Childminder in Enfield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 December 2017 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not maintain all required documentation. She does not keep a register of children's hours of attendance.  The childminder does not organise routines as well as possible to support children who enjoy spending time outdoors.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, the childminder is able to evaluate her practice and consider ways of further improving.  The childminder has a good partnership with parents. For example, she keeps them informed of their children's daily learning experiences. This helps them to extend children's learning experience at home.  The childminder keeps her home safe, so children are confident to move around and explore.  Children are self-assured and happy in the care of the childminder. She is kind and thoughtful, and meets their emotional needs well. The childminder uses high levels of praise, which supports children's feeling or self-worth and confidence in their own abilities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 maintain a daily record of the names of children and their hours of attendance. 19/12/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 extend the opportunities and experiences for children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and their communication with the childminder.  The inspector read the written views of parents and took these into account.  The inspector examined documentation and discussed the systems the childminder uses to observe and record children's progress.  The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her service and her priorities for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibility to protect children from harm. She is aware of the roles of other professionals and the process for reporting any welfare or safeguarding concerns. However, the childminder does not maintain records of children's attendance times, as required to support her to monitor for any unexplained absences. The childminder communicates well with parents and keeps them informed of their children's progress. This allows parents to provide continuity in children's care and learning. Overall, the childminder successfully reflects on ways to improve practice. For example, she is working to enhance future learning opportunities, such as undertaking additional training to further develop her teaching skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides activities that help develop children's physical and communication development and their personal, social and emotional development. For example, she attends various playgroup sessions weekly, enabling children to gain social and communication skills. The childminder gathers clear information from parents about what children can already do and makes observations of children's progress. She uses this information to plan meaningfully for the next steps in children's learning. The childminder plans interesting activities and supports children when they create their own problem- solving opportunities. For example, she patiently waits for children to think through and try various positions of a puzzle or a stacking toy until the children fully complete it. This allows her to support children to think through their ideas

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not fully explore the benefits of outdoor learning during the winter to further promote children's physical development, healthy lifestyles and knowledge of the natural world. She is kind and thoughtful, and has created a warm, clean and nurturing environment in her home. Children settle well. The childminder implements a clear settling-in policy, which helps children to get to know her while slowly separating from their parents. The childminder gathers vital information from parents about children's routines, likes and dislikes. This helps her to successfully meet children's care needs. The childminder promotes children's independence in a variety of ways. For example, children enjoy eating independently. The childminder builds on children's self-esteem by constantly praising them for their achievements, such as sharing and completing activities. This helps to develop their confidence and encourages them to try new things.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop the skills they need to progress in their learning and move on to school. Children develop good social skills and learn to respect one another. They become independent and develop good language skills. For example, they widen their vocabulary by learning the names of different types of farm animals and colours. Children are confident communicators who use chatter and gestures happily during their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491953 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1022101 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 3 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Enfield in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder works term time only from Monday to Thursday. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged 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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