Childminder 118023

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 August 2016 21 January 2016

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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 is very experienced, highly enthusiastic and committed to her role. For example, since the last inspection, she has strengthened the challenge for children, changing and adapting activities to achieve excellent outcomes for them.  The childminder works tirelessly to provide inspirational learning environments, indoors and outdoors. Children benefit greatly from the well-maintained, secure and excellent use of space.  The childminder is extremely skilful at supporting children's communication and language skills. For example, she talks clearly and listens very carefully to children. They make excellent progress, given what they know when they start.  Children behave exceptionally well and are outstanding at taking turns and supporting each other. For example, older children show younger ones how to bounce, kick and throw a ball. They relish helping younger children to find and fetch resources.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children are exceptionally confident and show high levels of self-esteem. For example, they are keen to have a go and persevere at activities, such as, building 'towers' using toy bricks.  Partnerships with parents and other professionals are excellent. Parents are overwhelmingly supportive in their praise of the service they receive. They feel involved in their children's learning and find the childminder 'awesome'.

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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

 build on the ways to strengthen children's understanding of mathematical ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector checked a sample of documents, including records relating to the suitability and qualifications of the childminder, safeguarding procedures and children's learning records.  The inspector spoke to parents to obtain their views about the service and read written feedback from them.  The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation document and held discussions with her about how she evaluates her provision and identifies areas for improvement.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and interacted with children at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder works alongside her co-childminder as a highly effective team, and evaluate their setting thoughtfully, to identify strengths and areas for improvement. She and her co-childminder share a clear and ambitious vision for the setting. For example, the childminder intends to continue with growing fruit and vegetables in their garden, to offer even greater learning experiences for children. The childminder gives children's health and well-being the highest priority. Following training, for example, she improved the provision of food preparation and discusses healthy eating more with children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends regular safeguarding training to update her knowledge, and is extremely confident of how to refer concerns to relevant agencies.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses precise observations and assessments to plan broad and stimulating activities. Children have greatfun, for example, using chunky chalks todraw outdoors. Younger children are highly encouraged to draw shapes and older children are supported extremely well to investigate the letters and patterns they make. Children's love of books is greatly encouraged. For example, the childminder thinks of innovative ways of reading stories, such as, in a play tent, to ignite children's imagination. In addition, she makes excellent use of resources to support children's early literacy skills. The childminder supports children's creative abilities, for example, by providing dough and sand. Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunity to further enhance children's mathematical understanding of sizes, volume and capacity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form very strong relationships with the childminder and her co-childminder. For example, they share laughter and smiles, as children practise their balls skills. The childminder watches in awe, and gives children high-quality praise and encouragement, to build their confidence. Children like having ample time to finish their play, which keeps them highly motivated. Children enjoy a healthy lifestyle. For example, the childminder ensures children are well protected from the sun during outdoor play, and they enjoy balanced and nutritious meals. In addition, she provides children with superb opportunities to play outside and to develop their physical skills, for example, by using large equipment.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress and gain the important skills they need for their future learning, such as, independence skills. They play extremely well, concentrating and persevering for long periods as they make their own creations. Children make decisions about the activities they want to do and take responsibility for their personal care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 118023 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 1057449 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 January 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1983. She works with her daughter, who is also a registered childminder, in the London Borough of Ealing. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except on bank holidays and family holidays. She holds a relevant qualification at level 2.

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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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