Childminder in Newham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 June 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 promotes diversity and British values very effectively. For example, she celebrates Roald Dahl books, black history month and Royal events. Children talk excitedly about dressing up for these events; they make shakers and flags and share a tea party together.  The childminder places exceptional focus on enhancing children's communication skills. She makes an outstanding difference to children who speak English as an additional language and those requiring additional support. Children are making progress beyond what is typical for their age.  The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment that fosters curiosity and exploration. Children respond extremely well to instruction and cheerfully tidy away, eagerly anticipating the next activity.  Children have an exceptionally strong bond with the childminder, who shows genuine care and affection for them. Children turn to her for comfort and have the confidence

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This provision is outstanding

to practise new skills with her encouragement.  Children are very enthusiastic about learning and actively seek opportunities to discover more. They develop key early literacy skills, for example, as younger children search for wooden letters and match them to words on each other's clothing. Older children sound out letters phonetically, as they begin to spell simple words.

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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

 continue to develop the already excellent opportunities in the outdoor environment to challenge children even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder, the assistants and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector and childminder carried out a joint observation of a planned activity.  The inspector observed play activities, circle time and lunchtime.  The inspector sampled documents, including policies, paediatric first-aid certificates, planning and children's records and assessments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very secure knowledge of how to keep children safe and how to escalate concerns that may compromise a child's safety. The childminder is passionate about providing the highest-quality provision for all children. For example, she is currently developing the garden to provide even more challenge to children. The childminder is extremely reflective and as a result, self-evaluation is highly accurate. She uses regular staff supervision to ascertain further training needs for the whole team. The childminder identifies children who need extra support and works closely with the early years officer to access the training that is required before a referral can be made. This training will enable her to complete accurate referrals and ensure that interventions for children are put into place swiftly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder constantly provides excellent learning opportunities to extend children's knowledge and skills. Children learn the names of colours mentioned in a story in sign language, and eagerly find things in the room to match to the colour. The childminder uses observations to make very precise assessments of children's abilities and interests. She has extremely high expectations of what each child can do and uses information from her assessments meticulously to plan challenging next steps for them. For example, she plans activities during which children learn to sound out and read three-letter words. The childminder has strong partnerships with parents and is highly successful at engaging them in their child's learning experiences. Parents share videos with the childminder of children singing a Father's day song that they learned at the setting. The childminder embraces children's excitement and encourages them to share their news.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are highly enthusiastic about learning. For instance, they request songs about the days of the week and months of the year during circle time. They are eager to participate, rushing to look out of the window and to talk about the weather to help them complete the weather chart. The childminder gently reminds children to take turns during this activity. They respond by waiting patiently and encouraging their friends to 'have a go.' The childminder calmly models the behaviour she expects. Children reflect this and display excellent behaviour towards one another. Children have a thorough understanding of good hygiene practice and remind staff that they need to wash their hands before lunch. Children develop the independence skills they need to feed themselves and encourage one another to drink from open cups.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress from their starting points. They develop early mark- making skills as they enjoy making shapes with their fingers in the foam and writing their own name on paper with pens. Children are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499687 Local authority Newham Inspection number 1052302 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 8

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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 Plaistow, in the London Borough of Newham. She operates on Monday to Friday throughout most of the year and offers overnight care. The childminder works with two assistants.

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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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