Childminder 144478

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 July 2016 17 June 2011

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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 gets to know children exceptionally well by using a range of activities, including home visits and extremely focused observations. The detailed information gathered is shared with other settings children attend. The childminder uses this superb knowledge to meticulously tailor exciting activities around what children need to learn next.  Children make exceptional progress from their starting points and relative to their capabilities, particularly in their communication and language and early mathematical skills. They are highly motivated and very enthusiastic learners. They flourish in the childminder's care.  The childminder makes excellent use of every opportunity to encourage children to develop their independence, confidence and self-esteem.  The childminder has exemplary relationships with parents. She makes the most of highly effective systems to share resources and ideas to support children's learning at

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This provision is outstanding

home.  The childminder makes excellent use of professional training opportunities to improve her skills. She fully reflects on all that she learns and makes excellent use of her improved knowledge to continue to deliver high-quality teaching and learning.

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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

 develop the outdoor area where possible, to match the quality of the indoor learning provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as the childminder interacted with children.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including records of children's learning and some policies. The inspector explored the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times, and observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector checked the qualifications and training of the childminder, along with evidence of suitability checks.  The inspector considered the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent awareness of safeguarding matters and knows exactly what to do if she has concerns about a child's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is passionate and ambitious. Her incisive self-evaluation considers the views of parents, children, professionals and children's progress trends to constantly improve. The childminder's many professional training activities have a highly positive impact on the quality of the provision and children's outcomes. For example, she has taken an active role in a national initiative focused on raising children's communication and language skills. However, the childminder recognises aspects that she could focus on further to help children make even better progress, such as enhancing the outdoor provision still further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides extremely high-quality teaching, helping children to make significant progress with their learning and development. She uses her expert skills in many ways, making the ordinary into extraordinary, building on children's interest and ideas. For example, the childminder helped children to develop a conversation into a highly meaningful learning opportunity through skilled questioning, explanations and the timely introduction of resources. The childminder provides an array of exciting learning opportunities outside the setting, including trips to museums, the swimming pool and the theatre.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides a calm, inspirational and safe environment for children. She forms highly positive relationships with children. She is particularly tuned into children's emotional and physical needs, given their individual backgrounds. As a result, she tailors care arrangements extremely effectively to provide excellent continuity of care. For example, she occasionally provides early morning care in children's own home if parents are leaving very early. Children's physical well-being is a priority. Children eat healthy meals based on a paediatric dietician's advice and follow excellent hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children have excellent early number skills. For example, pre-school children recognise number patterns to 10. They develop a strong interest in books and language to support their early literacy skills highly effectively. Children are extremely confident and highly independent. Younger children benefit from clear support to help them gain early physical skills particularly quickly. Children develop a balanced approach to learning as they experience an extremely wide range of activities. All children learn excellent skills to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 144478 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 825853 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 June 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1993. She lives in a residential area of Victoria Park, in the London Borough of Hackney. The childminder holds a suitable qualification in childcare at level 3. The childminder is available Monday to Wednesday from 8am to 6pm.

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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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