Childminder in Ealing

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 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 enjoy their time with the childminder and make good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder has good partnerships with parents. She keeps them well informed about their children's day and progress, which helps parents to participate in their children's learning and to extend this at home.  Children's personal and emotional skills develop well. They are very happy and self- assured in the care of this attentive and considerate childminder.  The childminder uses her home well to stimulate learning. For example, a world map on the shower curtain leads to conversations about holidays and where family live, helping children to understand similarities and differences.  The childminder reflects well on her practice and effectively identifies areas for ongoing improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasion, the childminder does not give children enough time to collect their thoughts and consider their responses to questions.  The childminder does not always identify occasions to encourage children to explore their early reading skills.

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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

 extend further the support for children to use their thoughts and language to explore and express their ideas  develop further the opportunities and encouragement for children to explore words and letters to support their literacy as well as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder about the systems she uses to observe and record children's progress, and the documents to support her work.  The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with the children.  The inspector looked at the rooms and resources that the children use.  The inspector and the childminder discussed the childminder's systems of self- evaluation and the impact of training on her work.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has completed relevant training and is confident in her role in safeguarding children. She is able to describe the signs and symptoms that may raise child protection concerns and understands her responsibility in reporting these. The childminder knows the children very well and she uses this in-depth knowledge to plan activities that are challenging, to help children make good progress. She monitors their learning and progress well. The childminder evaluates and makes continuing improvement to her service. She attends training to update her professional knowledge and makes good use of her improving knowledge and skills. For example, a training course has helped the childminder to understand children's behaviour and how she can help children explain how they are feeling.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy their time with this thoughtful childminder. Overall, she skilfully uses opportunities as learning experiences. For example, she makes good use of charts and posters to encourage children to talk about the weather and the days of the week. The childminder uses everyday experiences to enhance learning; the walk to nursery leads to conversations about colours and numbers. The childminder uses the children's interest in cars and motorbikes to ask questions about the colours of the vehicles they see. The childminder helps children to develop physically. For instance, they enjoy skipping, running, and laugh as they try to hop.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are secure and self-assured in this warm, caring environment. They learn how to care for themselves, including how to keep healthy. For example, the childminder helps them to understand the importance of having a drink when exercising in warm weather and how drinking water contributes to a healthy lifestyle. The childminder helps children to understand about their own safety. For example, she teaches them why they need to hold hands and not walk near the busy roads. Children listen well; they are excited to press the button and know that they need to wait for the 'green man' before they cross the road.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy in the childminder's care and make good progress. They enjoy learning about mathematics and confidently describe items in the environment that are the same colour. Children are aware of their local community and how to keep safe on walks. Children develop useful skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471717 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 955030 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the London Borough of Ealing. She cares for children all day, Monday to Friday, 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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