Childminder in Barnet

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2017 4 June 2014

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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 are safe and confident in the care of this considerate and thoughtful childminder.  The childminder creates a stimulating, exciting and very safe environment for the children to explore and in which to learn. For example, she provides a range of accessible resources and children are able to make their own choices about their play.  Partnerships with other professionals are successful and help the childminder to meet children's needs successfully. The childminder shares relevant information with other provisions, which ensures children's individual learning experiences are continuous and support their learning.  The childminder skilfully supports children's communication skills. For example, she skilfully includes them in story time, asking them to recall familiar phrases from the story and the names of the animals. Children are constantly building on their skills and make good progress from their starting points.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's evaluation systems are still in the process of development and do not currently include parents' suggestions fully, to help improve her service to families even further.  Sometimes, the childminder does not fully use the outdoor areas to enhance learning experiences for children.

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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

 increase opportunities to include and use parents' ideas to help develop the childcare provision even further  extend opportunities for children to explore the outdoor environment to broaden their learning as much as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector and childminder discussed the systems she uses to observe and record children's progress, and the documents she uses to support her work.  The inspector discussed processes used to monitor and supervise the work of the assistant.  The inspector completed observations of the children as they engaged in activities with the childminder and the assistant.  The inspector looked at the room, garden and resources the children use.  The inspector sampled written feedback from parents, which the childminder made available during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her contribution towards the protection of children. She knows the signs and symptoms that may alert her to any concerns about a child's welfare and how to report these. The childminder effectively supervises her assistant in his practice and together they value opportunities for further training. They remain up to date with their childcare knowledge. The childminder observes and assess the children. She uses this information to distinguish what children know, how they learn and their interests. Her successful teaching methods help her to close any gaps in their learning. Overall, the childminder has successful partnerships with parents, for example, keeping them informed of their child's daily experiences and learning opportunities. The childminder monitors her practice and considers ways to improve her childcare service. For example, she looks at

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

ways to improve how she records and assesses the children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are excited, busy and motivated to learn in the care of this childminder. The children make choices as they play. For example, they choose the colours of paint to use and how much glitter to add to their paintings. Children are delighted to explore different objects and materials in their play; they chase bubbles and break the ice with hammers. The childminder helps children to understand about changes in weather and talks to them about the correct clothes to wear in the cold weather. There is lots of laughter as children remember their special socks for their wellies. Children are pleased to investigate the texture of noodles. They develop their physical skills and carefully use tools to transfer the noodles to a new container.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop secure attachments to the childminder. The children are happy and very confident in this warm inspiring environment. The childminder knows and respects their home routines, including their individual sleeping and eating patterns. The children make their needs and ideas known to the childminder who responds with enthusiasm. The childminder gives valuable praise to the children as they achieve and develop confidence in their own abilities. Children have good opportunities to learn about others and take part in special celebrations, such as Chinese New Year.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy learning and playing together. They are making good progress and become fully involved in activities. For example, when children are playing with dinosaurs they use a factual book to discover the name of the dinosaur and the food it ate. Children develop useful skills for their future learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY468986 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1069779 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 12 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the London Borough of Barnet. The childminder cares for children all day on Monday to Friday, throughout most of the year. The childminder is a qualified Montessori teacher and provides a Montessori ethos in her setting. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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