Childminder EY474697

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 July 2016 Not applicable

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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 respond positively to the childminder's friendly, caring approach and they are safe in her care. They develop a positive sense of emotional well-being and security.  The childminder teaches children how to behave and respect others. She praises them often for their achievements and they develop positive self-esteem.  The childminder works well to engage parents in their children's learning. She regularly liaises with them and keeps them well informed of their children's progress.  Children are keen to express their ideas and do so confidently. The childminder actively encourages their language skills. She asks children questions that extend their thinking, develop their vocabularies and support their early problem-solving skills.  The childminder recognises children's individual ways of learning and provides activities that reflect their interests. Children enjoy their play and make good progress.

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This provision is good

 The childminder supports children's physical well-being effectively. She provides a good range of activities for children to be active and use up their energy while having fun.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not monitor and assess all aspects of children's achievements accurately enough to consistently monitor their progress precisely in all areas of learning.  The childminder has not developed links with other settings that children attend to support children's progress as well as possible.

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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

 strengthen systems for monitoring children's progress to reflect their progress as accurately as possible and help children to reach their full potential  develop ways of sharing information as well as possible with other settings that children attend, to keep fully updated on their abilities and provide a continuous approach.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children and the impact of these on children's learning.  The inspector viewed documentation, including policies, procedures and required records, including those for checking the childminder's suitability to work with children.  The inspector discussed children's development with the childminder and viewed their learning journals.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder recognises her responsibilities for protecting children's welfare and knows who to contact with any concerns. The childminder reflects on her practice and makes worthwhile improvements. She pays good attention to her professional development; for example, she reads about child development and meets with other childminders to discuss good practice. This has helped her develop her knowledge and provide a wider variety of activities to support children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows children's interests and supports their development effectively overall. She develops their creativity and imaginations well. For example, children carefully lay out a pretend picnic for a friend. The childminder encourages children's mathematical awareness, social skills and understanding of the world well. For example, children enjoy going for a bus ride to meet their friends, and talk about the things they see, and count the number of red, blue, yellow or green cars they pass. The childminder promotes investigative and exploratory play effectively. For example, children enjoy using magnifying glasses to help them find hidden objects. They delight in exploring toys that sparkle, glitter and make noises, and laugh as they squeeze toys that flash different colours.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled. They use a welcoming environment and enjoy the company of their older friends. The childminder promotes children's physical skills well. For example, they enjoy going out for walks and have fun climbing, sliding and developing their balancing skills. Children develop a positive sense of keeping themselves safe. For example, they learn about road safety, and know to look and listen for cars on their walks. Additionally, they pretend to pour the childminder a cup of tea and tell her to, 'Be careful as the kettle is still hot'. Children learn how to care for themselves. For example, when caring for their dolls they know they need to try to keep soap out of their eyes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are prepared well for their move to school. They develop personal independence well, such as learning to do up zips, and to put on coats and shoes. They develop good listening skills, for example when following actions in their favourite songs. Children gain good early mathematical skills. They enjoy counting and do so often. They learn to take turns, for instance when throwing a dice to play a board game. Children begin to show interest in early writing activities and start to form some letters that are familiar to them. For example, they try hard copying the word 'mummy' to write on special cards.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474697 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 966021 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The applicant registered in 2014. She lives in Uxbridge, London. She is available to care for children from Monday to Friday during school terms.

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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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