Childminder EY397739

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 February 2016 2 February 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

 Children are happy and enjoy close and nurturing relationships with the childminder. This supports their emotional well-being and helps them to feel safe and secure.  The childminder takes necessary steps to keep children safe and protected. She regularly updates her safeguarding training and she knows the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about the children's welfare.  The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation to help her develop her practice. She keeps up to date with changes, for instance, by attending training and has regular meetings with her co-childminder.  Children are motivated to learn. They enjoy experiences that effectively support their overall development and help them to become confident in social situations.  The childminder has a wide variety of outdoor equipment for the children to use. This enables children to practise and build on their physical skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always share with the adults working with children information gathered on children's home languages, in order to further the good progress in their communication and language development.  The childminder misses some opportunities to share older children's progress and assessments with parents, so that parents can help to extend their children's learning to the highest level.

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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

 enhance the process of gathering information on home languages, so that all adults can use this to target teaching to help children make best possible progress  further strengthen partnerships with parents of older children, so that they can continue to share more regular information on their children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding and behaviour, and examined the setting's risk assessments.  The inspector sampled children's files and looked at the planning.  The inspector observed children taking part in activities with the childminder and co- childminder inside the home and in the garden.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and co-childminder throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder fully understands her responsibilities to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. She has a range of records and policies in place to promote children's health, safety and well-being. Safeguarding is effective. The home is safe and welcoming, and attractively organised for children to enjoy active play. The childminder methodically tracks children's progress, knows where they are up to in their learning, and understands what they need to learn next to help them move forward. The childminder attends ongoing training to help her develop skills that support her practice. The childminder works well with parents and encourages them to share information about their children to ensure continuity of care. The childminder reflects on her practice and takes into account the views of the co-childminder, parents and children, so that she can make changes that further improve her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder stimulates and enhances children's learning through effective planning, interaction and purposeful play. She is particularly skilled in adapting activities to meet the interests of the children, while combining learning and fun through them. The childminder provides a wide range of activities that help children to make good progress in their learning. These include outings to different playgroups and community events, which help to build children's social skills and confidence. The childminder engages in the children's play and provides good explanations to support their understanding. These experiences contribute to preparing children well for their move to school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children follow hygiene routines and they eat a range of nutritious meals. This benefits their good health. The childminder is kind and caring towards the children, which enables them to form secure and trusting bonds with her. Children play cooperatively, share toys, behave very well, and they learn to use good manners. They develop their self-help skills as they wash their hands and help to tidy away the toys. Children feel safe and secure as they explore their surroundings with confidence, placing their coats on pegs and changing their shoes independently when they need to go outdoors to play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development based on their starting points. For example, children enjoy counting and using a variety of scoops in the sand, looking for the hidden ladybirds, numbered for them to find. Children develop their mathematical language well through engaging in conversations about numbers. They are clearly acquiring the key skills required for their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY397739 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 830826 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 8 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 2 February 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009. She childminds in the home of her co- childminder, who is also a registered childminder, in Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. She operates her service all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for two weeks at Christmas and on bank holidays.

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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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