Childminder EY303672

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 November 2016 11 July 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 meticulously plans learning opportunities that build on children's achievements and knowledge. All children, including those who are learning English as an additional language, thrive and make rapid progress in their learning and development.  Children play in a rich and stimulating environment that is extensively well resourced. They are highly motivated, very keen to learn and make independent choices in their play and learning.  Highly effective partnerships with parents and others help the childminder to meet children's needs extremely well.  The childminder skilfully evaluates her provision and seeks parents' and children's feedback to take highly effective actions in response. Reflection is at the heart of everything she does and she continuously strives to provide the highest outcomes for children.  The childminder values and welcomes each child. She knows them extremely well and

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This provision is outstanding

they form immensely secure bonds with the childminder. Children are very well behaved, confident and display high levels of self-esteem.  Children's health and safety is of paramount importance to the childminder. She maintains very safe, clean and secure environments, and supports children closely in learning to keep safe and to develop healthy lifestyles.

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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

 extend professional development, where possible, to help maintain excellent care and learning for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interaction with children throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled children's observation, planning and assessment documents and looked at the registration records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children and sampled her policies and procedures.  The inspector held conversations with the childminder and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent awareness of how to keep children safe, what signs might indicate that a child is at risk and what procedures to follow in different safeguarding situations. The childminder closely monitors children's progress and skilfully identifies any gaps in their learning, which are quickly addressed. Parents receive regular feedback and are fully involved in the planning and teaching process. They follow the childminder's skilful advice on how they can support their children at home, which helps them achieve as much as possible. Although the childminder regularly improves her knowledge, she would like to extend her professional development to even higher levels to maintain the high quality of her setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder effectively and routinely reflects on the success of her teaching and plans activities that link closely to children's next steps in learning. Children benefit from a superb range of activities that cover all areas of learning and help them gain new skills and knowledge. For example, children enjoy exploring exotic fruits from different countries, such as dragon fruit, pomegranate, mango, persimmon, passion fruit and physalis. They independently cut them, look at shapes, colours and explore their texture and smell. The childminder skilfully introduces new words and talks about the countries they come from. Children carefully look at a map and compare how far they come from, which also supports their understanding of the wider world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model to children. She speaks kindly and respectfully to everyone at all times. Children listen carefully and understand what the childminder expects of them. The childminder is very positive, calm, extremely encouraging and enables children to do as much as possible for themselves. Children are exceptionally independent. For example, they dress themselves appropriately before going outside to play in different types of weather. The childminder makes the most of everyday routines to teach children how to be healthy and follow general and personal hygiene rules.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Since the last inspection, the childminder has been very proactive and has made many improvements. For example, children now use a vast range of resources for mark making inside and outside, which supports their development and the early writing skills needed for their future learning. Children work extremely well together. They share, take turns and show respect for each other, which prepares them very well for their future. Even young children develop an extensive range of vocabulary, learn the alphabet and recognise their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY303672 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1061887 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 July 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Palmers Green, in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder operates flexible hours from Monday to Friday all year round, except for family holidays. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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