Childminder in Hillingdon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 2016 16 April 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 has a good understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. She knows the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child.  The childminder tracks children's progress regularly, identifying skills that they need to develop. She plans a variety of interesting activities that help them to gain these skills. She shares children's progress and experiences with parents, including through a daily home book.  The children are well cared for and develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they enjoy exercise in the garden and eating healthy snacks that they help to prepare.  Overall, partnerships with parents are good. Parents report positively about the childminder and the service she provides. They are pleased with their children's behaviour and their overall development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder misses opportunities to support children to think and act for themselves, to help build their confidence and to develop further their creative skills.  The childminder does not seize all chances to support parents to extend their children's learning at home, to help children make rapid developmental progress.

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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

 make full use of all opportunities to extend children's thinking and creative skills  explore more ways to involve parents with their children's learning at home, to help children make the best progress possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder leading activities with the children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents and policies, including qualification certificates, site safety checks and child protection.  The inspector looked at arrangements for monitoring children's progress and development and discussed children's learning with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of child protection issues. She maintains a safe learning environment. She teaches children how to keep themselves safe, for example, on visits to local playgrounds and through practising road safety on outings. The childminder evaluates her practice on a regular basis, including collecting the views of the parents to target areas for improvement. She has addressed the action and recommendation from the previous inspection. The childminder completes regular training to update her practice. This has resulted in improvements in how she tracks children's progress to identify and address any gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gathers information from parents when children start and completes timely and informed assessments of their play and learning. She uses this information to plan activities to help them achieve the next stage of their learning. Children thoroughly enjoyed exploring foam numbers in the water trough. The childminder supported them to recognise and name the numbers. She extended their mathematical learning by introducing a variety of jugs and asking useful questions to develop children's understanding of size. The childminder follows children's interests to support their learning. For example, children were excited when they saw an owl in the garden. The childminder extended their imagination and language skills, as she encouraged them to talk about the features of the owl.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a warm and caring environment where the children's needs are a priority. Children are happy. They show affection to the childminder, and are eager to take part in activities and experiences. Children enjoy socialising at a childminding group at the local children's centre. They enjoy cooking activities, learning about different celebrations in society, for example. They benefit from regular fresh air and play outside. The childminder teaches children to drink plenty of water in hot weather to help keep their bodies healthy. The children are well behaved and caring towards each other. For example, older children helped younger ones to wash their own hands and to learn numbers as they counted the stairs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make progress at a typical level for their age. They are confident communicators and gain a good understanding of mathematical concepts. Children develop positive attitudes to each other. They are well prepared for school. They understand how to keep themselves safe and practise routines, such as putting their bag on an allocated peg.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY312251 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1054702 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 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder offers her service from Monday to Thursday, throughout most of 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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