Childminder in Merton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 February 2016 20 December 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

 Children make rapid progress based on their starting points. The childminder makes excellent use of her accurate assessments to help her to plan exciting activities to support children's continued achievements.  The childminder gives safeguarding her highest priority and children's safety is very well-supported. The childminder has an exemplary awareness of how to keep her home safe and undertakes robust risk assessments to support her. She involves children fully in this process to help to develop their understanding of how to keep the environment safe.  Relationships with parents are outstanding. Parents are extremely well involved in their children's learning and speak very highly of the childminder. This helps to enhance all aspects of children's care, learning and well-being.  The childminder places an extremely sharp focus on promoting children's communication and language development in every activity they undertake. For

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This provision is outstanding

example, she uses highly effective talk and questioning to develop children's speech.  The environment is highly stimulating with an exceptional range of activities offered. Children are very motivated and show high levels of concentration. They eagerly join in with experiences that support them in acquiring the skills they need for school.

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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

 extend the already very good range of resources to strengthen opportunities for children to use their imaginative skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a range of play activities and spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's learning records, assessment documents and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of qualifications and suitability of the childminder.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates an excellent understanding of the appropriate action to take if she has concerns about a child. The childminder is highly driven and her commitment to continuous improvement is very clear. For example, she attends regular training and undertakes careful research to keep her knowledge and skills up to date. The childminder is exceptionally proactive in obtaining feedback from parents on her own practice, which assists her in developing her in-depth evaluation process. The childminder recognises the importance of working with other settings children attend. This shared approach helps to maintain consistency in children's care and learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has a superb knowledge and understanding of how to encourage and extend children's learning. She skilfully uses children's individual starting points and her high-quality assessments to identify their next developmental stages. She shares this information exceptionally well with parents, which helps to encourage them to support their children's learning at home further. The childminder matches activities precisely to children's interests to help to engage them fully in their learning. She provides children with excellent opportunities to develop their interest in books. For example, young children delightedly use puppets as they listened to a story the childminder read. The childminder also skilfully enhances children's mathematical skills. For example, she encourages them to count objects in the book, and to name colours as they played. Children enjoy using their imagination. For example, they like acting out role-play

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

scenarios, although opportunities for them to use real-life resources are less evident.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder uses exceptional settling-in procedures, which help children to feel very safe and secure in her care. Children happily play and explore in the inspirational environment. They are extremely confident and clearly have an excellent relationship with the childminder. For example, they fully enjoy her engagement in their play. Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles from a young age. They receive a wide variety of healthy meals and frequent opportunities to engage in physical exercise. The childminder also provides excellent opportunities for children to be independent. For example, they use safety knives to help prepare their fruit at snack time.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress in their learning and development. All children, including those who speak more than one language, spend their time purposefully and are extremely well prepared for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY266125 Local authority Merton Inspection number 833273 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 20 December 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Morden, Surrey. She operates her service for five days each week, throughout the year. She has 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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