Georgiou-Francis, Christina

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2017 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder has not met her responsibility to inform Ofsted that she has employed a childminding assistant. She has failed to supply the required documentation to enable Ofsted to determine the suitability of the assistant. This is also breach of the requirements of the Childcare Register.  At times, children are not consistently encouraged to manage simple tasks for themselves.  Occasionally, the childminder and her assistants do make the best use of opportunities to extend children's early mathematical skills.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder plans a broad range of activities and experiences to support children in their overall learning and development. All children make good progress.  Children take part in regular exercise, which contributes effectively to the development of their physical abilities.  Children behave well and they learn how to stay safe.  The childminder has established good relationships with parents. She completes a daily diary for parents giving information about their children's general well-being and she encourages them to contribute to their children's ongoing assessments. This supports the consistency of care and learning for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 provide Ofsted with required information in a timely manner to enable suitability checks to be carried out on childminding assistants. 03/07/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 provide more opportunities for children to do as much as possible for themselves to further promote their growing independence  make better use of all opportunities to extend children's early mathematical skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistants and the children at appropriate times.  The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with the children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the children's progress reports, assistants' records, the attendance register and the childminder's and assistants' training certificates.  The inspector took account of parents' views provided in completed questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge of child protection matters and how to proceed if a child is at risk of harm. She uses appropriate procedures to help minimise hazards to children. The childminder holds a current first-aid certificate and is able to give appropriate care if there is an accident. She has suitable systems for recruiting assistants and offers one-to-one supervision sessions and training to support them in their role. However, the childminder has failed to notify Ofsted of the changes to the assistants she employs to look after the children. She has not supplied Ofsted with the relevant information to enable all required suitability checks to be carried out. Even so, this breach of requirements does not have a significant impact as the assistant holds a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and does not have unsupervised access to the children. The childminder updates her knowledge of childcare through training. She is

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

developing her self-evaluation processes and encourages parents to help her make decisions on how to further improve the quality of care for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses observations and assessments effectively to identify children's learning needs and she plans challenging activities to build on their abilities. The childminder and her assistants use effective questioning techniques to encourage young children to develop confidence in expressing themselves. Older children are learning to talk about their own ideas and thoughts with others. The childminder provides good opportunities for children to make sense of the world in which they live. For example, children find out about living things and use a magnifying glass in their explorations. They learn skills in using the computer and learn about cultural diversity in the wider environment. At times, children's growing independence and early mathematical skills are not fully encouraged.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The weakness identified in leadership and management means that children's safety is not fully promoted. Nevertheless, the childminder works closely with parents to arrange settling-in procedures that are tailored to children's individual needs. The childminder and her assistants help new children to become familiar with daily routines and develop their confidence. Children are happy, settled and begin to form friendships with other children. They play in a clean environment, learn about good hygiene practices and eat healthily.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They explore making marks and develop painting techniques. Young children join in with familiar stories, and older children begin to learn that print carries meaning. Children are developing necessary skills in preparation for the next stage in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485290 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1002422 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She works in Enfield Town, in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, all year round. She works with assistants. The childminder holds a level 3 qualification in childcare.

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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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