Childminder in Kingston upon Thames

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 March 2016 15 November 2011

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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 provides good support for children with additional needs. She works effectively in partnerships with outside agencies to help these children reach their potential.  The childminder uses her observations well to plan a wide range of experiences and activities to promote children's next stages of development. Children have good opportunities to use resources in their own way to extend their ideas. Teaching is consistently strong and children make good progress.  The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation to identify her strengths accurately and maintain good standards. She seeks children's and parents' feedback to enable her to take effective action and continue to improve outcomes for children.  The childminder effectively promotes children's well-being. She meets children's physical and emotional needs well and helps them have secure attachments. Children are happy and confident in the childminder's home, and behave well.

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This provision is good

 The childminder attends regular training to have a good knowledge of keeping children safe. She monitors children's welfare and ensures she takes effective action to minimise any risks while promoting their development effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use imaginative enough strategies to enthuse children to concentrate and engage fully in activities.  Opportunities for children to explore and investigate with natural resources are not extensive.

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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

 help children always to concentrate and engage fully in planned activities  provide even more opportunities for children to explore more natural resources

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors.  The inspector talked with the childminder and carried out a joint observation of a planned activity.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and written feedback from parents left for the inspection.  The inspector checked the safety of the premises and safeguarding information.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and information for parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibilities and keeps all appropriate records to demonstrate that arrangements for safeguarding are thorough. She has a good knowledge of child protection issues and knows what to do should a child be at risk of harm. The childminder has a good understanding of child development. She continues to attend training to promote children's learning. For example, she has extended the resources and experiences for children to have a positive awareness of other peoples' differences. She is currently implementing new ways to extend children's communication skills. The childminder's assistant only works occasionally with the children and has paediatric first-aid training. The childminder ensures that her assistant knows how to safeguard children and meet their individual needs. The childminder has good systems to monitor children's overall development. She uses these

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

well to identify where children need any additional support and ensure she takes action to close any gaps.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well in partnership with parents to understand children's starting points and ongoing development needs. She has good systems to share information and help parents support their children at home. The childminder provides good support for children's key areas of development. She uses different visual ways of communicating with non-verbal children and understands their gestures. She provides clear support for children to learn the words they need. The childminder is observant and notices what the children are interested in. She joins in with their play and extends their learning. For example, she helps young children extend their physical skills, using tongs to pick up ribbons. Children have good levels of confidence and enjoy learning through exploration.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder plans her environment well to enable children to make choices and become independent. She has good equipment to meet the different needs of all the children. The childminder provides a wide variety of experiences outside the home for children to know how to socialise, keep safe and work with others in a group. The childminder protects children's health well, for example when changing nappies. Children sleep safely and learn good hygiene procedures. They help themselves to their beakers of fresh water, which ensures they do not get thirsty. Parents comment positively on how much they appreciate the childminder's support and guidance. They say that she takes the time to really get to know their children as individuals.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder helps children make good progress from their starting points and have the skills they need to prepare them well for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY216554 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 842520 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon- Thames. The childminder's husband is registered to work as her assistant. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early education to children aged three and four years. The childminder provides care on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, including before and after school, for 50 weeks a 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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