Childminder in Kingston upon Thames

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2016 25 June 2010

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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

 Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. The childminder uses observations and assessments effectively to monitor children's development and help them achieve the next steps in their learning.  Children form warm and trusting relationships with the childminder who provides close support and reassurance. Children are happy, settled and share lots of laughter in their play with their friends and the childminder.  The childminder promotes children's creativity well. Children confidently create their own imaginative games and experiment with many different materials.  The childminder undertakes training and personal development to extend her knowledge and skills. For example, she has qualified to level 3 in childcare and education and attends regular training to help her protect children in her care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always keep parents fully up to date regarding their children's next steps for learning or regularly seek their views to promote their learning even further.  Although the childminder evaluates her practice well overall, she does not always do so consistently to help her target further improvements even more accurately.

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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 opportunities for parents to contribute to children's learning and use their views more often to help identify areas for further development  develop self-evaluation even further to help identify further improvements across all aspects of the provision more promptly.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of the childminder's interaction with the children.  The inspector observed the management of children's care routines.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and discussed her knowledge of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The inspector took account of information from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of her role and responsibilities to promote children's welfare. This includes how to respond in the event of concerns. The childminder monitors her assistant's training and development to ensure she meets children's needs consistently. The childminder has addressed the weaknesses from the last inspection to improve her practice. For example, she has extended risk assessments to help maintain high standards of safety at all times. She has developed effective links with the other settings children attend to monitor and promote their learning and welfare consistently, and provide them with continuity.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her good teaching skills to interest and engage children for long periods in their play. She plans interesting activities for them to explore and gets involved with them to provide challenges to help them progress. For example, children became very involved in reading books with the childminder. She asked younger children to name the animals and colours, to count and to describe what they saw. She challenged older children further to recognise numerals in the books, to name less familiar animals and to share what they knew about them. Children joined in with great enthusiasm and were keen to share their knowledge. The childminder invites parents to share information about what children have learnt at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides very safe and secure environments for children to explore freely in. She uses practical activities to help them learn to keep themselves safe. For example, she teaches children how to cross roads safely and how to play safely indoors. The childminder promotes children's health and physical development well. Children have regular outdoor play activities and enjoy sociable mealtimes together around the table with a choice of healthy foods.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development from the start. They join in activities with enthusiasm, confidently lead their own play and choose for themselves. Children are developing good independence, and enjoy helping and completing tasks for themselves. They are developing very positive attitudes and excellent behaviour. For example, children use very good manners without prompting and share well with their friends. Children express themselves clearly and some older children are developing extensive vocabularies. They develop good skills for their future learning and moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 132107 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 846371 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 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 25 June 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The childminder works with an assistant on occasions. The childminder offers care from 7.15am to 7pm, from Monday to Friday. The childminder is qualified to level 3 in childcare and education.

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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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