Childminder EY360844

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 April 2018 26 October 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 promotes children's speech and language well. They are developing a good range of vocabulary and learning to pronounce words clearly when they speak.  The childminder challenges children's learning well. She shows them how to do things themselves, helps them to explore ideas and builds on what they already know and can do. Children are making good progress in their learning and development.  Children build good relationships with the childminder. They are happy, confident and behave well.  The childminder has built on her practice well since her last inspection. She finds out what children can do at home when they first start and plans activities to help build on their learning.  Children develop good independence and physical skills. For example, the childminder teaches them to dress themselves and use the toilet in preparation for school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not monitor children's progress accurately enough to identify any less obvious gaps in teaching and learning.  The childminder does not involve parents fully in their children's learning or ask them for their views about the service they receive.

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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

 monitor children's progress accurately to identify any less obvious gaps in teaching and children's learning and development  enhance the involvement of parents in their children's learning and gather their views about the setting to help strengthen outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed with the childminder her understanding of safeguarding children.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation and discussed this with the childminder, including risk assessments and children's records.  The inspector observed the interaction between the childminder and children, and the learning taking place.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about her professional development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder keeps her skills up to date and maintains a good service for children and their families. She meets with other childminders regularly, to reflect and share good practice ideas. For example, she has learned to use her resources in different ways to give children wider experiences and to provide new challenges. She has made games that have enhanced children's mathematical skills and used new dough recipes to provide children with a wider variety of textures. The childminder reviews her safeguarding policy regularly. She ensures the policy aligns with the local child protection procedures. The childminder recognises the signs of abuse and neglect and knows how to report any concerns to protect children's welfare. She undertakes daily checks to remove or minimise any hazards to keep children safe. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder engages children in a good range of activities that helps them learn. She assesses what they can do and plans for their next steps. The childminder builds on children's love of dancing. She provides them with additional resources, such as scarves, and shows them how to use them to help develop their muscles, coordination and balance. The childminder teaches children to solve problems. For example, when they find a book with a broken spine, the childminder asks questions that probe thinking, such as, 'How can we mend it?' The childminder has good relationships with parents and gives them ideas to extend their children's learning at home. She helps children to develop their vocabulary. They listen to stories, for example, when they visit the library. Children enjoy using their library bag to bring a book home and read with their parents.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build a secure relationship with the childminder. They are confident, explore the environment with curiosity and choose what they want to do. The childminder helps children develop strong independence skills in preparation for school. For example, she shows them how to lay their trousers on the floor, wriggle in and pull them up easily. The childminder teaches children to follow good hygiene routines and supports parents to potty train their children when they are ready. Children enjoyed learning to use a knife safely to cut fruit to make a snack. The childminder teaches children to have respect for their environment and follow simple rules. For example, she showed them how to recycle the banana and orange skin to make compost for the garden to help the plants grow.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children learn a good range of skills for future learning and development. Older children learn to operate simple technology, such as squeezing the hand of a soft toy to play music. They develop control of their bodies as they swirl round to the music excitedly. Young children develop good physical skills that support their growing independence. Older children learn that words have meaning. For example, they look at a poster of a police officer and compare the writing on his badge to the badge on their tabard and say, 'Police'. All children behave well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY360844 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1129998 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 October 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the London Borough of Harrow. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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