Childminder 116034

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 2016 22 August 2013

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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 manages children's behaviour in excellent ways. She uses her exceptional knowledge of child development to ensure that the most effective and developmentally appropriate practice is used. Children behave very positively.  The childminder plans meticulously and assesses children rigorously to meet their needs exceptionally well. She ensures that children are always very well challenged by using information from comprehensive observations to set highly relevant targets. Children make exceptional progress.  The childminder has excellent partnerships with parents and provides a range of flexible and highly effective ways to keep parents informed of their children's progress. She provides very good ways for parents to support their children's learning.  The childminder has astute knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of her provision and has formed highly relevant goals to build ongoing improvements.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder places great emphasis on teaching children to respect others and value differences in the wider world.

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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

 implement plans to explore an even greater range of professional development opportunities to continually build on the already excellent skills and knowledge.

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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 interaction between the childminder and the children. She also interacted with the children when appropriate.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has exceptional knowledge of possible indicators that may be a cause for concern. She is fully aware of procedures to follow should she be concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder places high priority on children's safety and regularly checks all aspects of her home to help to prevent accidents. Overall, the childminder demonstrates an extremely strong commitment to the development of her skills. However, she has identified that there are even more opportunities for her to enhance her knowledge to support best learning for children. The childminder monitors her work rigorously, including planning and assessment to identify and tackle gaps in learning and support best outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children's literacy in excellent ways. For instance, she offers children a very wide range of books. She reads stories in interesting and stimulating ways that highly engage children. She supports children's communication very well. She gives children time to think and respond, and makes excellent timely interventions in their play to support their learning. Children develop an excellent understanding of the world. For instance, the childminder takes them outdoors where they hunt for bugs and insects, use magnifying glasses to examine them, and learn the names of the creatures. Children learn very good physical skills in the well-planned outdoor area. They jump, balance and climb, and learn to aim, throw and catch balls very well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children learn very healthy habits. For instance, the childminder involves them in preparing fruit salad and discusses the nutritional value of eating fruit. She takes children outdoors each day for fresh air and provides an excellent range of physical challenges. The childminder is exceptionally effective in teaching children how to be safe. For example, they learn to take supervised minor risks for themselves, such as climbing small frames outdoors. The childminder encourages children to consider safety. For example, she teaches them about road safety and carries out regular fire drills so that children know how to leave the premises safely in emergencies. Children have strong, warm relationships with the childminder, who takes a great deal of time to get to know the children exceptionally well. She highly values children as individuals. Children are very confident and extremely motivated to learn. They have excellent independence skills.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress. They concentrate on tasks very well. Children have excellent counting skills, they sort and group objects, and have excellent knowledge of shape names. Children learn very valuable skills to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 116034 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 1061246 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 August 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1989. She lives in Brentford, in the London Borough of Hounslow. The childminder provides care for children on each weekday, from 8am 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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