Childminder EY468454

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 July 2017 31 March 2014

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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 childminder has very high expectations of all children. She completes rigorous tracking of their progress to help identify and swiftly address gaps in their learning. Children make exceptional progress from their starting points.  Children rapidly form close bonds with the childminder. They are provided with settling- in sessions that meet their individual needs. Children are very happy and demonstrate they feel safe with the childminder. They flourish in her care, rapidly grow in confidence and display high levels of self-esteem.  Children are highly creative and imaginative. The childminder joins in their play, sensitively supporting children's ideas and helping them build further on their imagination. For example, children imagine they are vets as they use play medical equipment, and wrap real bandages and plasters on a soft toy.  Children develop excellent behaviour and social skills. The childminder is an excellent

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This provision is outstanding

role model. She is very gentle, calm and polite, and uses all opportunities to help children manage their feelings and boost their already high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  The childminder establishes highly effective partnerships with parents and other professionals. For example, she completes comprehensive progress checks for children aged between two and three years, taking detailed account of the views of others to inform these.

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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

 continue to build on the already excellent opportunities for children to learn further about their immediate family and know about what makes them special.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the interactions between the childminder and children as they engaged in activities together.  The inspector engaged with the children and spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at some of the childminder's documentation, including training certificates, written policies and children's individual records.  The inspector took account of parents' comments and views from the questionnaires provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The highly experienced childminder has a deep and comprehensive understanding of how children learn and develop. She plans exceptionally well to help stimulate and motivate children in their learning. She makes an uncompromising effort to continually seek out the most suitable training opportunities to build on her knowledge and skills. For example, she recently refreshed her skills in using hand signs alongside speech to develop children's language skills. Safeguarding is effective. Arrangements for risk assessments are highly effective. For example, when young children start, she carefully reviews daily routines, premises and equipment to help ensure their safety. Child protection is at the heart of her practice and she has a thorough knowledge of the signs that cause concern for children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children's early literacy skills exceptionally well. For example, young children display excellent levels of concentration and engagement as they practise writing on appointment letters in the pretend vet's surgery. The childminder makes excellent use of children's play to help them think about why things happen and how things work. For example, young children spend long periods using the scales to weigh a variety of different materials, comparing the size and weight of each one, as she helps them identify why some are heavier than others. The childminder plans highly exciting and interesting opportunities, including arts and crafts activities, to help children learn about people's differences. She is keen to explore further ways to help children learn about what makes themselves and their families special.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder supports children exceptionally well to build on their self-help skills. For example, very young children learn to cut a melon and peel their own bananas at snack time with real safety knives. Children develop an excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles. For instance, children show a strong understanding of the importance of drinking water and enjoy growing vegetables, which they can eat at a later stage. Children have a wealth of opportunities for fresh air and exercise. They delight in using the wide range of climbing equipment available at parks and excitedly explore the surrounding countryside and nearby woods. They talk about nature and the bugs and animals they see.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children display a real interest and keen enthusiasm for learning and discovering new things. Children and babies develop as very confident communicators. They listen and respond extremely well during conversations. Young children attempt to string words together to form short sentences. Children develop excellent mathematical skills, for example, sorting different coins when using play money. They make rapid progress towards the next stages in their learning and are prepared extremely well for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY468454 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1069737 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. The childminder operates on Monday to Fridays from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, apart from six weeks off for family holidays and bank holidays in 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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