Childminder in Enfield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2017 24 June 2015

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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 children make rapid progress in their learning from their starting points. The childminder knows children remarkably well and monitors their overall progress vigorously, to ensure she identifies and closes any gaps in their development. Any children who need extra help in their learning are supported exceptionally well.  The childminder is highly ambitious and has raised the quality of the setting significantly, acting promptly on any previous recommendations set at her last inspection. She reflects in detail on her service, including using the views of others, and has strong aspirations for continued success.  The childminder plans a vibrant range of activities for children of all ages, which children show delight in exploring. She has an excellent understanding of how children learn best and takes account of their individual interests. For example, she supports children who are interested in pets to make a play pet shop and care for pretend

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This provision is outstanding

animals.  The childminder ensures children's physical and emotional well-being are a top priority. She helps children to learn about kindness and respect. They behave exceptionally well and begin to form bonds with their peers and familiar adults.  The childminder is exceptionally skilled at enhancing children's speaking and communication abilities. For example, she models language clearly and asks an excellent range of questions to help develop and extend children's thinking skills.

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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

 consider further opportunities to make links with other settings that children may attend, to ensure children continue to make excellent progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's learning and the childminder's teaching during a range of activities, which included accompanying the childminder to collect children from nursery.  The inspector spoke with children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including the childminder's policies and the children's learning records.  The inspector checked evidence relating to the childminder's suitability to work with children, and reviewed parents' written feedback made available during the inspection.  The inspector spoke with a parent to gain their views about the childminder's service.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is passionate about offering an outstanding early education. She forms strong partnerships with parents and fully involves them in their child's ongoing learning. Parents are highly complimentary about the service she provides. For example, they comment on her wonderful relationships with the children. Overall, the childminder works closely with other professionals to provide consistency in children's experiences. For example, she gathers information about how children are achieving at nursery. However, on occasion, she misses opportunities to share her own accurate assessments with the nursery in return, to develop even greater links. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an expert knowledge of how to keep children safe and knows who to contact should she have any welfare concerns. She values the importance of professional development and is proactive about continually enhancing her knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows children exceedingly well and accurately identifies their next steps in learning through careful observations of children's skills. She uses a dynamic range of strategies to encourage children to explore, play and learn. For example, the children are highly engaged during a threading activity, manoeuvring small beads on sticks which are then stuck into a potato. This helps them develop their small-muscle control and their understanding of size. The childminder supports children's interest in early literacy. For example, she provides exciting writing opportunities and talks about familiar books children have read.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop very close bonds with the childminder, who is kind and nurturing. She takes excellent account of children individual needs and preferences. Children have many opportunities to develop their independence and the childminder encourages children to tackle challenges and try new things. She supports their understanding of being healthy and provides a balanced range of home-cooked meals and snacks. Children learn about their personal safety and about the world around them. For example, while out and about the childminder explains how crossings work for people who cannot see, to help develop children's awareness of others who are similar and different to themselves.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress towards the early learning goals. They are confident, inquisitive and curious to investigate their surroundings. Children gain brilliant communication skills in relation to their starting points and superb physical coordination. They are creative and focused. For example, they persevere on tasks of interest for extended periods. Children are exceptionally well prepared for school and future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY271632 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1091808 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for most of the year.

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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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