Childminder EY497791

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 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 has an excellent understanding of how children learn. She makes precise assessments of children's development and provides a wide range of interesting activities based on children's needs and interests. All children make superb progress from their starting points.  Children develop strong bonds with the childminder, who is enthusiastic and a positive role model. She has a nurturing personality and children respond very well to her support. They demonstrate that they are happy, settled and secure in her care. Children behave extremely well and demonstrate high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  Partnership working with parents is superb. The childminder has implemented very successful strategies to engage parents in children's learning. This helps to provide a highly consistent and successful approach to promoting children's development.  The childminder works extremely closely with other professionals to support children's

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This provision is outstanding

individual needs and abilities. She has meetings with other settings that children attend and promotes continuity of children's care and learning highly effectively.  The childminder uses every opportunity to review her practice and the learning experiences provided. She embraces the views of others to further develop excellent learning opportunities for children.

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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 use of information from assessments to further check the progress made by particular groups of children.

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Inspection activities

 The childminder observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector and the childminder jointly evaluated an activity together.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of those living on the premises and the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her co-childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely thorough knowledge of child protection and the actions to take if she has any concerns about children's welfare. Comprehensive risk assessments are completed and the childminder is highly vigilant of children at all times. She expertly and consistently teaches children how to keep themselves safe. The childminder accurately monitors the achievement made by individual children to identify any gaps. She is now looking to use the excellent information from assessments to further check the progress made by different groups of children. The childminder continues to seek opportunities for further professional development and training. This helps her to gain ideas that further support children's excellent outcomes and to extend her own skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an in-depth knowledge of how children learn and develop. She skilfully follows their interests and provides purposeful activities to extend their learning. For example, children become engrossed in creating their own models using various sizes of blocks. The childminder expertly introduces mathematical concepts, such as shapes, numbers and positional language. Children become excited at their design and enjoy taking photographs with a camera. They delight in showing their friends and adults their structures and talk about them animatedly. The childminder provides young children with unique sensory and creative experiences. For example, she provides many natural items for them to explore to support children's increasing awareness of the natural world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides an extremely well-organised environment in which everything is readily accessible for children to choose for themselves, to inspire them to learn and encourage their inquisitiveness. For example, outdoors, children are fascinated to look at bugs closely and they excitedly find a magnifying glass so they can investigate and see them more clearly. Children develop a secure attachment to the childminder. She values the information that parents provide when children start attending, using it to help children settle quickly. The childminder uses every opportunity to support children in leading a healthy lifestyle and developing skills for independence. They confidently make choices about the food they eat for snacks and share their understanding of why it is important to wash their hands before mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are well prepared for their next stage in learning. They have opportunities to learn about letters and the sounds they represent. They practise making marks and enjoy writing letters and numbers. Children thoroughly enjoy creative play and use their existing knowledge, along with their imagination, as they explore and begin to make sense of the world around them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497791 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1039660 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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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. She works alongside another registered childminder, from her co-childminder's property in Northwood, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 7am until 7.30pm all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder is a qualified teacher.

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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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