Childminder 135546

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2016 21 May 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 provides a range of resources and experiences. Children typically make good progress in their learning, given what they know when they start.  The childminder supports children to develop positive values that help them to behave well and respect others.  Partnerships with parents is good. The childminder provides opportunities for parents to regularly communicate and support their children's learning. She shares information with them daily.  Children enjoy playing and exploring in the childminder's safe and secure home. Children are well supervised at all times.  The childminder has improved her practice since her last inspection. She has developed her expertise through training for example. This has resulted in her increased knowledge of the two year progress review and in identifying requirements if children need additional support.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always gain enough information from parents to help provide the right support for their children when they first start.  The childminder does not always use her observations and assessments effectively to provide activities that help improve children's outcomes 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

 gather more information from parents about what children already know before they start so the childminder can plan for what they need to learn straight away  ensure observations and assessments of children's progress are used to identify suitable activities to improve their outcomes further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the interactions between the childminder and the children.  The inspection held discussion with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the childminder's policies and procedures, suitability checks and children's learning and assessment records.  The inspector discussed how the childminder uses self-evaluation to develop her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's safety and welfare. The childminder has addressed the previous actions and recommendations from her last inspection. She has developed a self-evaluation process to identify her strengths and areas for improvement. She seeks the views of parents, children and childcare professionals to help identify what could be better. She uses their comments to develop and improve her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plays alongside children and interacts appropriately in their play. She promotes good language and communication skills. For example, she responds well to young children's attempts to use language. She communicates with them through conversations, facial expressions and using gestures. Children enjoy sharing books and doing actions to familiar rhymes. The childminder promotes children's early literacy well. For example, she points out words in books and the environment, and encourages children to make marks to promote early writing skills. The childminder offers constant praise and recognition, and children respond positively to her. The childminder introduces early mathematics in children's play, such as naming colours and shapes and introducing numbers during activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming and warm environment; children form secure bonds and feel safe. The childminder is warm and welcoming towards them. She forms a good bond with the children and they are emotionally secure. For example, children approach the childminder for comfort, which she responds to with cuddles and smiles. The childminder meets the children's care, health and dietary needs well. She ensures children have healthy snacks and she follows good hygiene routines. The childminder ensures children have appropriate rest and sleep times if needed. Children benefit from lots of opportunities to develop their activity levels. For example, children enjoy playing on apparatus in the garden, trips to the park and to places of local interest.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children typically make good progress. They develop good independence skills. For example, they confidently move around the environment choosing their resources, they feed themselves and learn to take their shoes off. Children gain the necessary skills to prepare them for the next stage in their learning and eventual move to school. For example, children problem solve during their play using a range of battery operated toys.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 135546 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1054779 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder works Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year.

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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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