Childminder EY241990

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 July 2017 6 January 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 childminder consistently seeks to enhance the excellence of her teaching where possible. She continually reflects on the quality of the learning opportunities she provides for the children and very effectively improves their outcomes.  Children constantly benefit from the knowledge and skills the childminder gains, such as through reading and training. She uses these effectively to consistently enhance her practice and continually support children in making excellent progress.  The childminder provides a wide range of inspirational resources and learning opportunities. She uses these extremely well to provide a rich and varied learning environment for children.  The childminder meticulously observes and assesses the children's learning. She uses this detailed information to create highly focused plans of what they need to learn next. Children develop exceptionally well in all areas of learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 Partnerships with parents are outstanding. Parents receive extremely detailed information about their children's care and development. They have excellent, ongoing involvement in their children's learning, which provides continuity for children.  Children's emotional well-being and social skills are expertly nurtured. Children learn to care for each other and make friendships. The childminder is highly responsive to children's individual needs.

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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

 build on opportunities for children to experiment and solve problems to help them make even better progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children as they were engaged in a variety of activities, including outdoor play.  The inspector looked at the rooms, outside area and resources used by the children.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she met the recommendations made at the last inspection.  The inspector considered how the childminder reflects on her practice and her partnerships with parents.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she observes and assesses the children's progress, and discussed the teaching and learning that took place.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how to identify concerns about the welfare of a child in her care and the procedures to follow. The childminder has completed relevant training in how to identify any children who may be at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas or behaviours. She takes excellent action to keep children safe and ensures she has suitable car insurance for taking children on outings. She meticulously identifies where to build on her skills to develop her practice effectively. For example, after developing her knowledge about how children learn more than one language, she uses what she has learned to support and extend children's language development effectively. This helps the childminder support children learning English as an additional language at the highest level.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are provided with outstanding opportunities to learn about the natural world. For example, they grow their own fruits, herbs and vegetables, which they harvest and enjoy cooking and eating. They walk, run, build dens in woodland and develop excellent physical skills. Carefully chosen stories build on children's interests, and the childminder's use of resources, such as props, enriches this further. The childminder uses her excellent knowledge of how young children learn to provide high-quality learning experiences. For example, children explore different natural materials, such as pine cones and sea shells. They photograph them and use these to support them in thinking about shape, size, colour and pattern. The childminder is developing ways to support children in how to experiment and solve problems even more.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model for children and they behave exceptionally well. They are all sensitively supported in learning how to take care of themselves. For example, the youngest children make their own lunch and enjoy naming and talking about fruits and vegetables. Children learn important skills for the next stage of their learning, including school. The childminder provides excellent opportunities for children to learn about different cultural festivals, including those that reflect their own individual lives and families.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are extremely excited by their own learning. They are highly motivated and effective in using the skills and knowledge they develop to extend their own activities. For example, they use their developing mathematical knowledge to add up the cost of items when playing 'shops' and their emerging literacy to write a 'receipt'. Children understand and are confident in communicating their own needs. For example, they ask to rest when they feel tired.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY241990 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1085572 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 6 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the London Borough of Barnet. The childminder offers childcare from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round, except when taking family holidays. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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