Childminder in Harrow

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 2017 17 October 2012

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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 well-qualified childminder provides a homely and organised environment to meet children's needs well. Children happily move around the house, choosing what to play with from the good range of resources.  The childminder uses the information from her observations and assessments of children's learning. For example, she plans a range of activities that supports children's interests and development.  Children develop good relationships with the childminder and her assistants. They have a kind and caring approach that helps children to feel safe and secure. They use praise and gentle encouragement to help promote children's growing confidence and self- esteem.  The childminder successfully works with other settings children attend to help provide a consistent approach in meeting their learning and development needs.  Parents are invited to attend settling-in sessions with their children prior to starting.

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This provision is good

This helps the childminder to become familiar with children and their families and provide a tailored approach to their care. Parents fully appreciate and comment positively on the childminder's care for their children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not consistently identify opportunities to offer greater challenges for children, to extend their learning 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

 build on good teaching to provide additional challenge for children's learning to help them achieve the highest levels in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises and observed children engaged in a variety of learning experiences.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistants at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder to evaluate her and one of her assistant's practice.  The inspector spoke to parents and reviewed their feedback by sampling written documents.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children's records, policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant ensure they are up to date with their safeguarding knowledge by completing relevant training. They implement correct procedures to help keep children safe. Children play and learn in a safe and secure environment. The childminder regularly risk assesses the premises to identify and minimise any potential hazards. She successfully monitors and reviews children's learning. This helps her identify any gaps in development early and provide the appropriate support. Parents are involved in this process. The childminder is committed to improving the quality of the provision. She reflects upon her service, works well with other professionals and supports her assistants to attend training to continue to develop skills and knowledge that help to improve the outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder successfully supports children's mathematical development well. For example, she extended their counting skills by encouraging them to recall which number comes next in a sequence. She effectively supports children's communication and language skills. For example, the childminder repeated younger children's early words and introduced colours to help extend their vocabulary further. Children show high levels of engagement. For example, they spent a long time crunching leaves and mixing them with water. The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language effectively, including learning key words in their home language to support children's understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have good opportunities to learn about how to manage risks. For example, the childminder explained to children about how to use scissors safely, and the children talked to each other about how to use them. Children enjoy physical activities and learning about their local environment and community. For example, they visit the library and local playgroups, and enjoy daily outings to nearby parks and open spaces. Children have access to drinking water throughout the day, enjoy nutritious snacks and learn how to keep themselves healthy.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make very good progress in relation to their starting points. They are happy, independent, confident, and have good manners. Children gain a wide range of skills, which helps them to prepare for the next stage in their learning. For example, young children build on their early literacy skills. They show interest in print and learn to comment on the illustrations in books. Children are eager to take part in different activities, which enhance their learning experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431838 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1077894 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 17 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the London Borough of Harrow. She offers full-time and part-time care each weekday from 7am to 7pm, throughout most of the year. The childminder is eligible to receive funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds an early years qualification at level 7 and works with three assistants.

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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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