Childminder EY489787

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 February 2016 Not applicable

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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 secure understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and she implements this well in her practice to promote positive outcomes for children.  The childminder knows children well. She provides good levels of support and she meets their individual needs well.  The childminder has organised the learning environment well to encourage children's independence and provide them with a broad range of enjoyable learning experiences. Children make good progress from their initial starting points.  The childminder works well with her co-childminder and she manages her assistant well to ensure the smooth running of her setting.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always give children time to think and share their ideas, to help them further develop their play interests.  The childminder does not consistently use self-evaluation to fully identify further ways to enhance the quality of the good practice she has developed.

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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

 give children more time to think and consolidate their thoughts and to share their own ideas, to further develop their play and learning  strengthen the self-evaluation process to focus more sharply on making improvements that continue to raise the quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the children and the childminder as they engaged in activities together.  The inspector talked with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documents used by the childminder to underpin her practice.  The inspector observed all areas of the home, indoors and outdoors, used for childminding.  The inspector and the childminder jointly observed children at play.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is fully aware of her responsibility to promote children's welfare and protect them from harm. She has clear procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child. She implements a good range of policies and procedures to promote children's safety. She carries out regular risk assessments for the learning environments, indoors and outdoors, and for outings. The childminder is up to date with all mandatory training and she keeps up to date with childcare practices to improve her skills and children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides good learning experiences across all areas of learning; taking into account children's individual needs. She promotes children's communication skills well. For example, she spends time at their level engaging in their play and encourages them to share their ideas and to express themselves. While children explore play dough, the childminder encourages them to think about numbers and shapes. She monitors children's progress well. She observes children at the beginning of their placement to identify their starting points and she uses this information to plan to move children on in their learning from the start. The childminder communicates daily with parents about what their children are learning. She encourages parents to share what they know about their children from the start, to promote consistency of care and learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children benefit from the warm and trusting relationships that they have established with the childminder and her co-childminder. The childminder acts as a positive role model. She is calm and caring in her approach and provides clear boundaries for children to follow. She promotes children's good health well with regular opportunities for them to engage in physical activities and play outdoors. The childminder follows children's individual routines from home and encourages children to adopt good hygiene practices. Mealtimes are a happy and sociable part of the day. Children enjoy feeding themselves the healthy meals provided by the childminder, while sitting and talking with their friends.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are achieving the expected milestones for their ages and they are developing the key skills to support their future learning. For example, they communicate well with each other and they develop good levels of independence. Babies enjoy exploring the sounds and textures of various toys and resources. Older children develop their creative skills; for example, as they act out stories and play their own made-up games. .

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489787 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1014915 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She works in the home of a co-childminder, who lives in Enfield in the London Borough of Enfield. She also works with an assistant from the co- childminder's home. She operates Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round.

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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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