Childminder EY480994

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 September 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

 The childminder is attentive and meets the children's care and welfare needs well. Children demonstrate that they feel secure and comfortable in her care. The children's emotional well-being is a priority and is at the heart of everything the childminder does.  The childminder provides a safe and stimulating environment for children to explore, make choices and follow their own interests. Children make good progress in their learning and development and the childminder supports them effectively, for example, through play and thoughtful interactions.  Children have access to daily outdoor activities, are offered healthy snacks and learn to care for their own bodies, which helps to support good health.  Children learn out about people and communities beyond their own immediate family experiences. For example, the childminder provides resources such as books and toys and extends this learning with trips to places within the local community.

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This provision is good

 Partnerships with parents are good. For example, the childminder provides daily diaries to keep parents informed about their children's progress and how they can help this at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the most of the feedback she gains from children and parents to fully inform her self-evaluation and help target areas for improvement.  Occasionally, the childminder does not enable children to become fully immersed in an activity before moving them on to the next.

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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 self-evaluation and make effective use of the views of parents and children to help further improve practice  allow children enough time to become fully immersed in an activity and to fully explore concepts before moving on to the next activity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked to the childminder about how she keeps children safe.  The inspector viewed a variety of documents and a sample of written policies that the childminder uses to support her practice.  The inspector observed the children and the childminder's interaction with them during their play and learning activities.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises that the children use.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she would provide a range of activities and experiences for children to support their learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely clear about procedures to follow if she is concerned about the safety of a child. She is aware of her duty to help protect children and families from potential risks and extreme views. The childminder provides a safe and stimulating environment. She identifies, assesses and minimises risks in her home successfully and children move around freely and comfortably. The childminder is committed to improving the quality of her practice. For example, she undertakes further training, updates her skills and meets with other childminders to build on her knowledge. The childminder monitors children's progress effectively to identify any gaps in learning which may need to be addressed swiftly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is responsive to the children's emerging needs and interests. For example, children use a range of toys and equipment that helps them learn how to operate things and explore how they work. The childminder supports early language and communication skills well. For example, she sings familiar rhymes and uses simple actions for young children to copy. She plays and interacts skilfully with the children and uses timely interventions to encourage children to develop their skills further. The childminder makes accurate observations and assessments of children's learning. She uses these to plan activities and provide resources that will build upon what children already know, can do, and what they need to do next.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder uses a sensitive settling-in process which helps to ensure that children have time to form strong attachments. She works effectively with parents to meet each child's unique care and learning needs. The childminder uses positive praise and encouragement to help support age-appropriate behaviour. Young children develop their independence, for example, they are encouraged to feed themselves and manage their personal care. Young children feel safe to take risks appropriate for their age. For example, they use push-along toys to develop their physical skills such as walking and balancing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning. They develop a keen interest in technology. For example, they learn how to pull back the cars and watch them move forwards, and they show great delight as the cars light up. Children thoroughly enjoy song times and make noises and sounds, wiggling their bodies in response. Children go on local outings which help to broaden their range of experiences and their understanding of the world around them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480994 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 988420 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 1 Total number of places 5 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 and lives in the London Borough of Sutton. The childminder offers care Monday to Friday, all 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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