Childminder in Tower Hamlets

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2018 11 September 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 enjoy their time in this nurturing and stimulating learning environment. They develop close attachments with the childminder, who is kind and caring. Children are happy, settled and content.  The childminder builds strong partnerships with parents and other professionals to share information and promote consistency in children’s learning. The childminder provides parents with valuable information about their children’s achievements so they can continue to support their learning at home.  The childminder has good knowledge of how children learn. She uses information gained from observations to effectively plan for children’s individual learning. Children make good progress from their starting points and develop new skills in readiness for school.  The childminder is committed to continually improving her practice. She regularly evaluates her teaching and provision with her co-childminder. This helps her to reflect

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This provision is good

on her strengths and identify areas for improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not give children enough opportunities to choose activities freely, to help support their natural curiosity.  The childminder sometimes intervenes in children’s play too quickly and does not give them enough time to think about how to respond to questions.

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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

 increase opportunities for children to freely choose activities to help them to develop their natural curiosity  provide children with more time to think and respond to questions to extend their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder, her assistant and the children in the setting.  The inspector spoke to parents and took into account their views about the provision.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation and the suitability of people living and working in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to keep children safe. She carries out regular risk assessments to ensure her home is safe and suitable. The childminder has secure safeguarding knowledge and is clear about whom to contact should she have any concerns about the children in her care. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date. For example, she attended a course on promoting speech and language skills using music, and incorporated many ideas into the setting. The childminder carries out checks to ensure her assistants are suitable to work with children. She provides ongoing support providing them with feedback and identifies training needs that help to raise the quality of their teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder carefully plans each area of learning to promote children's ongoing development. She successfully provides a variety of interesting learning experiences using an extensive range of high-quality resources. For example, children enjoy using props and puppets to stimulate their interest in songs and rhymes. They explore different ingredients and use tools to make play dough and roll, pat and cut it into different shapes. The childminder encourages children's creativity and imagination. They enjoy painting at the easel, and dancing on a large musical mat. The childminder helps children to strengthen their physical skills. They climb up the steps of a slide and ride on toys in the garden. The childminder promotes children's cultural backgrounds and provides them with rich opportunities to learn about each other and their families' traditions. For example, children learn about festivals, and enjoy multicultural books and dressing up.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides an in-depth settling-in procedure and gathers essential information effectively from parents. This helps her to complete an initial assessment of children's needs and to help them settle quickly. The childminder gives children many opportunities to explore their local community, for example, they go on regular outings to the local children's centre playgroup. The children have good social skills and play cooperatively together. The childminder supports children's physical health and well-being effectively. For example, children enjoy discussing the importance of eating healthy foods and they have daily opportunities to be active and play outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are enthusiastic learners who gain confidence in their abilities and are motivated to learn. They acquire appropriate skills that prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, including school. For example, children enjoy counting, early writing and completing puzzles that extend their knowledge of the world. Children who are learning English as an additional language make good progress from their starting points and rapidly learn new words and develop their communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY371399 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 1130164 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She provides care, along with her co-childminder and two assistants, from her home in Tower Hamlets, London. The provision operates during term time only, with occasional extra sessions during school holidays. She provides care from 8am to 6pm, including morning and afternoon sessions. The childminder can receive funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder has a qualification in childcare at level 3.

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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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