Whitmey, Mary Katherine

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 11 October 2011

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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 reflects on her service exceptionally well. She has used self-evaluation successfully to sustain the excellent quality of her provision for children. The childminder is proactive in her professional development and pinpoints what aspects of her teaching to improve.  Children make rapid progress from their starting points, whatever their backgrounds and abilities. The childminder's accurate monitoring of the educational programmes ensures that she identifies and closes any gaps in children's learning quickly.  Children delight in taking part in exciting activities that interest and challenge them. Children are happy and have exceptionally close relationships with the childminder. She knows and meets each child's differing physical and emotional needs to a very high standard.  The childminder is an excellent role model to the children who respond to her consistently high expectations for their behaviour. She teaches children how to talk

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This provision is outstanding

about their feelings and emotions, and they learn to respect one another.  The partnerships with parents and other professionals are significantly strong. The childminder has a firm understanding of the importance of providing continuity in children's learning experiences.

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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

 take every opportunity for children to enhance their skills in mathematics, particularly in early calculation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's learning and the childminder's teaching during a range of activities.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including the childminder's policies and the children's learning records.  The inspector checked evidence relating to the childminder's suitability to work with children and reviewed parents' written feedback made available during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an extremely confident knowledge of how to keep children safe and free from harm. She has a range of comprehensive policies that help to support her service. The childminder has a precise understanding of her roles and responsibilities and ensures that she is up to date with all current changes to requirements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses professional development to enhance her knowledge and practice. For example, since the previous inspection she has developed her outdoor space, which has increased children's understanding of the natural world. The childminder actively seeks the parents' views when evaluating her service. She includes parents in children's ongoing assessments and involves them fully in their children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder interacts exceptionally skilfully with the children and supports them to become highly confident communicators. On occasion, however, she does not seize chances to enhance children's early mathematical skills. She plans activities that enthuse children who participate eagerly. For example, children delight in hearing about St Patrick's Day and experiencing traditional Irish music. The childminder identifies precisely what children can do though her observations of them and knows how to help each child progress. She uses information from the children's parents, and from staff at the other settings that children attend, to keep abreast of children's changing achievements, so learning progresses rapidly. The childminder now provides outdoor experiences that enrich children's learning. For example, she provides young children with resources that excite their curiosity and enable close investigation, such as magnifying glasses.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder promotes children's personal, social and emotional development exceptionally well. The childminder expects children to be kind to each other, including to her family pets, and they respond to her caring example. Children of different ages, including those who are aged under three years, get on exceptionally well together; older children form close friendships. Children learn that others celebrate different occasions from themselves and they enjoy learning about these differences. The childminder fully promotes children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. Children make strides in learning about the importance of keeping themselves safe. The childminder is careful to reinforce such messages, such as through children learning relevant songs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are enthusiastic learners whose behaviour is excellent. They develop their speech and use it to make their feelings and needs known to the childminder. Children learn to be independent in their personal care from an early age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY273783 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 826724 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 11 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the London Borough of Ealing. She operates her service on Mondays to Thursdays, from 8am until 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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