Childminder EY417643

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 November 2016 25 February 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 has a good understanding of her responsibilities to support children's health, safety and well-being.  The childminder offers her assistants regular supervisions to support them in their role and develop teaching practices, to meet the care and learning needs of the children.  The childminder has a secure understanding of how children develop and learn. She provides purposeful activities that are suitably challenging and helps children to make good progress.  Children's early literacy skills are developing well. For example, they learn to associate alphabet letters with the sounds they represent, and most-able children can spell their names and the names of the fruits they eat.  Partnerships with parents are effective. The childminder keep them well informed about their children's well-being and achievements. She encourages parents' contributions in assessments, to enhance their children's learning at home. She welcomes parents' and

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This provision is good

her assistants' views about the quality of the provision to help her improve further.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consider ways to make some items, such as books, more accessible to children, so they can extend their own learning and more choices.  At times, the childminder does not encourage children to try out different ways or solutions to solving problems, particularly to enhance their mathematical skills.

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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

 review the organisation of resources to provide even more opportunities for children to make choices and lead their own learning  make better use of everyday learning opportunities to develop further children's problem-solving skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her role and responsibilities.  The inspector observed the activities, and the childminder's and her assistants' interactions with the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to the assistants at appropriate times.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, which included staff records, training certificates, assessment records, policies and the register of attendance.  The inspector read parents' completed questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder carries out regular risk assessments, such as in the home and prior to outings, to ensure children's safety. She has a good understanding of child protection issues and ensures that her assistants know the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child. The childminder seeks training opportunities and responds well to the guidance she receives from the local early years team to help develop her childcare knowledge and skills. Overall, she has effectively addressed the action and recommendations set at the last inspection to maintain ratios and improve the learning opportunities for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well. She works closely with her assistants to assess children's abilities and plan for their next steps to help move children on in their learning. Children generally learn to be independent, particularly in their personal care. For example, young children use utensils competently to eat, and older children serve themselves at mealtimes and tidy away toys after playing with them. Children enjoy participating in conversations and talk about their own ideas with adults and their friends. Young children use actions and words well, such as to express their needs and desires. Children learn about the features of their community. For example, they enjoy visiting local shops, parks and children's centres. They develop an understanding of growth and changes, such as when they plant vegetables and learn that plants need water to help them grow. The childminder encourages children's creative and sensory skills well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a good understanding of children's emotional and physical well-being. She works well with parents to provide consistency of care for children. The childminder and her assistants support children in developing cooperative skills. They use appropriate behaviour management strategies and children respond well. Children take part in a broad range of activities that help them to become aware of themselves, each other and the wider world. Children enjoy nutritious meals. They learn the importance of good hygiene practices and to stay safe. Children have daily opportunities to be physically active. For example, young children enjoy pushing and pulling mobile play equipment. Older children ride tricycles confidently, use large physical play equipment and develop ball skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children show good skills in handling and using items correctly. Children enjoy making marks in their own way. All children make good progress and they are well prepared for the next stage in their development, including their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY417643 Local authority Newham Inspection number 1057832 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in the Stratford area, in the London Borough of Newham. The childminder employs four part-time staff but only regularly works with two assistants at any one time. The setting is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of 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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