Childminder in Barnet

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 April 2018 Not applicable

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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 excels in his support for children who have special educational needs (SEN). He works closely with children's families to ensure all children make excellent progress from the outset.  The childminder knows each child and their family extremely well. He uses excellent settling-in procedures that help children build a strong emotional attachment to him. Children are extremely secure and confident in his care.  The childminder evaluates practice well to ensure high standards of teaching and learning. He identifies specific development opportunities, such as training sessions that have enhanced support for babies' development.  The childminder makes and shares many observations of children's learning with their parents. He makes highly accurate assessments and monitors children's progress each term.  Children are happy individuals who explore with confidence. The childminder recognises the value of respecting children's space without adult input while they

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This provision is outstanding

investigate and learn to solve problem for themselves.  Parents speak highly of the childminder. They comment that he is 'extremely conscientious in his work', 'has helped me learn signs to support my child's communication', and that he 'even sends packs home to build on learning at home'.

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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

 seek the views of parents to help identify areas to enhance outcomes for children even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children.  The inspector talked to the childminder about his evaluation of the service he provides for children and their families.  The inspector talked to the childminder about how he works in partnership with parents and other professionals.  The inspector and childminder evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together.  The inspector sampled a range of documents that the childminder uses, including policies and procedures, and the children's development records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is meticulous in ensuring children are safe and secure in his care. He assesses his premises before children arrive, taking particular care to remove any small equipment parts out of reach of babies. The childminder has a thorough knowledge of the procedures to follow if he has any concerns for a child, to protect their welfare. He explains to parents from the outset that he will keep confidential information securely but if he suspects abuse, he will notify the relevant authorities. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder skilfully reflects on his teaching and intuitively follows children's interests. He attends training sessions, such as working with babies, which has helped to extend his teaching skills specifically with the youngest children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's excellent understanding of child development helps him to assess children's progress accurately. He plans exciting activities presented in different ways to help children repeat and learn new skills. The childminder promotes early communication extremely well. For example, he speaks clearly, uses sign language and demonstrates to babies to help them understand visual clues. The childminder provides focus activities to develop older children's skills. For example, he helps children to count and recognise numerals, creating innovative games using their interest in cars. All children have a love of books. Babies snuggle in for stories. They turn the pages carefully and show an interest in the pictures and textures inside. Older children develop excellent literacy skills from an early age. For example, the childminder teaches them to recognise and read signs and labels in the local community.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is very attentive. Children are exceptionally content and have a very strong relationship with him. The childminder works very closely with parents. For example, parents share information from other professionals involved in the children's care that ensures a very consistent approach for their development. The childminder has identified that he can do more to involve parents, to help identify areas to develop in his setting to enhance outcomes for children even further. The childminder provides a very inclusive environment where children learn about the similarities and differences that make them each unique. He teaches children to share and about right and wrong. Children form close friendships and behave extremely well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those who have SEN, make exceptional progress from their starting points in preparation for their next stage in learning. Babies develop very effective ways to communicate using signs and gestures. All children have exciting opportunities to strengthen crucial muscles and use these to coordinate their bodies. Babies enjoy climbing up a pile of cushions and older children enjoy complex activities, such as using tweezers to move small objects from one place to another. Children learn to behave very well and have respect for their friends, toys and equipment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496948 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1037902 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016. He lives in East Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. He operates weekdays between 7am and 6pm, all year, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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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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