Childminder in Haringey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2016 11 November 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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder has a confident knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. She implements this well to contribute towards good outcomes for children.  The childminder has a positive attitude towards promoting her professional development and striving to continually improve the quality of teaching.  Children make good progress in all areas of learning. They are well supported by the childminder, who has effective systems in place to promote their development.  The childminder makes every effort to promote effective partnership working. She shares information about children's welfare and learning with others involved in their care.  Children's personal, social and emotional development is good and they are capable and confident learners. For example, babies thoroughly enjoy crawling around, freely exploring different textures of resources and materials.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to further extend children's independence skills. She occasionally completes tasks for them rather than letting them do things for themselves.  The childminder does not always actively encourage children to learn about people from other backgrounds or communities beyond their own.

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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 opportunities for children to develop their independence further and enable them to do more for themselves  provide opportunities for children to develop their awareness of difference and of people from different backgrounds and communities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between children and the childminder as they engaged in activities together.  The inspector sampled a range of the childminder's documentation, including children's records, written policies and procedures and monitoring systems.  The inspector observed all areas within the home used for childminding.  The inspector and childminder jointly observed children at play and discussed their progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder manages her setting well. She keeps her knowledge of childcare practices up to date and she has effective systems in place to evaluate her performance and identify additional training needs. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibility to protect children from harm and has suitable procedures in place for reporting any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder provides a safe and secure environment and takes appropriate steps to minimise potential risks. Partnerships with parents are effective and contribute towards the continuity in the care and learning that children receive. The childminder encourages parents to participate in their children's learning from the start; for example, they share what their children understand, know and can do.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a clear understanding of her role to promote children's learning and development. She plans an interesting and stimulating learningenvironment, where children engage in a range of fun and enjoyable learning experiences. The childminder carries out detailed observations and assessments to closely monitor and track children's progress. She tailorsactivities well to meet children's interests and individual learning needs, and sheskilfully interacts in children's play. Children engage in a good range of fun activities, which they enjoy. For example, they explore musical instruments and make sounds with different objects. Children demonstrate good language skills; they talk about the sounds and the childminder extends this by asking them to describe what they mean.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and content in the childminder's care; they benefit from and enjoy positive and caring relationships and are emotionally secure. Children are self-assured, confident and well behaved.They learn to share, take turns, and to value and respect each other, for example, through the encouragement, praise and consistent boundaries that the childminder has in place.The childminder consistently promotes children's good health and she provides healthy food for children. She supports children's physical skills effectively, for example, through trips out to places such as the park, where they enjoy opportunities to practise their climbing, running and negotiating skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Overall, children make good progress and they develop skills to support their future learning. This contributes to them being well prepared for the next stages in their development. Children enjoy being creative and they explore early writing skills, make their own pictures and show that they can recognise their own names. Children also learn about colours and shapes that they are making as they draw.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY268707 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 833335 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 11 November 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Crouch End in the London Borough of Haringey. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. She has a relevant level 3 qualification in childcare.

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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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