Childminder EY460760

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 September 2017 15 February 2017

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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 has an exceptional way of caring for children. She has outstanding teaching skills and plans enjoyable and practical activities which capture children's interest and imagination. As a result, children thoroughly enjoy their learning and make rapid progress.  Children form extremely close attachments to the childminder and her co-minder. They approach her readily for cuddles and reassurance, confident their needs will be fully understood and acted upon.  The childminder works in close partnership with her co-minder to provide an outstanding level of care. She benefits from her co-minder's extensive knowledge and contributes her own wealth of experience and expertise, to continually improve practice.  Children's safety and security are of paramount importance. The childminder is vigilant in recognising potential hazards and is meticulous in taking relevant precautions to ensure children's welfare.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has totally devoted her home to caring for children. This exemplifies her professionalism and her ambition to provide the highest level of care.  Stringent monitoring arrangements mean the childminder and her co-minder consistently reflect on their practice. They accurately regard this as an ongoing priority to maintain the highest level of provision.  Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the level of care their children receive. They describe this as 'impeccable' and note the rapid progress their children make in their learning and development.

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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

 use all opportunities for evaluation to continue to maintain the outstanding levels of practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the support for children's learning during activities taking place inside and outside.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and evaluated the quality of teaching.  The inspector looked at some of the records kept by the childminder, including the attendance register, the self-evaluation report, children's progress files and the accident book.  The inspector talked to the childminder, her co-minder and the children at convenient times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The organisation of the childminding service is excellent. The attention to detail in providing the highest level of care is outstanding. The childminder and her co-minder work tirelessly to support every family's needs. There is a continuous flow of information between home and the childminding service which results in highly effective partnership working. Each child's personal needs are accurately planned for and understood. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder takes all possible precautions to keep children safe. For example, outings are meticulously planned to ensure children are fully supervised. Any concerns about a child's welfare are identified swiftly and relevant action is quickly taken.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is an inspiring teacher. She has a natural ability to engage with children and nurture their talents and individual skills. She successfully helps children to see that learning is enjoyable and makes every activity purposeful. For example, a spontaneous game during snack time encouraged children to 'guess what's in the box'. The highly imaginative teaching enabled children to fully engage. They delighted in taking turns to feel what was in the box and accurately guess what it might be. This resulted in two- and three-year-olds demonstrating an excellent range of language and vocabulary. Activities are meticulously planned to make sure all children are challenged effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and sociable. Even those who are quieter in nature, and those learning English as an additional language, converse easily and fluently with adults and their friends. They behave exceptionally well and enjoying playing games together. For example, as all four children played at the water tray, they devised their own games and were confident to suggest their own ideas. Two-year-olds played together extremely well, sharing and taking turns, showing exceptionally mature behaviour levels for their age. They resolved their own minor differences and showed an exemplary understanding of right and wrong.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop an excellent range of skills which equips them well for future learning. They listen attentively, they communicate confidently and concentrate for sustained periods. Any children who need extra support make rapid progress as the childminder assesses their needs accurately and monitors this closely. Children are highly motivated to find out how things work. They ask questions and show a keen interest in their surroundings. For example, a two-year-old was fascinated by the bug she found in the garden and focused on studying this for some time. The childminder nurtured this interest and concentration by providing additional resources, such as bug boxes and tweezers, to help maintain the child's interest. This level of engagement and interest in learning prepares children exceedingly well for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460760 Local authority Merton Inspection number 1107851 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 February 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton. She works with another registered childminder. The childminder operates each weekday from 8am to 6pm, all year round. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a relevant childcare 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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