Childminder EY454389

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2018 14 May 2013

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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

 Children are highly motivated and extremely eager to play and learn. They develop high levels of independence and confidence. Children engage in purposeful play and make excellent progress in their learning and development from their starting points.  The childminder and her co-childminder use highly effective strategies to support parents' engagement. Parents actively contribute to the precise assessments of their children's development. They comment on the excellent service their children receive.  Systems for self-evaluation are highly effective and accurately identify areas for further improvement. The childminder and her co-childminder consistently reflect on their practice and proactively seek the views of others to continually build on children's outcomes.  Children are extremely happy, settled and content. The childminder and her co- childminder are exceptionally caring and place a strong focus on supporting children's

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This provision is outstanding

emotional well-being.  Younger children are becoming confident communicators and build secure foundations for future learning. The childminder uses a wide range of highly effective teaching strategies to develop children's speaking, listening and vocabulary skills. Support for children who speak English as an additional language is extremely effective.

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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

 continue to develop the outdoor learning area even further to support children who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed play activities inside and outside, and held discussions with the childminder about children's learning.  The inspector viewed documentation, including evidence of the childminder's and assistants' suitability.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her co-childminder at suitable times throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's completed self-evaluation and how she uses this to develop her practice.  The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her co-childminder have an in-depth understanding of how to protect children should any welfare concerns arise. They are fully aware of their duty to prevent and protect children from exposure to situations which may put them at significant risk of harm. They have rigorous systems in place to check the suitability of assistants working with children. The childminder and her co-childminder analyse how best to improve and bridge any gaps in learning to ensure high-quality care and learning. For example, they identified that the boys were slightly behind in developing their pencil control and therefore introduced a specialised activity where children have one-to-one support to use different equipment, such as rulers and scissors. This has had a tremendous impact and the gaps in learning are closing rapidly. The childminder and her co-childminder have built exceptionally good links with the local

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

schools and are extremely successful in supporting children's move to primary school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has accurate knowledge of what children can and cannot do, and plans a high-quality range of activities to meet their unique learning styles. Children benefit from a wide range of resources and activities that enriches their learning. For example, young children take great delight in exploring and investigating natural materials, using tools such as magnifying glasses. The childminder and her co-childminder use their skills and knowledge effectively to extend children's mathematical development. For example, they support younger children to understand simple fractions as they share rice equally into two bamboo measuring containers. They also ask children to recognise numbers and differentiate which one is bigger.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her co-childminder create a nurturing and very exciting learning environment. They are extremely conscientious in managing children's behaviour. For instance, they consistently discuss boundaries with the children and offer detailed explanations as to why rules exist and how these keep them safe. Furthermore, they educate all children why they need to keep their bodies private and successfully involve the parents in this. Children benefit from extremely healthy meals and the childminder recognises the need to further develop the outdoor learning area further to support children, particularly those who prefer to learn outside.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children show high levels of confidence in play and are extremely well prepared for their next stage of learning. They develop excellent communication and language skills, and express their ideas well. Children develop excellent literacy skills. For example, young children attempt to record information on clipboards and recognise their names as they self-register their attendance. Children are sociable and behave exceptionally well for their age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454389 Local authority Havering Inspection number 1099510 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 12 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She works from her co-childminder's premises in Hornchurch, within the London Borough of Havering. They work occasionally with one of their two assistants, particularly during school holidays. The childminder provides care from Monday to Friday, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, 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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