Childminder in Hillingdon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2016 17 November 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 meets with parents to plot children's development on entry to her setting and discuss their interests, culture and language. She is extremely confident in planning for children's individual needs. Children thrive in her care.  Children enjoy a broad range of toys and resources. This outstanding childminder is proactive in extending children's learning. She offers interesting and challenging experiences. Children are highly motivated to join in. They make excellent progress.  The childminder is highly effective in monitoring and assessing children's achievements, and in engaging parents in this process with their contributions of observations of children's learning at home.  Children play very cooperatively with each other. The childminder is extremely consistent with the messages she provides. Children's understanding of her expectations is very well developed. Their behaviour is very good. Children develop a

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This provision is outstanding

strong understanding of taking turns, sharing and listening.  The childminder has an excellent knowledge of her role. She uses her robust risk assessments, policies and procedures to promote children's safety, health and well- being to a high standard. She offers excellent support to her assistant, for example, in relation to training, and fully understands the requirements for working with an assistant.

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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

 implement plans to further develop the outdoor learning experiences for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing indoors and outdoors, and during their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector read and took into account the childminder's self-evaluation form. She discussed this with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she has improved her practice and updated her skills.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she works in partnership with parents and others involved in children's care. They discussed how the childminder plans for children's ongoing learning and development.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an extremely positive outlook to improving the outcomes for children. She is highly reflective of her provision of care and regularly reviews the quality of her practice. The childminder is proactive in establishing effective links with others when children start shared care arrangements, in order to maintain consistency for learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of child protection matters. She is extremely keen and highly committed to extending her skills and those of her assistant, for example, through training and support from the local authority and professional organisations. For example, she has recently completed training on effective communication and expectations for behaviour which has had a significant impact on improving children's outcomes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

This extremely organised childminder is enthusiastic and highly skilled in her teaching. She confidently uses warm interactions to engage and motivate children. Her excellent planning means she is able to extend learning creatively; for example, using a favourite story to teach children to use language, count, name and match colours, and learn about healthy eating. The childminder uses focused observations based on children's prior achievements to assess their progress with precision. Her purposeful planning for children's next steps helps them to make rapid progress in all areas of their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder promotes equality and diversity strongly. Children have great respect for each other, make decisions and are independent. For example, children persevere to put on their own shoes and coats. Children develop high levels of awareness of safety and hygiene routines, such as how to prevent the spread of germs. Children have regular opportunities to socialise with other children and greatly enjoy outdoor experiences. They already benefit from purposeful play experiences outdoors, and the childminder has plans to extend this learning environment further.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very interested in their play. They enjoy popular stories and are very eager to join in with the activities that this exceptional childminder plans. For example, children explore curiously with bark, leaves and acorns, hunting for toy butterflies. They use magnifying glasses and are confident to distinguish between 'small' and 'big'. Children are keen to match up the toy butterflies to the corresponding coloured chalks as they make marks on the paving outdoors. Children, including those who are learning more than one language, develop their understanding of language and communicate very well. Children are extremely well prepared for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY258490 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1036335 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder provides care before and after school each weekday during term time, and provides care all day from Tuesday to Friday. The childminder offers care during some school holidays. The childminder occasionally works with an assistant.

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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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