Childminder in Tower Hamlets

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 July 2017 4 November 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 and her assistants listen attentively and respond to children's comments and questions exceptionally well. Since the last inspection, the childminder has developed her practice, and that of her assistants, extremely well. Together they expertly extend children's communication and language throughout every activity. Children are very confident and excellent communicators.  Parents hold the childminder in very high regard. They express extremely positive views about the support their children receive and feel that they are progressing in 'leaps and bounds'.  The childminder makes excellent use of her qualification and continues to extend her knowledge, and that of her assistants, to set very high standards.  The childminder makes excellent use of her observations of children to meticulously track their development. She targets precise areas for children's individual next stages of learning. Any gaps in children's development are identified extremely swiftly and

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This provision is outstanding

support is put in place immediately. Children make rapid progress from their starting points.  The childminder and her assistants are extremely calm role models for children. They have very high expectations of children's behaviour, which is exemplary. All children are attentive to the childminder's expectations and follow instructions well.

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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 consider further ways to offer young children even more opportunities that support them to be even more independent.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and its impact on children's learning.  The inspector checked documents, including the childminder's and her assistants' background suitability checks and training certificates.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about children's individual learning and development.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder regarding a planned activity.  The inspector looked at a range of the childminder's policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures her assistants understand their role and responsibilities, including what action to take if they have concerns for the welfare of a child. She is exceptionally knowledgeable about keeping children safe and actively promotes safety awareness. The childminder is extremely well organised. She and her assistants are passionate about providing a high-quality service. An impressive range of policies and procedures underpins the childminder's superb practice. She has developed excellent partnerships with local nurseries and primary schools and ensures children's new settings are provided with a wealth of information and reports to support their move. The childminder meticulously and regularly reviews her practice and identifies even further improvements. For example, she has recognised that she can offer young children even more opportunities that support them to be even more independent.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly models how to be a reader and skilfully uses every opportunity to teach children early literacy skills. Children's love of songs, books and stories gives them an impressive start to early reading. For example, children excitedly choose a prop and eagerly choose songs and rhymes to sing. Older children learn about sounds and the letters they represent and younger children learn how to pronounce new words. The childminder plans excellent activities to meet children's differing learning needs and interests. For example, older children draw out 'hopscotch' grids with chalk and help the childminder to write numbers. They throw small bean bags with letters on and identify which one represents the first letter of their name. Younger children freely draw with chalks on the ground and develop their creative interests and make marks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children brim with enthusiasm in the childminder's warm and welcoming home. They use a superb range of activities and resources that meets their individual needs. Children have daily opportunities to be physically active and make excellent progress in their ability to handle equipment and to control and move their bodies. The childminder very skilfully ensures children understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, she reminds them to wash their hands before eating and to put on sun cream in the hot weather. Children have excellent opportunities to learn about the living world and how things change over time. For instance, they plant summer bedding plants and independently help themselves to water from the tray to water them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

The abundant experiences the children undertake help them to gain the skills they need for their future learning and in readiness for school. Children are extremely happy at this wonderful setting. For example, their interest in watering the plants soon develops into a fabulous time when they spray each other and the adults with the hose and a bicycle pump. They all delight and laugh as they get wet in the hot summer sun and then change into dry clothes and settle for stories and songs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY333084 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 1107640 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 November 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Bow, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The childminder operates weekdays from 8am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. She holds an early years qualification at level 3 and works with two assistants, both of whom also hold an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding to offer free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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