Childminder in Harrow

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 uses her excellent teaching skills to help the children very effectively to make excellent progress from their starting points. Planning for each child is meticulous and ensures all children take part in exciting and highly challenging activities.  The childminder is highly motivated and works very hard to drive improvement in her already excellent practice. She uses innovative ideas to make changes and uses a range of ideas to develop her practice, including training, reading and skill sharing with other professionals.  The childminder is an excellent role model. She speaks in a kind and restful way to the children. She helps children's emotional and social skills to develop exceptionally well. For example, she offers extremely kind support to children who are feeling sad or not sure of themselves. Children are completely emotionally prepared for their next steps in learning.  The childminder has a highly successful partnerships with parents and places a great

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This provision is outstanding

emphasis on the contribution parents make to children's welfare and learning experiences. Parents are valued and respected by this thoughtful childminder and are pleased with the excellent progress their children have made in their learning.

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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

 consider ways to enrich the already excellent outdoor experiences to enhance children's learning even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the rooms and resources children use.  The inspector observed children's play and their conversations with the childminder in the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector looked at documentation, and discussed the systems the childminder uses to observe and record children's progress.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her service and her priorities for improvement.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has completed relevant training to ensure her child protection knowledge is wide ranging and up to date. She understands fully her role in protecting children from harm and children feel safe and listened to. The childminder reviews her work constantly and makes changes that are highly successfully. For example, she makes changes to the learning environment, including the rooms the children use and how they access the outdoor area. The childminder is highly skilled at using her knowledge and skills to teach and ensure children have excellent opportunities to develop key skills. She recognises that each child is unique and uses highly effective systems of assessment to ensure each child responds well to her teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an exceptional understanding of how children learn. She knows the importance of helping them to develop strong communication and language skills and uses a range of teaching methods. For example, she uses language and visual aids to ensure children are excited, motivated and ready to learn. She is highly skilled at helping children overcome fears, for example, when children show a fear of bugs in the garden, she introduces bugs in ice, magnifying glasses and books about bugs. The children are fully engrossed, watching the ice melt and excitedly talking about the spider, and snake as they appear from the ice. Although the childminder uses the outdoor area to enrich children's learning experiences, she does not use the area as fully as possible consistently. Children show exceptional concentration and control. They carefully move rice in small containers and are delighted when they manage not to spill any.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has created an environment that is highly stimulating and fully fosters children's feelings of self-worth and confidence. She arranges a wide range of activities that completely supports the children. For example, excellent visual aids help children to choose their favourite songs. The childminder is highly skilled and sensitive to knowing and understanding the needs of the children, and meets them exceptionally well. Robust policies and procedures help the children to be safe at all times. Children develop excellent decision-making skills, for example, they decide where they would like to play and what they would like to eat for their snack.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make significant progress from their starting points and their learning is impressive. They are developing an excellent understanding of language and how to use their words. For example, they know how to express how they are feeling and what they want to do next. Children are highly equipped for their next steps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500170 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1053076 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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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 lives in the London Borough of Harrow. The childminder offers care each weekday, throughout most of the year. 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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