and value others. The childminder promotes children's independence skills as part of the daily routine. For example, they slice bananas to prepare for snack time and put their own toys away. The childminder implements effective care routines for babies.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from the time they start. The childminder effectively enables children to move on to nursery with the skills they need for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 144483 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 836684 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 3 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 registered in 1993. She lives in the Victoria Park area of the London Borough of Hackney. She operates her service on weekdays from 8am to 6pm throughout the year, except for family holidays. She holds an appropriate 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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