Childminder 135824

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 May 2017 1 June 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 provides children with interesting and challenging experiences which help them to become keen and motivated learners. Children make good progress.  Children behave well and learn to value and respect one another. The childminder is a good role model. She teaches children well about expected behaviour through gentle, consistent messages and setting clear boundaries.  The childminder evaluates her practice well. She is proactive with regard to her professional development and has attended various training courses. This helped her, for example, to raise the quality of her provision and improve children's outcomes.  Children are cared for in a clean and stimulating environment. The childminder completes thorough risk assessments to help to minimize hazards and teaches children how to keep themselves safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully encourage parents to share what their children learn at home, to complement future plans and to support their progress further.  The childminder does not build on ways to strengthen partnerships with other settings that children attend, to support a more consistent approach to their learning.

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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

 involve parents more fully to share information about their children's learning at home, to further support the assessment process  strengthen partnerships with other settings that children attend, to support a more consistent approach to their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities, including their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at areas of the premises used for childminding and sampled relevant documentation, including children's records.  The inspector and the childminder jointly observed children at play and evaluated an activity together.  The inspector reviewed feedback from parents and children by sampling written documents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to protect children. She implements effective procedures to help to protect children from harm. The childminder has developed her practice well since her last inspection and has addressed the previous recommendations. For example, she now helps children to increase their understanding of good hygiene routines and extends their interest in their natural environment. The childminder monitors children's progress well to ensure that any identified gaps in their learning are narrowed. Overall, she shares this information with parents to promote consistency in children's learning and care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is experienced and her teaching skills develop children's learning and development needs well. She observes children regularly, knows what they can do and ensures her planning covers all aspects of learning. The childminder helps younger children to extend their language skills effectively, to help them to become confident talkers. For example, younger children enjoy playing with shape sorters and press buttons on activity tables to explore and listen to sounds and music. They enjoy listening to songs and enthusiastically repeat known actions to songs. The childminder extends their learning further. For example, she asks children questions and responds well to their babbles and emerging words, which encourages them to communicate.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are settled and enjoy the childminder's interactions with them. The childminder is caring and offers reassuring words of encouragement during children's play. This helps to build their confidence. She supports children's physical health well and provides well- balanced meals and many opportunities for them to exercise. For example, children enjoy blowing bubbles in the garden and they see how quickly they can catch them. The childminder helps children to develop good social skills. For example, they look forward to going on walks in the local area and attend local playgroups where they learn to mix with larger groups of children. Children develop good levels of independence during everyday activities. For example, they select and help to tidy up the toys with which they want to play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident communicators and eager learners. They learn to count in their play. They develop early literacy skills, listen well to stories and enjoy making marks. Children develop competent physical skills and are active outdoors every day. They are well prepared for the next stage in their learning and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 135824 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1089526 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. She offers full-time and part-time care each weekday from 8am to 6pm, throughout 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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Telephone number

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