Childminder EY407615

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 March 2018 14 April 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

 The childminder provides a range of engaging activities that supports all areas of learning. Children enjoy many outings that supplement the activities in the home, such as visits to playgroups and the library.  The childminder gets to know children well. She seeks detailed information from parents about children's skills and knowledge when they start in the setting. The childminder continues to assess children's progress accurately to identify any gaps in their learning.  All children make good progress relative to their capabilities and starting points.  The childminder is sensitive to younger children's non-verbal communication. She quickly recognises what children are trying to communicate and she responds promptly to meet their emotional and physical needs.  Self-evaluation is accurate and includes the views of parents and the local authority to help target improvements that have a positive effect on children's outcomes.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder shares a good range of information overall about children's activities and routines, information provided to parents about how to support their children's learning at home and the progress their children make is less clear.  The childminder has not sharply focused her professional development on deepening her knowledge of how children learn, to help raise teaching to an outstanding level and to help fully support children to rapidly close gaps in their language development.

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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

 develop further the information shared with parents about children's early learning so that parents are clear about the progress made and can better support learning at home  focus professional development sharply to enhance knowledge of how children learn, to help raise children's outcomes to consistently outstanding levels, particularly for those children who are closing gaps in their communication and language development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a range of documentation and spoke to the childminder about how she evaluates the effectiveness of her provision.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching, and she and the childminder jointly evaluated the effectiveness of the childminder's interactions with children.  The inspector checked the evidence of the childminder's training and suitability.  The inspector observed activities and spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder refreshes her safeguarding knowledge regularly and updates her policies to reflect local safeguarding advice. She knows the procedures to follow if she has any child protection concerns. The childminder provides a safe and secure provision. She continually reviews her risk assessments to address hazards, such as when she considers the effect of roadworks on planned walks. She uses her links with the local authority and other childminders to keep up to date and improve aspects of her provision. For example, she has increased opportunities for children to help themselves to the available toys and resources. Parents comment very positively on the care she provides for their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is attentive to children as they play. She introduces toys, asks questions and makes suggestions that encourage children to concentrate and explore further. For example, as children play with a shape puzzle she repeats simple directions and gives children time to work out which shapes match the holes. Overall, she supports children's communication and language well. She comments on their play and helps children learn new words. She reads to children on a daily basis and helps them learn rhymes and songs. Younger children receive good support for their early literacy skills, and they enjoy making marks with drawing materials. The childminder effectively introduces mathematics into children's play. For example, she models drawing a circle and she encourages younger children to use number names in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children settle well. Children learn to value each other's differences. For example, the childminder helps children consider that people have a range of abilities, ages and cultures as they play with specially selected dolls. The childminder helps children build positive relationships and behave well. She praises children enthusiastically for their efforts and achievements, such as when they persevere with tricky tasks. The childminder encourages children to be healthy and independent. Children enjoy home-cooked food that the childminder tailors to their preferences and that supports a healthy diet.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children learn the skills to help them in the next stage of their learning, including their eventual move on to school. They demonstrate good concentration skills as they enjoy looking at books, listening to stories and joining in nursery rhymes. Younger children are learning to talk and include others in their play. They make good progress in their physical development. For instance, they develop from crawling to walking. They demonstrate secure physical skills, such as when they climb up and down stairs with support and use pencils.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY407615 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 1094253 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The childminder lives on the fourth floor of a tower block. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She holds a relevant childcare qualification 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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