Childminder EY402479

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2016 28 June 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder makes excellent use of her accurate assessments of children's progress to plan exciting experiences. These help to promote children's excellent progress and achievements.  The childminder has the very highest expectations when promoting children's communication and language skills. For example, her use of careful questioning develops children's speech during every activity.  The childminder makes safeguarding her highest priority and she supports children's safety exceptionally well. She carries out robust risk assessments to help her to minimise hazards and teaches children how to keep themselves safe most effectively.  Children are very motivated in their learning and show high levels of concentration. They eagerly join in with experiences that help them to gain the valuable skills that they need for their future learning. The environment is very welcoming, highly stimulating and has an exceptional range of exciting activities available.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder builds exceptionally strong partnerships with the children's parents. She gathers important information from them that enables her to identify children's attainment from the beginning. She builds on this initial assessment to meet all children's learning and care needs to extremely high standards. The childminder fully engages with parents to promote children's learning at home.

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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

 continue to pinpoint where professional development is best targeted to enhance the already excellent quality of teaching and to maintain the excellent outcomes for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact that this has on the children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the children and the childminder during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children by reading their feedback and comments.  The inspector looked at the childminder's self-evaluation and the records of children's progress, and sampled a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder manages her setting extremely efficiently and is exceedingly well organised. She ensures that she keeps up to date with any changes in legislation. She understands the importance of continuing her professional development to enhance her practice, and realises that she does not always link this development closely to where it is most needed. The childminder works closely with other professionals to share information and expertise, which helps her identify any gaps in the children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's knowledge of safeguarding and child protection is extremely robust. She is highly confident in her role, and has a comprehensive understanding of how to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has a deep understanding of the way in which children learn. She uses her knowledge to provide exceptional activities that promote children's continuous learning. The childminder introduces fascinating themes to motivate children to learn. For example, the children were enthralled in working out how to construct a playhouse and worked exceptionally well together to achieve their aim. The childminder skilfully supported them as they learnt how to find solutions together, using the poles and materials available to make a solid structure. They compared lengths, discussed distances and considered positions to make the frame. The childminder helps children make excellent progress in their early mathematical and literacy development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model to the children. Children behave extremely well and are absolutely clear on what is expected from them. They willingly take significant responsibility from an early age. For example, children learn how to prepare their own food; they spread butter on bread and choose their own fillings to make toasties for lunch. Children know about the benefits of daily fresh fruit as part of a healthy diet. They respect each other's differences and similarities as they learn about each other's special celebrations. Children are extremely confident and clearly have excellent relationships with the childminder, and learn to get on with each other.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive and are enthusiastic learners. They learn to recognise numbers, the letters in their names and their sounds. They discuss halves and quarters when cutting their toasties. They are well mannered, and can take turns and share. They are very confident, self-assured and extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY402479 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 831179 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 28 June 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives on a barge moored in Chiswick, in the London Borough of Hounslow. The childminder operates her setting from Monday to Thursday during school terms.

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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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