Childminder 132156

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 March 2016 24 March 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 children with a good range of activities and experiences. Children are well occupied and absorbed. They thoroughly enjoy learning while they play. All children make good progress.  Children develop warm relationships with the childminder and feel comfortable and confident in her care.  The childminder understands how to promote children's good health and well-being. She knows the importance of properly storing meals provided by parents.  Children develop positive attitudes towards others. The childminder provides them with resources that reflect differences, for example, introducing different religious festivals.  The childminder uses self-evaluation to monitor her practice and seeks the views of parents and children. This helps her to make changes in the provision to improve the experiences she offers to children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the most of opportunities to build on children's recognition of letters and further their early reading skills.  At times, the childminder does not provide enough opportunities for parents to share information about children's learning at home to inform her future planning.

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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 the range of opportunities for children to develop their early reading skills further  encourage all parents further to share information about children's learning at home and use this more effectively to strengthen plans for children's future learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had discussions with the childminder relating to her practice.  The inspector looked at areas of the premises used for childminding and sampled relevant documentation.  The inspector observed the childminder's practice and the learning opportunities provided to the children present during the inspection.  The inspector and childminder jointly observed children at play.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is experienced and has a good knowledge of her responsibility to promote children's care and learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is vigilant and confident about making any safeguarding referrals to promote the welfare of children. She attends safeguarding training regularly to keep her knowledge up to date. The childminder completes online research and completes appropriate training courses. She uses her links with other professionals to support her to stay up to date with changes to legislation and childcare practice. She gathers information from teachers when she collects children from their school to provide continuity in children's care and learning. The childminder is aware of any significant events that she must notify to Ofsted.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder helps children make good progress right from when they start with her. She encourages children's early speaking skills, talking with them, listening carefully to what they are saying and sensitively rephrasing if necessary. Children become familiar with the world around them, for example, by learning about chicks and how they hatch. Children enjoy talking part in a multitude of creative activities. For example, they learn about colours such as yellow, brown and orange as they create Easter cards for their parents. They also enjoy accessing musical instruments, which they use creatively to create a range of rhythms and sounds. The childminder regularly observes children as they play and accurately assesses their progress in their learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The children play in a very well-resourced and welcoming space. They move confidently and safely and are eager to play and explore. Children behave well and the childminder helps them to understand how to play well together and to be kind and helpful to each other. Children are self-assured with very good levels of independence, which is encouraged through daily routines. For example, children confidently self-select toys from shelves and dictate their own play. Children visit a range of local community groups on a weekly basis, where they have additional learning opportunities. Children understand how to keep themselves safe. For instance, they regularly take part in emergency evacuation drills and have discussions about road safety.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development from their starting points. Young children are developing a good understanding of how to manage their own care needs, as they feed themselves. Older children develop key skills in readiness for their future learning or school. For example, they learn about numbers and sizes during play and make good progress in developing their mathematical understanding.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 132156 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 840909 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 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996. She lives in Surbiton, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 6.15pm, 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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