Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 January 2016 13 December 2010

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder pays exemplary attention to children's personal development, behaviour and welfare. Excellent quality relationships are built with each child and their unique qualities are drawn out by the very understanding childminder.  The childminder ensures children make good progress. He places a strong emphasis on promoting children's key skills in personal, social and emotional development and communication and language.  The childminder ensures children learn about where food comes from and how to lead a healthy lifestyle. For example, children relish the hot, home-cooked nutritious meal at lunchtime which is enhanced by the vegetables grown and picked from the garden.  The childminder has a robust knowledge and understanding of how to safeguard children. He undertakes training to keep abreast of current issues and knows what to do if there is a concern about a child.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Young children do not always have the opportunity to look at favourite books independently.  Communication with parents is not always of the highest quality to promote exceptional outcomes for children.

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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

 consider the learning environment and the organisation of the books so the youngest children can enjoy choosing them independently  develop further the partnerships with parents to promote even better outcomes for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children play in the home and in the garden, and the childminder's interactions with children.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about the children and looked at their learning records.  The inspector sampled some safeguarding and leadership documentation.  The inspector looked at written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to protect children by undertaking risk assessments in the home and restricting areas which are hazardous to children. He is very aware of the appropriate procedures to follow if he has concerns about children's welfare. The childminder is dedicated to providing a high level of care and learning and has high expectations of what children can achieve. He monitors children's progress carefully. The childminder effectively evaluates the setting and identifies new areas for improvement, such as creating an outdoor digging area for children to explore. The childminder works closely with his co-childminder. They offer each other support and guidance, to develop practice and ensure successful outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and provides a wide variety of experiences for them. Children are motivated and spend a long time absorbed in purposeful play activities, such as painting. The childminder extends children's learning well during his interactions with them and is particularly skilled in promoting mathematics. For example, he encourages older children to write the numerals on hopscotch outdoors and to solve number problems using fingers and a calculator. The childminder observes children closely and assesses their development. He effectively identifies next steps in learning and links these to children's interests to encourage progress. For example, he engages the youngest children in enjoyable interactions, pointing to facial features and naming them clearly to increase their vocabulary, during a painting activity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and are exceedingly well looked after. The childminder gathers detailed information from parents to help children settle quickly when they start. The childminder expertly and conscientiously meets their care, health and dietary needs. Children show they feel very safe and secure. For example, they swiftly go off to sleep after lunch and are supervised very well. The childminder ensures children take part in daily outdoor challenging physical play, to develop physical skills; for instance, to hop and jump and to use wheeled toys in the garden. Children behave extremely well. They know the rules of the home, are eager to develop self-help skills and show great self-assurance from a very young age.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. They gain valuable communication, physical and social skills. Children are ready for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY381948 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 829759 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 13 December 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008. He lives in Hounslow in the London Borough of Hounslow. The childminder works with his wife who is also a registered childminder. He cares for children all day, 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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