Childminder in Hammersmith and Fulham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 February 2016 15 March 2012

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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

 The childminder is very well qualified and highly professional in her role. She has an exceptionally strong understanding of how to support and extend children's learning and development through skilful and well-planned interactions.  Children are exceptionally confident, settled and secure with the childminder. They demonstrate excellent social skills and build strong relationships.  Procedures for self-evaluation are exemplary and support the childminder's high aspirations. She is proactive at gaining feedback from parents and constantly adapts her practice to implement highly successful improvements for children's care and learning.  Children make exceptional progress in all areas of learning based on their starting points. They are extremely keen to explore and investigate and have a thirst for learning, preparing them extremely well for the next stage in their learning.  Parents' involvement in children's learning is highly successful and contributes to the

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This provision is outstanding

exceptional progress children make. Constant sharing of information helps to ensure that parents and the childminder understand and respond consistently to children's needs.  Children's health and well-being are given the very highest priority at all times. Along with meticulous arrangements for safety, the childminder helps children learn how to keep safe during their play and daily routines.

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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

 provide a wider range of opportunities for children to talk about their families and home lives, to further enhance their self-awareness.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and a sample of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has exceptionally high expectations of herself and the children in her care. She is dedicated to providing the very best learning opportunities, both indoors and out, to motivate children and prepare them extremely well for the next stage in their learning. Highly successful procedures are in place to help reflect on her provision and monitor children's progress. Any areas for improvement are quickly addressed to constantly improve outcomes for children. The childminder supports her co-childminder exceptionally well to ensure high quality support for children's care and learning needs. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a confident understanding of the signs that may give her cause for concern. She knows the exact procedures to follow to ensure prompt action is taken to keep children safe as she updates her knowledge regularly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally aware of children's learning styles, interests and preferences and is quick to adapt activities to provide the very best support for each child. For example, during a painting activity, children used their hands and a wide range of tools confidently to explore and experiment. They discussed pattern, shape, colour and texture with great excitement and pride. Exceptionally strong links with parents help to extend children's learning further. For example, the childminder provides details of the songs and rhymes children sing, so parents can join in with them at home, further extending children's language and communication skills. The childminder utilises skills she gains through training to further enhance outcomes for children. For example, children's mathematical awareness is extended by comparing number, capacity and measure as they make their own musical shakers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are exceptionally confident and proud of their achievements. They are extremely happy and settled and develop a highly respectful awareness of diversity through their play and activities. However, the childminder very occasionally misses opportunities to extend children's awareness of their place in their own family. The play environment is extremely welcoming, accessible, safe and secure. Children explore with excitement and laughter. Children's health and well-being are supported exceptionally well through highly effective routines and procedures. The childminder provides nutritious meals and reminds children how to keep themselves healthy through what they drink, eat and do.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated, extremely keen to learn and make outstanding progress in all areas of learning. The childminder is exceptionally enthusiastic, which is reflected in children's positive approach to learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY252633 Local authority Hammersmith & Fulham Inspection number 833052 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Shepherds Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The childminder works with her husband, who is also a registered childminder. She provides care for children from 8am to 6pm Monday to Thursday throughout 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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