Childminder EY366874

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 July 2017 16 March 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 reflects well upon the quality of her provision, taking account of the views of parents and the preferences of children successfully. This helps her to identify where she needs to make improvements. For example, she has added to her range of educational toys for younger children, which has helped to develop their concentration skills further.  The childminder provides a good range of resources, which is well organised and easily accessible. This allows children to make independent choices in their play.  Children enjoy learning about the world. For example, they help the childminder to grow and care for a wide variety of plants and vegetables in her garden.  Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents give positive feedback on the quality of the childminder's service. They value the good exchange of information about their children's care and development, which successfully helps them to support their

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This provision is good

children's learning at home.  Children develop a good range of skills to support the next stages in their development, including starting school. For example, they become confident and effective communicators, able to listen well and express their ideas successfully.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder does not give children opportunities to explore activities and resources at their own pace so that they can work out their own ways of doing things and develop their thinking skills even further.

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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

 consistently allow children to fully explore activities and resources, and discover their own ways of doing things, to support their independence and develop their thinking skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and discussed these with the childminder, to assess the quality of teaching and its impact upon children's learning.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder at various points throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection and considered their views and experiences.  The inspector looked at parents' written feedback and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder makes good use of opportunities to improve her practice. For instance, she seeks advice from her childminding coordinator and exchanges ideas for activities with other childminders. She uses further training effectively to develop her provision for children. For example, she recently attended a course on food and nutrition. She has reviewed her menus and made the meals she serves healthier. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to protect children from harm and knows how to report any concerns about their safety or well-being. The childminder has formed effective links with other settings that children attend. She regularly exchanges information about their care and learning with staff and passes this on to parents. This gives her a good overview of the children's welfare and development, and promotes continuity between the different settings and home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children's play and monitors their progress well, to find out what they need to learn next. She makes effective use of information from other settings that children attend to gain an all-round picture of the children's development. This helps her to plan activities which build on the things that children are learning at nursery or school. The childminder interacts well with the children, joining in with their play to support their learning. For example, she explained concepts such as 'sweet' and 'sour' as children played a game where they matched 'opposites'. Children have many opportunities to learn about shapes. For instance, they enjoyed cutting out shapes from play dough and spoke about the shapes of the blocks as they constructed a castle.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is kind and caring, and provides a warm and welcoming environment. Children settle in quickly and develop close bonds with her. The childminder provides children with gentle reminders about rules and boundaries, and she praises them for things that they do well. This helps them understand how they should behave and boosts their self-esteem successfully. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder effectively supports children's understanding of diversity and differences between people. For example, she encourages them to explore and reconsider their ideas about gender by challenging a comment that 'only boys have short hair'. Children develop positive attitudes to healthy lifestyles. For instance, they enjoy a wide range of healthy snacks and nutritious home-cooked meals each day.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop positive attitudes to learning and make good progress from their starting points. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination through activities such as building, puzzles and shape sorters. They learn to express themselves creatively, for example, through role-play games and by designing and making. Children develop their good mathematical knowledge as they learn to count objects accurately and order items by size successfully.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY366874 Local authority Newham Inspection number 1093289 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the London Borough of Newham. She provides care all day from 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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Telephone number

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