Childminder in Waltham Forest

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 April 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Children make excellent progress in their learning. They make particularly strong progress in their language and communication development. Children acquire an extremely wide range of skills which prepare them very well for their future learning.  The childminder has an outstanding understanding of how children learn and develop. She uses exceptional teaching skills and strategies to engage children of all ages.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are highly motivated and eager to learn. They flourish in the childminder's care, displaying extremely high levels of self-esteem and confidence. Children play happily with their friends and develop very strong relationships. The childminder promotes children's well-being remarkably well.  The childminder is a highly reflective practitioner. She has worked with extremely effective determination and dedication to create a setting which is highly engaging,

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This provision is outstanding

exciting and enjoyable for children. She seeks the views of parents and children regularly to contribute to her improvement plans and build excellent outcomes for children.  Children respond impeccably well to the childminder's extremely high expectations. She teaches the importance of routines, rules and safety extremely well. Children settle quickly, learn safely and show great respect for themselves and their friends.

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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

 build on the excellent relationships developing with other settings children attend to contribute to children's learning and development as effectively as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning in the indoor and outdoor learning environments.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder to assess her understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and looked at the views of parents expressed in writing.  The inspector looked at children's records, their learning books and the childminder's assessment information to look at children's progress.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's policies, her safeguarding information and other records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely clear about her role in keeping children safe from harm. Parents are wholly positive about the care and education their children receive. They comment how much their children benefit from the childminder's 'wonderful' learning environment. Partnerships with parents are highly effective. They are fully involved in their children's learning. For example, they attend carefully planned parents' evenings and receive extremely insightful monthly progress reports. The childminder is passionate about her service and implements highly effective plans to achieve and sustain outstanding quality. She works very effectively with other settings in order to meet children's needs, including their medical requirements, but she has yet to extend this partnership working as much as possible to fully enhance children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children display a love of learning and relish the childminder's excellent teaching skills. They are fully involved in every aspect of their day, arriving excitedly to meet their friends and the childminder, and leaving happily after outstanding learning experiences. The childminder plans a wide range of activities, which are highly engaging and relevant to each child's needs and interests. She uses extremely high-quality observations and a broad range of well-timed and skilful interventions to challenge children's individual learning. She links many areas of learning together skilfully. For example, children find and explore numbers in the foam, learning new words, such as 'squishy', and find out how to make it 'snow', as they jump and clap excitedly. Children show high levels of care as they find a better habitat for the snail and learn about the needs of living things.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop very strong physical skills and show that they are extremely confident to take small risks and try new things. They explore the environment freely, choosing from the extremely wide variety of toys and learning resources. The childminder embeds children's routines exceptionally well. For example, children actively update the visual timetable and follow care practices impeccably. The childminder turns every part of the day into an excellent learning experience. For example, she teaches children about healthy lifestyles and promotes their independence extremely well. She uses highly effective strategies to teach children how to share, take turns and look after their friends.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children achieve highly effectively, including in the development of their literacy and mathematical skills. The childminder supports and monitors their outstanding progress meticulously. Children are extremely well-prepared for their next steps in learning, including their move to nursery and, eventually, school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY465965 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 965758 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Cambridge Heath in the London Borough of Hackney. The childminder operates her service on weekdays from 8am until 6pm, throughout the year. She has Qualified Teacher Status.

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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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