Childminder EY355732

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2016 26 November 2009

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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 is proactive in her professional development and identifies what aspects of her teaching to improve. She closely reviews the quality of teaching and the analysis of children's progress, to continually improve the outcomes for children.  The childminder has very high expectations of children and an excellent knowledge of how they learn. Her meticulous planning, informed by sharply focused observations and assessments, helps her to engage children in stimulating and challenging experiences.  The childminder quickly identifies and tackles any potential gaps in children's learning. She implements highly successful strategies, which she shares with parents, to help children to make excellent progress in all areas of learning.  The childminder is nurturing and highly skilled in helping children to form secure emotional attachments to her. For example, she works extremely closely with parents to

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This provision is outstanding

tailor the settling-in process to precisely meet the needs of each child. Children feel at ease and play very happily in the childminder's care.  The childminder provides an excellent provision for the development of children's personal and social skills. She constantly reviews the environment to help children to be resourceful and self-confident. Children display very high levels of independence and motivation, and an eagerness to learn.

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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

 make even more consistent use of the excellent strategies to support children's early mathematical development even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and discussed the outcomes of an activity with her.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, planning and assessments, and checked the suitability of the childminder and other household members.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  Discussions took place with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder continues to set herself extremely high standards, based on thorough evaluations of every aspect of her provision. She regularly reflects on the impact of her teaching and records what worked well and how she can add improvements. The childminder shows an excellent commitment to her continued professional development. For example, as soon as she hears of any new legislation changes, she reads and searches out training to help raise the quality of her teaching. The childminder has an exceptional understanding of her role to keep children safe. For example, she is extremely confident about dealing with any issues that might make her concerned about a child. She completes very thorough risk assessments for each child, and has an excellent knowledge of specific risks relating to them and how to minimise these. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children explore, investigate and create with excellent enthusiasm. For example, they use a wide range of different resources, materials and objects, such as stones, pasta, jelly and magnifying glasses. Children enjoy excellent opportunities to develop their creative skills. For example, they excitedly imagine being in the forest with the dinosaurs and pretend to build trees out of real sticks. The childminder places an extremely sharp focus on developing children's communication and language skills in every activity. She provides children with many excellent opportunities to develop their mathematical skills. For example, children are excited when counting and comparing balls. Occasionally these skills are slightly less strongly promoted than literacy skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is excellent. They form very good relationships with the childminder in the secure, accepting and highly interesting environments she plans and creates for them. The childminder shows children that she always values their views, and they gain high levels of confidence and self-esteem. Children have many superb opportunities to take part in daily physical exercise outside in the fresh air. For example, they visit sand parks, bunny parks, fruit picking areas and woodlands, and discover wildlife. They learn to bounce, balance, climb and steer, while using apparatus in the parks as well as during activities in the community.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

The children are very inquisitive and motivated to explore and learn. They actively engage in the highly stimulating activities, and display high levels of willpower and concentration, given their young age. Children confidently make decisions and explore their ideas and interests in depth. For example, they thoroughly enjoy playing with the dinosaurs, creating their own play and excitedly encouraging the adults to join in. Children learn an excellent range of skills that prepare them extremely well for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY355732 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 1036710 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in East Acton in the London Borough of Ealing. She operates her service from Monday to Friday, 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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