Childminder in Barking and Dagenham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2017 16 January 2015

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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 supports children's emotional well-being effectively, especially babies. Children respond positively to her, settle with ease and enjoy her company.  The childminder shares information with parents on a daily basis about what their child has achieved that day and encourages parents to share what their children have been doing at home. This joint approach helps her to meet the children's needs well.  Children are enthusiastic in their play and show eagerness to learn. The childminder actively takes the lead from the children and joins in with their play, sensitively encouraging and supporting them. This helps to build children's confidence to further explore the environment.  The childminder uses effective behaviour management strategies, which help children to understand the rules, share and be kind to each other. She treats the children with kindness and respect.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Outcomes for children are good. The childminder uses effective assessment and planning systems overall, although she has yet to fully focus on tracking children's individual progress to enhance their next steps in learning further.  The childminder reflects on her own personal development well; however, reflection on the quality of provision is not helping to raise all aspects of practice to a higher level.

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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

 focus even more on what individual children can do and need to learn next to help them to progress as much as possible and to close any gaps in their learning at a faster rate  sharpen the detail of reflective practice to help raise the quality of the provision to consistently high levels.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualification and the suitability of the adults living on the premises.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and took into account the written views of the parents.  The inspector viewed all the areas of the home used for childminding and spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the children's learning records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector observed teaching and learning and assessed the impact on the children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of child protection procedures and a secure understanding of the action to take if she has any concerns. The childminder identifies risks and minimises these to promote children's safety and welfare effectively. She demonstrates a commitment to her ongoing professional development. For example, she attends training and meets with other experienced childminders to enhance her knowledge and to meet the children's needs more effectively. The childminder seeks the views of parents and incorporates these in her self-evaluation, helping her to further develop her provision. There is good information sharing with parents and the other settings that children attend which helps to provide continuity.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts well with children. She talks to them about what they are doing and introduces new words into their play. She engages children in songs and rhymes, which helps to develop their language skills. The childminder determines what the children can do when they first start and plans challenging activities to extend their learning. For example, she encourages babies to move their bodies to the music and explore rhythms, which helps them to gain control of their movements. Children enjoy playing with a range of different sensory resources. For example, they chuckle as they throw different textured balls around and chase them. This helps to encourage children's curiosity and to explore the resources for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Babies receive warm and loving care from the childminder. They gain comfort as they snuggle into her arms at times, such as when they are tired or being fed. The childminder has a thorough understanding of babies' needs and meets these well. Children have a range of opportunities to develop their physical skills, such as outings to the local park and when jumping on the trampoline in the garden. The childminder supports children's independence skills effectively, one of the ways she does this is by encouraging them to put on their own shoes and coat. The childminder praises children regularly, which helps to motivate them to learn and builds their self-esteem. She takes children to local groups in the community helping to develop their social skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. Babies build their confidence as they explore the equipment and resources. Children develop good communication and language skills. They are motivated to learn and show curiosity as they play. Children acquire the skills needed for their future learning and eventually for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY339354 Local authority Barking & Dagenham Inspection number 1085605 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 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006. She lives in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. She operates for 48 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. The childminder holds an 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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