Childminder in Merton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2016 23 January 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 makes very careful assessments of children's progress. She uses this information to help her to provide an exceptional range of activities. She engages children very well and uses highly effective teaching and purposeful play.  Children are independent and confident to initiate their own ideas in their learning. The childminder provides an extremely stimulating environment in which children explore. All children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points.  The childminder forges excellent relationships with parents. She works in partnership with them to help promote children's learning and personal care exceptionally well.  The childminder knows the importance of helping children to develop strong communication and language skills to support their future learning. She is extremely skilled in talking to children to help her extend their learning as they play. For example,

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This provision is outstanding

she describes what children are doing, helps them learn words to describe their actions, and asks questions that challenge children to think.  The childminder is extremely caring and nurturing. Children build very strong relationships with her, which helps them to feel very happy, safe and secure.  The childminder has a robust understanding of how to support children's safety. For example, she undertakes thorough risk assessments to help her to minimise hazards and maintain a safe environment for children to play in.

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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

 increase the already very good opportunities for children to access and look at books independently, to strengthen their early literacy skills even further.

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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 discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector checked evidence of qualifications and suitability of the childminder.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder constantly evaluates the service she provides and regularly seeks the views of parents and children. She uses this information extremely well to help enhance her practice and further improve outcomes for children. She makes excellent use of knowledge gained through training to support her. For example, she feels that her first-aid training has thoroughly improved her understanding of how to deal with incidents of choking. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to protect the children in her care. She is extremely clear about the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child. The childminder communicates very effectively with other early years settings children attend. These excellent partnerships help to promote children's learning and personal care exceptionally well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an exceptional understanding of how children develop and extends all areas of children's learning extremely well. She plans highly motivating activities that help to stimulate children's curiosity and interest. Young children develop outstanding mathematical skills. For example, as children played with trains, the childminder encouraged them to count how many they had, and to name their colours. The childminder uses her careful observations of children to identify the next stages in their development. She shares this information exceptionally well with parents, which supports their knowledge of how to further extend their children's learning at home. Children thoroughly enjoy exploring books they obtain from the library. However, the organisation of books in the childminder's home does not always help to strengthen children's early literacy skills even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model and implements clear boundaries for behaviour. She speaks kindly and respectfully to children, which supports them to learn to respect others. Children are exceptionally independent. For example, they are very eager to help to keep the environment tidy and to prepare their own snacks. The childminder makes the very most of everyday routines to help her teach children about the significance of healthy lifestyles. For example, young children have an excellent understanding of healthy foods and are confident to choose what they would like to eat.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress in their development and gain a very wide range of important skills in readiness for their future learning. Children demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills. For example, they show very high levels of concentration as they work tirelessly hard to fit pieces correctly in puzzles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 138083 Local authority Merton Inspection number 841296 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 23 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1988. She lives in Morden, in the London Borough of Merton. 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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