Childminder EY453748

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 May 2016 20 May 2013

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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

 The childminder offers children a creative variety of activities. She uses her good teaching skills to adapt these for each child, and keep them motivated and eager to learn. Children are engaged, enjoy their play and make good progress.  The childminder offers a welcoming and inviting environment. Young children settle well and form good relationships with her.  The childminder completes regular risk assessments of her environment and this helps children play in safety.  The childminder undertakes training to extend her knowledge and skills. For example, she attends regular professional forums to keep up to date and to help her promote children's care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always capture older children's enthusiasm as they play to support them to develop their early literacy skills further.  The childminder does not always obtain highly effective information about children's learning from home, to help promote continuity in their individual learning further.

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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

 improve opportunities further to help older children gain a greater awareness of literacy in meaningful ways, to strengthen their early reading skills  build on the current communication with parents to strengthen further children's learning and development between home and the setting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had discussions with the childminder relating to her practice.  The inspector looked at areas of the premises used for childminding and sampled relevant documentation.  The inspector observed the childminder's practice and the learning opportunities she provides for children.  The inspector and childminder jointly observed children at play.

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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, and has a good knowledge of what to do if she has a child protection concern. She has addressed the weaknesses from the last inspection to improve her practice. For example, she positively developed her knowledge of the required assessment for children aged two years. The childminder has developed her self-evaluation to show the impact of improvements on children's care and learning and to identify further changes. She seeks the views of parents to improve her practice and provision further. This helps to provide better outcomes for children overall.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder effectively makes observations and assessments of individual children's achievements to monitor their progress. This supports her to identify gaps in children's learning and remedy them by providing activities to strengthen these areas. She shares assessments with parents on a regular basis and encourages them to extend their children's learning at home. The childminder promotes children's mathematical development well. For example, they become familiar with sorting, matching and counting when playing a shopping game. The childminder provides children with successful real-life experiences. For example, they enjoyed using the role-play kitchen and used water in the 'coffee machine' to make pretend cups of coffee for the childminder.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and self-assured in the care of the childminder. They are confident and make their needs known to the childminder. She responds quickly to help them to feel valued, secure and safe. Children learn how to care for themselves and are developing independence. For example, they take pride in eating the fresh fruit they helped to prepare at snack time. Children enjoy deciding their own play and make positive choices from the wide range of stimulating and safe activities and resources. The childminder provides them with opportunities to manage risks safely and they learn how to keep safe. For instance, she teaches children about road safety. The childminder knows the children well and uses her knowledge effectively to help her manage their behaviour. Children's behaviour is good.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress based on their starting points. They become confident communicators with good social skills. For example, they have weekly opportunities to visit local community groups to meet up and socialise with a wider range of children. Children are beginning to recognise the letters of their name. They are well prepared for their future learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453748 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 1049732 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 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012. She lives in Wallington, in the London Borough of Sutton. The childminder provides care for children from Monday to Thursday, 7am to 6pm, all year round, except on public bank holidays. The childminder holds a level 3 childcare qualification.

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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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