Childminder in Wandsworth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 April 2017 Not applicable

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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 cared for in a clean, safe and stimulating environment. The childminder makes very good use of resources to support children's all-round learning and development. She supports their early language development very well. Children make good progress.  The childminder has made a good start to establishing strong partnerships with parents. She shares a good level of information with them about children's daily routines, activities and achievements. They work closely together to ensure children receive consistent messages and support, such as regarding behaviour.  The childminder gives high priority to supporting children's well-being. For example, she plans the week well to ensure children have opportunities to engage in outdoor play, socialise with other children, have time to rest, and to lead their own play.  The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility for safeguarding

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This provision is good

children. She is enthusiastic and focused on further developing her knowledge and skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is newly registered. Processes for completing assessments of children's starting points and for tracking their progress are not fully developed.  The childminder does not make full use of self-evaluation to assist in monitoring her effectiveness and for targeting all priorities for improvement.

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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

 develop further use of assessment to identify children's starting points and to track their progress more precisely  continue to make full use of self-evaluation processes, particularly to implement any priorities already identified for improvement, to help raise further the good standards of teaching and care.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including the impact of her teaching methods.  The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children during activities indoors and outdoors. She looked at the childminder's range of play and learning resources and equipment, and observed the suitability of the premises.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation relating to safeguarding, children's progress and well-being, and the childminder's suitability and self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a responsible attitude towards promoting children's well-being. Her knowledge of child protection matters and health and safety legislation is good. She is clear about the procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child's welfare, or in the event of an accident. For example, she restricts the number of children she cares for in a day to one child under two years, to take account of the stairs she would need to use if the lift was broken. The childminder liaises with her local early years advisers, such as to help develop her skills. For example, she has made resources to support sensory play and developed her record-keeping and fire safety procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of child development. She observes children closely and reflects well on their abilities and levels of involvement in activities. For example, when their interest in experimenting with dried rice waivers, she adds additional resources to link with their interest in emptying and filling. Children are intrigued and fascinated by the childminder's environment and are keen to explore and investigate. For example, they enjoy sorting through baskets of real vegetables, digging deep into straw to find eggs and smelling growing herbs, such as lime balm. The childminder repeats new words to toddlers and often commentates on her own actions to help them understand what she is doing. Toddlers are beginning to mimic this, for instance, they name what they find and talk to themselves as they play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form strong emotional attachments and trusting relationships. They respond well to the childminder's positive approach to behaviour management, for example, she reminds them to use 'kind hands' if they go to snatch something. The childminder promotes healthy eating well. For example, she provides raw vegetable crudities to accompany main meals, which children thoroughly enjoy. She takes children to different outdoor play spaces and makes good use of both her communal and personal rooftop garden, such as to encourage their interest in nature and physical exercise. Children gain a positive awareness and understanding of ethnicity, disability, cultural and religious differences, for example, through meaningful play and engaging in community activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Toddlers are being well prepared for the next stage in their learning journey, such as starting pre-school. They independently access play resources and confidently experiment, develop their own ideas and use words to express themselves. Children have a keen interest in books and listen very attentively to stories. They enjoy socialising with other children, such as at community groups, and are learning well how to share.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539204 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 1096075 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Wandsworth, London. The childminder works Monday to Friday throughout the year and is flexible about her availability.

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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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Telephone number

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