Childminder in Merton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 September 2016 Not applicable

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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 has highly effective partnerships with parents to support children's care and learning exceptionally well. She involves parents very closely, including sharing information about children's progress securely, written daily diaries and by talking to them each day. Parents are strongly encouraged to share their observations of their children to influence their achievements positively.  The childminder has an astute awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of her provision and has set highly relevant goals to help maintain her excellent provision.  The childminder teaches and plans exceptionally well to meet children's individual needs. She evaluates highly detailed observations and uses this information to expertly plan challenging activities for children. Children make exceptional progress.  Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe and healthy. For instance, the childminder teaches children about why and how to protect

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This provision is outstanding

themselves in the sun, discusses road safety, and carries out regular fire drills so children know how to evacuate her home safely in emergencies.  Children behave in exceptionally positive ways. The childminder has a great understanding of how children grow and develop, and uses this to manage children's behaviour very successfully.

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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

 help children to explore, experiment and investigate further to aid their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector evaluated an activity for the children with the childminder.  The inspector discussed children's progress.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation and held a discussion with the childminder.  The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children. She also interacted with children when appropriate.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of signs and symptoms that may be a cause for concern. She is very clear about procedures to follow should she be concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder has extensive risk assessments covering all aspects of her practice to help protect children from harm. The childminder is extremely committed to improvement of her skills and knowledge to support best outcomes for children. She has attended several courses, including a course to improve her understanding of caring for children with special educational needs. The childminder monitors her work vigilantly, including planning and assessment to identify and tackle any gaps in children's learning so all continue to make excellent progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses children's interests highly effectively to engage them in all areas of learning. She supports their early mathematical skills very well. For example, children sort dinosaurs into colour groups and the childminder teaches them to count the numbers in each group. She teaches them about weight and uses mathematical language such as 'heavy' and 'light' as they use a scale to weigh the dinosaurs. The childminder maximises children's learning in all activities. For instance, while children plant seeds and learn about how things grow, she skilfully provides letters for children to make name labels for their plant pots. Overall, the outdoor area provides exciting challenges where children use a wide range of equipment to practise a variety of skills. However, the childminder has identified she could provide even more ways for children to explore and investigate.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder teaches children very healthy habits for example, by providing nutritious, freshly prepared meals and snacks and she discusses the value of eating well. She helps children to develop strong bodies for example, by organising interesting physical games for children to practise their movement and coordination skills. Children are highly independent. For instance, they help to make sandwiches at lunchtime, pour their own drinks and dress themselves quickly. The childminder places great value on children as individuals and has a real appreciation of their individual personalities. Children are extremely confident and very highly motivated to learn. The childminder teaches children to respect themselves and each other, and to value differences in the wider world very well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress, given what they know when they start. They concentrate extremely well on activities and play very purposefully and cooperatively. Children are excellent communicators. They share and take turns to speak and listen exceptionally well. Children learn very valuable skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481133 Local authority Merton Inspection number 995642 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Morden, in the London Borough of Merton. The childminder provides care for children each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except on public bank holidays.

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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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