Childminder EY421959

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 July 2016 19 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

 Since the last inspection the childminder has worked hard to develop her practice. For example, she has initiated ways to regularly share children's progress with parents and other settings children attend. This has actively supported a more continuous approach.  Children behave well. The childminder has high expectations of children and her gentle encouragement effectively supports their considerate approach to others.  The childminder provides a good range of activities to motivate children's learning. She is skilled at extending their ideas and interests in play. Children make good progress.  The childminder effectively supports children's enjoyment of a healthy lifestyle. She provides nutritious meals and encourages children to eat a varied, wholesome diet.  Children form warm, trusting relationships with the childminder. She gets to know their individual needs well and they feel safe, developing positive emotional security.

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This provision is good

 The childminder reflects well on her practice. She makes continual developments that positively support good outcomes for children. For example, she has recently enclosed an area of garden so she can extend children's learning more effectively outside.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently monitor children's progress as precisely as possible to fully support their continual achievements in all areas of their learning.  The childminder misses some opportunities to help children develop their sense of identity and awareness of similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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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 of monitoring children's achievements and progress more precisely in all areas of learning and help them to reach their full potential  make more use of opportunities to strengthen children's sense of identity and understanding of how others live.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and children's learning journals.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and discussed children's development.  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 understands her responsibility to protect children's welfare and continues to update her knowledge through regular training. This has raised her awareness of changes in safeguarding legislation and further aspects of child protection. The childminder has also completed training about the development of younger children. This has helped her consolidate her understanding of this age group and identify further activities to support their specific learning needs more effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children's play and plans exciting activities that build on their interests and support their participation. She encourages children's mathematical skills and understanding of their world effectively. For example, children talk about how much water they need to stir into a bubble mixture. They test different consistencies to see which makes the strongest bubbles. They tell the childminder their bubble is a rectangle shape and then see how it changes into a circle. The childminder actively helps children gain interest in sensory items and develop good coordination skills. For example, they enjoy exploring different textures and colours. They decorate some dough with spices, cinnamon sticks and lavender stalks to make a 'fairy' home. Children confidently thread colourful beads to make a necklace and they learn how to tie knots to secure them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder forms positive relationships with parents and works well with them to settle their children in happily. She supports children's physical well-being effectively. For example, children enjoy visiting her allotment where they help to dig holes and plant seeds. The childminder often takes children for walks, such as to local parks. Children build up their strength and muscles using, for example, a variety of climbing equipment. They have fun trying to move their bodies and keep a hula hoop spinning. Children learn to negotiate and agree on solutions in their games. For example, they work out how to use the slide safely and whizz down and through a 'bridge' created by a friend.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children become competent learners and are well prepared for school. They use language well to recall previous events and express their ideas. Children listen attentively to favourite stories and develop their early reading skills well. For example, they start to anticipate what happens next. Children form positive relationships with their friends and play cooperatively. They enjoy creating exciting imaginary games. For example, they use blankets and mats as their imaginary 'clouds'. They eagerly jump from a 'broken cloud' to a 'fluffy cloud' and back again. Children make up a story about places they recognise, such as the Eiffel Tower, and talk about going in an aeroplane to get there.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY421959 Local authority Richmond upon Thames Inspection number 1054768 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 4 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Twickenham, London. The childminder is available to care for children from Monday to Thursday, during term time only.

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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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