Childminder in Kensington and Chelsea

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 20 April 2012

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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 interacts exceptionally skilfully with children and extends their learning, taking many opportunities to build upon their knowledge. She meticulously plans engaging and absorbing activities to meet their individual needs.  Children are curious, motivated and make rapid progress in their learning. They gain many key skills they need for their future and develop high levels of independence.  Partnerships with parents are exceptionally strong and they have many opportunities to contribute to their children's learning and assessments. This helps to provide consistency in children's experiences. Parents speak highly about the service that the childminder provides and the close links that she builds with families.  The childminder is kind and caring and supports children's physical and emotional well- being exceptionally well. Children have close bonds with her and feel safe and secure.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children behave well at all times and they learn remarkably well about the importance of respecting others and taking turns. Children learn about other cultures and ways of life and begin to value differences that they notice in others.  The childminder is highly reflective about her practice and includes the views of others in her evaluations of the setting. She continues to have high aspirations for children's achievements and the quality of her service.  The childminder provides a highly effective environment for children 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

 refine systems to gather information about what children know and can do to ensure they continue to make outstanding progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors observed children's play and the childminder's interaction within the main play areas.  The inspectors spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspectors spoke to children and interacted in their play.  The inspectors examined documentation, including children's records, learning journals, policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly committed to providing the best possible early education for children. She has a proactive approach to keeping her skills and knowledge up to date. For example, the childminder attends regular training that improves outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a highly confident knowledge of how to keep children safe and has a range of effective procedures and policies to support her excellent practice. The childminder has very effective systems to check upon the progress that children make. She would like to refine her assessment routines however, to gather further information to ensure that children continue to make rapid progress in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children exceptionally well to enjoy and achieve in their learning. She is skilled at following children's interests and planning experiences that children join in excitedly. For example, children were fully engrossed singing a variety of action songs, where they pretended to be sleeping bunnies or other animals huddled together. The childminder completes detailed observations of children's learning and shares her reflections with parents. She also takes care to celebrate children's achievements from home. The childminder makes the most of learning opportunities through everyday activities. For example, she skilfully encourages children to develop their early mathematical skills by counting out how many pieces of fruit they have in their snack bowls.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thrive in this welcoming and homely environment. The childminder supports children to try things out and to take pride in themselves. Children form close bonds with the childminder and she is responsive to their individual needs. Children learn enthusiastically about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and keeping active. For example, they talk about healthy food and why it is important to eat fruit at snack time. Children have many opportunities to learn outdoors and they go on many trips with the childminder, for example, exploring local parks or attending sessions at 'stay and play' groups. The environment is remarkably safe and the childminder is highly aware of the need to avoid potential hazards.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are creative and use their skills to engage in imaginative role play. They develop their early writing skills well and enjoy sharing books with one another. Children make sustained and rapid progress, and support is implemented to help children become clear communicators. Children gain many key skills they need for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 105795 Local authority Kensington & Chelsea Inspection number 824780 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 April 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1995. She lives in North Kensington, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. She operates weekdays from 8am until 4pm, for most of the year. She has a number of relevant childcare qualifications.

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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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