Childminder in Barking and Dagenham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 July 2016 12 May 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 has an excellent understanding of how children learn. She targets teaching extraordinarily well to reflect the individual needs and interests of all children.  The childminder is constantly striving to develop her skills and knowledge. For example, she actively seeks and secures relevant training courses to enhance her professional development.  The childminder demonstrates a strong drive for improvement. She continually monitors and evaluates her teaching practice and the service she provides.  The childminder highly values parent partnerships. She gathers their views, such as through detailed questionnaires and daily feedback. She works closely with parents to support children's emotional well-being, particularly when children first start.  The childminder provides an exceptionally stimulating environment, and a wide range of resources and activities that successfully capture children's interest. Children are

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This provision is outstanding

highly motivated and eager to learn; they make exceptional progress.  The childminder successfully develops children's welfare and personal development. She helps children to learn how to stay safe and take appropriate risks, such as in their play and exploration.

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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

 continue to review aspects of the daily routine, in particular, so children have more opportunities for quieter times to relax, when needed.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's teaching and its effect on children's learning.  The inspector checked documents, including the childminder's background suitability checks and training certificates.  The inspector sampled the childminder's planning documents, and discussed children's individual learning and development.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her self-evaluation processes.  The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Since her last inspection, the childminder has made many improvements to her provision and she regularly updates her skills and knowledge. For example, she has attended specific training to improve children's access to outdoor play, while enabling them to guide their own learning and exploration. The childminder has an excellent understanding of her role and responsibility in keeping children safe; she regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge and knows how to report any welfare concerns. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder pursues excellence in all experiences that she offers, to enable children to maintain the highest levels of achievement. The childminder shares with parents her superb range of procedures, so they fully understand her working practices.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is exceptional and children make excellent progress in their learning. The childminder's planning overall is highly effective. She makes excellent use of her interactions to encourage children to expand their imagination. When children ask her questions, she skilfully enables other children to give their answers and views. She expertly adapts and widens activities and follows children's lead. For example, she develops a simple water play activity, where children have fun exploring puddles and add soil to make them muddier. Children consistently learn about mathematics, such as number and volume. The childminder expertly uses all opportunities to teach them how to count, compare weights, measure and to sequence, for example, when they make fruit kebabs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder encourages children's superb behaviour effectively. Children are highly motivated and eager to learn and join in, although opportunities for them to have quieter times to relax are still developing. Children are highly sociable, friendly and caring. The childminder offers excellent support for them to learn how to take turns and share, and play alongside others. Children learn to respect and celebrate each other's differences. The childminder provides an exceptional range of resources and activities to enable children to appreciate their own backgrounds and learn about the wider world. Children gain an excellent awareness of hygiene practices, such as why they need to wash their hands before and after eating, and they receive clear messages about following a healthy diet.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children delight in trying new experiences. For example, they laugh and squeal with delight while playing in puddles. Children gain excellent early reading, writing and mathematical skills. They are prepared well for their next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY289371 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1054754 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in Clapton, in the London Borough of Hackney. The childminder works each weekday, from 8am to 6.30pm, throughout most of the year. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 4.

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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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