Childminder EY453613

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 January 2017 22 May 2013

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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 provides a variety of interesting activities and resources for children. She observes children and monitors their progress. She plans activities based on children's individual needs and interests. All children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder establishes warm and caring relationships with children. She knows them well and responds to their individual care needs and routines.  The childminder supports healthy lifestyles well. For example, she provides nutritious snacks, follows good hygiene routines and plans activities that enable children to be physically active.  Children are safe and secure in the childminder's care. She assesses and eliminates any risks on her premises thoroughly and prior to taking children on outings.  The childminder is keen to keep her knowledge of childcare up to date and seeks further training courses to help her achieve this. She regularly evaluates her practice to

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This provision is good

assess what works well and where she needs to improve.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not extend young children's interest to explore music and sing, to enhance their learning opportunities.

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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

 make better use of opportunities to explore music and singing to enhance further children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder with the children and spoke with her about their learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection regarding her practice, and the arrangements for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation processes and discussed an observation of an activity.  The inspector checked the documentation the childminder uses to support her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection procedures. She knows how to report any concerns she may have about a child's welfare. The childminder is well organised, she maintains the required documentation and uses these to underpin her practice. The childminder monitors children's progress well, for example through frequent observations, to plan their next steps in learning. The childminder establishes good relationships with parents. She gets to know the individual needs of children and their families well, and keeps them informed of their children's progress. Parental comments indicate they are very happy with the care their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy their time with the childminder and she supports their learning well overall. Children are motivated to learn, for example, through well-planned activities suitable for their age and stage of development. Children have good fun exploring and investigating using their senses. For example, they feel the different texture of rice and peas, and develop their physical skills when they fill up different sized containers. The childminder supports children's communication and language well. For example, she models vocabulary effectively and encourages children to repeat words. Children develop their early reading skills; for example, they enjoy looking at books and are fascinated when the childminder introduces puppets to the stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a warm, welcoming and secure environment. Children's behaviour is consistently good. The childminder provides lots of praise and encouragement during activities and throughout the day, which helps to develop children's self-esteem and confidence. The childminder teaches children from an early age about good independence. For example, they are able to feed themselves and find their own beakers when they want a drink. The childminder provides children with daily opportunities to be outside in the fresh air. For example, they visit local parks or woods to enable them to run around and be physically active.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are working comfortably within the range of development typical for their age in all areas of learning. They develop their social skills well. For example, when visiting toddler groups, they play and learn how to behave positively with other children. They have good levels of concentration, and learn about numbers and counting during play. Children develop a range of skills, which helps to prepare them for their future learning and move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453613 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1063045 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 4 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder works Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for family or 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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