Childminder EY393156

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 March 2018 23 July 2015

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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

 The childminder's passion and enthusiasm are infectious. Strong attachments with children grow from the outset supported by gradual settling-in processes. Children enjoy exciting and interesting activities, which support their learning and development extremely well. Monitoring of children's progress is exceptionally accurate.  The childminder strives to enhance her knowledge and skills continually. Professional development opportunities add depth and breadth to her knowledge and understanding of high-quality childcare. She uses this knowledge to provide bespoke care for children that supports their all-round development exceptionally well.  Children behave extremely well. Clear and consistent boundaries and expectations support children's feeling of security. They learn to value their friends and the importance of sharing.  The comments of parents and children effectively support the childminder's self-

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This provision is outstanding

evaluation. She uses their comments to enhance her provision very successfully and continually drive improvement.  The childminder fosters excellent partnerships with parents. Highly effective communication and information sharing very successfully support children's learning and development. Parents express their delight at the care the childminder and her co- childminder provide and the exceptional progress their children make.

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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

 enhance the already excellent learning opportunities that encourage children to explore and develop their awareness of different natural materials.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at documentation required for the efficient running of the childminder's provision.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder remains vigilant to the safety and well-being of the children. Safety is paramount and she takes very swift action to remove potential hazards. The childminder's knowledge of local safeguarding referral procedures is extremely secure. She ensures parents are fully aware of her duty of care in protecting children from harm or neglect. The childminder continually reflects on her practice and she values highly the views and opinions of parents and children. She focuses sharply on her continued development and successfully identifies professional training opportunities. The childminder has superb plans for how she will enhance opportunities for children to explore a wider variety of natural materials, to support their sensory play and enhance learning even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder enthusiastically promotes children's language and communication skills. Younger children learn simple signs to reflect their needs and see positive role models using simple sign in children's books and in educational programmes. First-class activities capture children's interest. For example, children explore different materials and textures feeling small polystyrene balls inside a secure plastic wallet. The childminder captures children's attention as the balls move from one end of the wallet to the other when held in the air. Older children tell the childminder how the soft balls feel 'squidgy' and 'slimy' when they squeeze them. Children confidently identify and match colours of different objects. For example, they match a pink ball with a statue of a pink flamingo in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder successfully incorporates children's individual care needs into their day. She is an excellent role model and teaches children why they must wash their hands and follow good hygiene routines. The childminder sensitively meets younger children's personal care needs throughout the day. Children enjoy an excellent variety of freshly prepared foods and learn the importance they have on their health and well-being. Children relish being outdoors. The childminder encourages children to be physically active. Children show great confidence, coordination and balance as they climb and use wheeled toys. She gives children's emotional well-being the utmost priority. They relish cuddles and affection. Very young children receive reassurance and praise as they try out new experiences.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress in their learning and development. They develop the key skills for future learning that support them for the move on to nursery and eventually school. Children develop excellent dexterity as they handle different objects. For example, they push cardboard tubes through different sized holes in objects in the environment, such as the climbing frame. They then carefully manoeuvre them through larger cardboard tubes, waiting excitedly for them to appear at the other end.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY393156 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1125659 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 July 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She operates from the home of her co-childminder. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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