Childminder in Kingston upon Thames

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 February 2016 21 March 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

 Children are well prepared for their future and starting school. They develop good communication and language skills that are above typical levels of development for their age and starting point.  The childminder uses knowledge gained, such as from training and reading about different approaches to childcare, to improve teaching practice continually.  Children are very happy, settled and well behaved. The childminder forms close bonds with children and meets their individual emotional needs sensitively and effectively. For example, she supports children to feel fully secure when she first starts caring for them.  The childminder plans a good range of activities that interest children and provide them with good challenge. For example, children pick and buy fruits and vegetables from farms and shops, which they use to make soup.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children's emerging mathematical development is not always fully extended.  Children do not always develop creative skills that are led by their own ideas.

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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 children's emerging mathematical development further  develop opportunities for children to develop creative skills that are led by their own ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed indoor activities and the childminder's interaction with children in her home.  The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation.  The inspector took account of parents' comments within documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly reviews and updates her good knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures. The childminder has improved the evaluation of her provision and accurately assesses and monitors each child's learning and development effectively. She uses knowledge gained, including from training, to adapt her teaching practice effectively. For example, she provides lots of opportunities for children to learn outdoors; they use sticks to make marks in mud and play imaginatively on piles of logs. The childminder works in partnership with parents to meet children's individual needs and provide them with continuity of care and learning effectively. Parents speak highly of the childminder's care of their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder moves children on in their learning and development effectively. For example, she asks questions during their play that encourage them to explore and solve problems successfully. Children enjoy learning about the role of the emergency services and the effects of the moon, sun and stars during the day and night. They learn the words to songs and copy the actions enthusiastically. The childminder gives children time to consider and decide when they feel comfortable to do things for themselves. For example, children quickly gain the confidence, and are motivated, to play independently. Children develop good control of their movements, for example, during outings to soft play facilities and a local park where they jump, climb and crawl through a wide range of resources.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are kind and considerate towards others. For example, they take turns during games, such as 'pass the parcel'. The childminder successfully promotes children's social skills. Children develop close friendships, for instance, during outings with other childminders to parks where they feed ducks, chase bubbles and sit together on benches to eat ice cream. The childminder is an excellent role model. For example, children copy her polite manner and remember to say 'please' and 'thank you' at appropriate times. Children learn to recognise other people's needs, for example, while wearing pyjamas to raise money for hospital charity events. The childminder promotes children's physical well- being effectively.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They are beginning to recognise letters of the alphabet and enjoy looking at print in books when the childminder reads stories. Children listen attentively to the childminder talking and explaining about what they are interested in, and eagerly respond to her questions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 131993 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 840897 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 21 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1985. She lives in New Malden, Surrey. The childminder provides care for children from Monday to Friday, for most of the year.

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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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Telephone number

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