Childminder EY461953

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 February 2017 10 February 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 quality of teaching is remarkable. The childminder effectively uses her accurate observations and assessments to promptly identify any gaps in children's progress. All children make excellent progress.  The childminder offers a very warm and stimulating environment. She ensures high- quality resources are easily available for children to explore and they are extremely motivated to learn.  Partnerships with the parents are highly effective. The childminder uses a range of highly successful strategies to engage parents actively in promoting and extending their children's learning at home.  Children's speaking, listening and understanding skills develop exceptionally well. The childminder actively encourages children to express their ideas, needs and wishes. She frequently talks to children and exposes them to a large varied vocabulary.  Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder promotes their confidence,

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This provision is outstanding

independence and self-care skills exceptionally well.  The childminder successfully reviews her practice and actively pursues training opportunities to implement new ideas and extend children's learning. For example, she significantly encourages children's critical thinking during creative activities.

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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 extend the highly effective methods used to exchange information with other settings, to support children even further as they prepare to move on to nursery and school.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of safeguarding issues and has a strong ability to recognise when a child may be at risk of harm or neglect. She completes thorough daily risk assessments to enable children to play in a safe environment. The childminder is highly effective in sharing children's progress with parents. For example, she uses written progress checks and detailed daily diaries to share what their children have achieved. Overall, the childminder has created highly effective working partnerships with staff from other settings. However, she has identified that she would like to do even more to develop these partnerships even further to enhance children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder promotes children's language superbly in a variety of ways. For example, she uses songs, music and dance to stimulate children's listening and attention skills. She repeats children's communication and introduces new vocabulary. The use of highly focused planning ensures that the childminder promotes children's next steps in learning extremely well. The childminder excites children's interest and enthusiasm as they play and explore, and encourages them to follow their own ideas. For example, children are fascinated with the blue and green fish-shaped ice cubes as they melt in the soapy foam. They explore the colours and make marks with various tools. The childminder uses mathematical language to support the children. For example, they delight in playing with the shape sorter and show excitement when they achieve their goal.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an exceptional role model. Children's self-confidence blossoms. They receive lots of praise. Children develop an excellent awareness of the benefits of following good health routines, such as eating nutritional foods, and learning to identify and manage their care needs. The childminder ensures that children have plenty of fresh air and exercise. She provides them with exciting opportunities to develop their physical skills in her garden and through inspiring visits, such as to nature and wildlife walks, parks and playgroups. Children develop an excellent understanding of diversity and the wider world. They explore and develop an awareness of cultural events, traditions and celebrations, such as through activities, discussions and a vast array of resources.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are motivated to learn. They listen attentively, follow simple instructions and take turns. They are extremely confident to explore their surroundings. Children develop a love of books and enjoy mark making with a range of materials. Children rapidly gain the skills to prepare them extremely well for their next stage in learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY461953 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1069274 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 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Whetstone, in the London Borough of Barnet. She operates her service from 7.15am to 6.30pm on Monday to Friday, during term time.

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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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