Childminder in Richmond upon Thames

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 November 2017 21 October 2014

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder has extremely strong relationships with children. She is incredibly sensitive in her interactions with them and skilfully helps them form secure attachments to enable them to feel safe in her care.  The childminder provides a good range of quality learning experiences for children. She challenges children's thinking and is a highly effective role model.  Children are inquisitive and enthusiastic learners. Children have fun as they explore shaving foam. They use their imagination well as they pretend to feed the dinosaurs using tongs to pick up fruit.  Children swing on trees and jump off logs. This significantly supports their physical development and increases their confidence in their own achievements.  Children develop an excellent understanding of how to minimise risks to keep themselves very safe.  There are robust arrangements for safeguarding children, including child protection

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This provision is good

training and review of procedures and policies.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not focus observations sharply enough to consistently inform accurate planning so that every child receives highly challenging activities.  The childminder does not provide a wide range of resources to enable children to explore technology.

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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 observations to gain a more sharply focused assessment to plan even more purposefully for children's next steps  provide more experiences for children to explore and learn that technology has a purpose.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children while they played.  The inspector sampled a selection of policies and procedures, including children's development records.  The inspector took into consideration written views from parents.  The inspector observed an activity and reflected on the learning outcomes with the childminder.  The inspector observed care routines, such as nappy changing, mealtimes and sleep arrangements.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of how to promote children's learning. She fully understands how to safeguard children and the procedures to follow if she had concerns about their welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps up to date with legislative changes. For example, following training she updated and added information to her policies, which has strengthened her procedures to keep children safe. The childminder has well-planned routines which provide consistency and embed good behaviour. The childminder identifies areas for improvement. For example, she has significantly improved her communication with parents and other providers to gain individual information on a more frequent basis. This has enabled her to support children's personal, emotional and social development to a very high standard.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides exciting activities that engage children well and enable them to focus and learn new skills. For example, when sorting pretend fruit. The childminder skilfully questions and encourages children, such as to add and count in sequence. Children are intrigued to find ways to problem solve and persevere to fit the fruit into the tools they are using. The childminder observes, assesses and monitors children's progress regularly. She provides good challenges for younger children to gain physical skills to move freely. For instance, she encourages children to reach for a favourite toy. Children enjoy looking at different animals and talk with the childminder about their experiences on a local trip. This provides them with new experiences and supports children's communication and language skills well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder works exceptionally well with parents to ensure that she has an outstanding knowledge of each child's routines and care needs. She provides effective and high-quality feedback about each child's experiences. The childminder uses frequent and sensitive encouragement as she interacts with children, who show increasing high levels of confidence to explore their world and test their abilities. Children listen intently as the childminder talks about how eating vegetables provides their bodies with goodness. Children learn to respect others extremely well and develop an exceptionally positive attitude to people's differences and cultures. These experiences help to prepare children to have an understanding of communities beyond their own extremely well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They are keen to learn and develop key skills that they need for their move to school. Children use their imaginations and persevere to problem solve. Children count confidently in sequence and enjoy mark making to support development of their early writing skills well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY350010 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1070869 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 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. The childminder works each weekday from 8am to 6pm all year round and holds a relevant level 3 qualification.

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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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