Childminder in Enfield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 November 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

 Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop good physical, personal, social, emotional and communication skills ready for their future learning.  The childminder responds to children's interests and adapts her teaching to engage and excite children about learning. Children play confidently in a highly stimulating environment. They enjoy being involved and concentrate well.  New children settle into the childminder's home well. She builds positive relationships with them and supports their emotional needs effectively. Children are happy, secure and independently explore the safe, welcoming environment.  Partnerships with parents are good. Comments from parents show that they feel well informed about what their children are doing during the day.  The childminder has a firm understanding of how to maintain children's health and safety effectively. Children learn how to be safe and have a good understanding of

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder gains the views of parents about the quality of her care. However, she does not ask them for their suggestions to help her evaluate and improve the effectiveness of her practice.  Although the childminder supports children's early literacy skills well overall, she does not extend their learning experiences to introduce a broad range of printed materials.

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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 systems for monitoring the quality of practice to take into account parents' views  enhance children's early literacy skills through a wide range of reading materials.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children and discussed how she supports their ongoing development.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents provided at inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation including the childminder's policies and procedures, and children's developmental records that she shares with parents.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and looked at a sample of her feedback provided by the local authority development team.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the welfare requirements. She ensures her home is a safe environment for children to play and explore. The childminder uses effective systems to monitor visitors in her home. For example, she checks photographic identification and ensures they all sign in a book. The childminder's procedures for monitoring attendance are effective. For example, she makes sure that children attend regularly and that they benefit from the rich learning opportunities she provides. The childminder uses effective systems for monitoring her assistant's performance and offers regular supervision. The childminder ensures she updates and improves her skills. For example, she attends regular training, which enables her to meet children's needs successfully.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is skilful in delivering a variety of activities for all children to be involved in to meet their individual learning needs. She ensures her home is well resourced so she can support children's learning effectively. The childminder plans an interesting and stimulating environment where children remain engaged throughout the day. Children develop their language skills well. For example, the childminder encourages them to speak in sentences and children enjoy joining in with rhymes. The childminder uses highly effective systems for observation and assessment to enable her to track children's progress and to identify any gaps in the learning of different groups of children. Parents actively contribute to their children's initial assessment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are exceptionally well behaved. They learn to share resources and take turns. The childminder is consistent in the messages she gives to children about how to be kind and respectful to one another. For example, she refers to posters which set clear boundaries and help children begin to understand right from wrong. Children respond well to praise and know that the childminder values their efforts. Children eat nutritious foods and learn how to be healthy. They benefit from being physically active, for example, while they enjoy 'garden time'. Children closely observe and ask questions to develop their understanding of living things. For example, they enjoy feeding the pet tortoise and learning about how tortoises sleep.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning, given their starting points. They are enthusiastic and motivated to learn. Children demonstrate good concentration, often engaging in chosen activities for prolonged periods. The childminder make a continuous effort to share information with parents to support children to reach their full potential.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475084 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 989502 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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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 Edmonton, within the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, and sometimes at weekends, from 8am until 7pm throughout most of the year. The childminder also offers overnight care.

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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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