Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 February 2016 15 August 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 experienced and well-qualified childminder provides an extremely stimulating and exceptionally welcoming environment for children. Children thrive in the care of the childminder and her assistants; they are happy and make close relationships.  The childminder makes excellent use of her qualification. Her meticulous observations, assessments and planning ensure any gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and addressed.  The childminder continuously reflects on her practice and has implemented many worthwhile changes to her setting since her previous inspection to improve outcomes for children, and has succeeded in raising the quality of the service to the highest level.  The children are confident and enthusiastic about their learning. They learn by themselves, happily following their interests, and the adults help them to acquire key skills so they move forward smoothly and rapidly in their learning and development.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder works exceptionally well with parents and effectively includes them in their children's learning.  All the adults use robust and consistent practices. This consistency helps children know what is expected of them; their behaviour is exemplary.  The adults expertly promote children's learning through play. Children benefit from excellent opportunities to learn about how they differ from others.

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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

 strengthen the relationships with other settings that children will be attending in the future.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the house used for childminding.  The inspector sampled children's observation and assessment records, and the childminder's planning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed children's play and teaching practices, and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled the documents available, including background-suitability checks, policies, procedures and the children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The experienced childminder has an exemplary understanding of her role. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a thorough understanding of their responsibility to keep children safe. They carry out meticulous risk assessments to ensure the setting is safe for children to explore daily. The childminder places a strong focus on her professional development and she has improved her teaching practice. For example, she has improved her ways of tracking children's progress and of managing their behaviour. She offers exceptionally strong support to her assistants, for instance through training. The childminder makes excellent use of her self-evaluation process to improve her service. She recognises that more can be done to extend her links with other early years providers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to meet children's individual needs. The monitoring of children's progress is meticulous. Gaps in children's learning are quickly identified, ensuring that children make excellent progress from their starting points. The adults make excellent use of the children's enthusiasm for exploring materials and being creative. They skilfully ask questions to promote children's language development and to encourage children to think. Adults make learning fun. For example, children delight in using foam and learn about shapes, letter sounds and develop their speaking skills as they do so. The adults encourage children to understand their achievements. They give frequent encouragement, so children persist to succeed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children of different ages play well together, and learn to respect and value each other. The childminder and her assistants are excellent role models as they teach children to be aware of each other's needs and abilities. Children benefit from lots of fresh air and enjoy regular trips in the community. The childminder and her assistants promote children's physical development and their understanding of healthy lifestyles extremely successfully. For example, children greatly enjoy stretching to music and doing yoga. The childminder promotes good hygiene extremely well. Children talk about eating healthy foods and germs, and know which are good for them and which are not.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children gain valuable skills for the next stage in their early education. They are very eager to join in all activities. They know how to share, play amicably with other children and are very polite. Children enjoy exercising to keep themselves fit. They willingly share their thoughts and ideas. They become immersed in books and take their first steps in using technology confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439010 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 909935 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 August 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney and works from 8.30am to 5.30pm, from Monday to Friday, 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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