Tamakloe-Bonaca, Gertrude Kokui

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 November 2017 13 May 2015

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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

 Children benefit from the childminder's warm, friendly approach and they respond happily to her gentle requests. Children are emotionally secure in the childminder's care.  The childminder provides a good variety of activities to support children's interest and motivate their learning through play. Children make good progress.  The childminder continues to update her knowledge and skills. For example, she has learnt more about promoting activities to encourage children's understanding of letters and the sounds they represent, to support their early reading skills.  Children behave well. The childminder is calm and patient, and uses positive reinforcement effectively to help children learn how to play cooperatively with others.  The childminder provides a comfortable home where children move around confidently and settle easily to play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder forms positive relationships with parents, she does not gather detailed information from them on entry about their children's developmental starting points, to support her initial planning more effectively.  Although the childminder supports children's awareness of some wider aspects of diversity, she has not fully considered ways to help them develop their sense of identity and their understanding of similarities and differences in their lives and those of others.

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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

 gather more detailed information from parents about their children's starting points to better inform the initial planning of activities  provide more opportunities for children to develop their self-identity and understanding of differences in their lives and those of others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures, and required records including first aid and insurance certificates.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and discussed children's learning and development.  The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation form and discussed how she makes improvements with her.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibilities to protect children's welfare and knows what to do should any concerns arise. The childminder is reflective of her practice and continues to make improvements. For example, she is currently undertaking a foundation degree course that helps her to understand and support children's different ways of learning more effectively. The childminder keeps parents well informed of their children's activities. She shares ideas for activities at home to support consistency for children's next steps of development. The childminder supports her assistant well. He understands her policies and procedures, and children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her observations of children's play well to identify their interests and monitor their progress. She supports children's literacy skills and understanding of nature effectively. Children enjoy listening to a story about a bear. They go with the childminder for a walk in the nearby woods to find some 'squelchy' mud and collect autumn leaves and twigs. They talk about the squirrels and birds they see and like to collect snails to view in their 'bug boxes'. The childminder develops children's language and enjoyment of songs and rhymes well. For example, younger children like finding the toy animals hidden in a tray of leaves, such as a cow or sheep. They make good attempts to make the related animal sounds and join in with songs about animals, such as sleeping bunnies or crocodiles. Children say bunnies 'hop' and crocodiles go 'snap'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a good range of activities to support children's physical well- being. For example, children enjoy going out with the childminder to nearby woods and parks. They have fun splashing in puddles or learning to balance, such as walking along a branch of a fallen tree. The childminder supports children's understanding of keeping themselves safe well. For instance, children know they need to be careful when using scissors and to hold onto the banisters when walking up the stairs. The childminder supports children's good behaviour well. For example, children learn to be kind and helpful, and they are willing to have a go at tidying toys away from a young age. The childminder actively promotes children's awareness of healthy foods. For instance, children eagerly join in with the childminder's shopping basket game. They happily take turns to choose different fruits from the basket, such as apples, bananas or a persimmon fruit.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the necessary skills to prepare them for pre-school and school. For example, children quickly develop independence and learn to take their boots off before going indoors. They become confident in their abilities and are motivated to play and explore. Younger children eagerly repeat words and start to put these together to express their ideas, such as saying 'big bear'. Children enjoy a variety of interesting outings, widening their experiences and helping them develop good socialisation skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367855 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 1093311 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Kingston Vale, in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, London. The childminder is available to care for children each weekday, term-time only. At times, she works with an assistant.

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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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