Childminder EY439147

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2017 14 January 2014

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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 and her assistants make excellent use of knowledge and skills gained, for example, through training and in-depth self-education, to enhance their practice and improve outcomes for all children.  The childminder works extremely closely with parents and other settings children attend. She provides parents with learning guidance and involves them in planning and identifying children's next steps. All children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points.  Children enjoy a wealth of stimulating and high-quality activities and resources on offer. The childminder is very adept at extending and adjusting activities to meet all children's individual learning needs and to maintain their interest.  The childminder is very passionate and dedicated. She often evaluates her practice with her assistants and, together, they strive to provide children with high-quality care and individualised learning. All children are highly motivated and very keen to learn in this

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This provision is outstanding

very welcoming setting.  Children develop excellent behaviour and social skills. The childminder and her assistants are excellent role models for children. They are calm and polite, and use all opportunities to help children manage their feelings and boost their confidence and self-esteem.

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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

 continue to develop the use of current support systems for staff, particularly to maintain high standards of teaching practice and skills for all assistants, to enhance children's outcomes even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities, and the childminder's and her assistants' 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 and her assistants' suitability to work with children and sampled some policies and procedures.  The inspector held conversations with the childminder, some assistants and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely clear about her role and responsibility to keep children safe. She has secure systems in place to ensure all adults are suitable to work with children. The childminder and her assistants have an extensive knowledge of all safeguarding procedures. Overall, the childminder supports her assistants to ensure they work together seamlessly to meet children's needs. However, occasionally, she misses opportunities to extend this support for her assistants, such as in maintaining their teaching practice at outstanding levels at all times. The childminder has made many improvements since the last inspection. For example, she has developed extensive outside play areas, introduced more natural resources inside, and has attended various courses to improve her practice and services to the highest level.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes meticulous assessments of children's progress. She uses this information to close any gaps identified and to help children achieve their learning goals. The childminder and her assistants have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of children's individual needs and interests. They provide an incredibly extensive range of exciting and challenging experiences indoors and outdoors. For example, children re-act the scenes from the books they read with an adult while using puppets, or build their own dinosaur world with sand outside. The childminder effectively develops children's thinking skills. For example, she uses questions that require extensive answers, waits for children to think and introduces new vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and settled in the setting. Their health and safety are of paramount importance to the childminder. She provides children with an exceptionally safe and secure environment where they flourish and thrive. She supports children closely in learning to keep safe and to develop healthy lifestyles. For example, she has discussions with children about potential dangers and reads books about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables while they have those fruits in front of them. Children have excellent opportunities to be independent and initiate their own ideas to extend their learning. They gain real-life skills during play, such as joining in with the washing up.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are confident learners who show high levels of focus and concentration. They gain a very wide range of important skills, make rapid progress in all areas of their learning and development and are ready for school. For example, children are passionate about the books and know the authors of all their favourite stories. Children interact extremely well with the childminder, her assistants and each other as they play together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439147 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1069123 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder operates Monday to Thursday from 7.45am to 6.15pm. On occasions, the childminder works with two assistants, who are her daughter and her husband. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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