Childminder EY501109

Inspection date 3 October 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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The provision is outstanding

n Children play eagerly in a welcoming, extremely stimulating and well-organised environment. The childminder uses her deep understanding of how children learn to plan highly challenging, varied and exciting activities. She skilfully plans these around their individual interests to enthuse children's learning, so they remain extremely motivated. n The childminder is immensely caring and establishes extremely positive, warm relationships with children, supporting their emotional well-being superbly. Children are very safe, secure and are highly confident. n Children make excellent progress in their communication skills in relation to what they know when they start. The childminder is highly responsive to children's individual needs. She brilliantly adapts her teaching to cater for all children, including those learning to speak English as an additional language. n The childminder is incredibly dedicated to her role and works tirelessly to develop her

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The provision is outstanding

skills and expert knowledge, to maintain excellent outcomes for children. Her professional development is highly focused and she uses every opportunity, such as attending training sessions and reading teaching-related books regularly, to enhance her strong teaching expertise.

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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

n continue to build on opportunities for younger children to explore different textures in their play to enhance their learning experiences even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children's records and the childminder's policies and procedures. n The inspector viewed the parts of the premises used for childminding and talked to children at appropriate times. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children, and the activities in which they engaged. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder about children's learning and of how she reflects on the quality of her service. n The inspector considered the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is highly vigilant and clearly understands her duty to protect children. She confidently knows how to recognise and report any signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder's self-evaluation is rigorous and accurate. She reflects on her service, recognising her strengths and incisively identifying areas to improve. She continuously adapts the practice in her setting to ensure children's outcomes reach an outstanding level. She works extremely well with others, such as parents and other early years professionals, to make continual improvements to her practice. The childminder implements highly effective systems to check on the progress of different children to ensure they all make equal progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children benefit greatly from the childminder's highly effective partnerships with parents. She works with parents to make accurate and sharply focused assessments of children, and precisely plans for their next steps to challenge them continually. The childminder knows the children's abilities exceedingly well. She accurately identifies and addresses any gaps in children's development, and precisely plans for what they need to learn next. The childminder has very high expectations of what children can achieve. For instance, she expertly extends activities when necessary and encourages problem solving. Younger children learn to master a wide range of skills and are highly independent. The childminder provides children with many opportunities to explore different sensory activities and textures, although she recognises these could be enhanced further, such as for younger children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children behave extremely well. They listen carefully, use resources responsibly and are always keen to help others. The childminder demonstrates positive behaviour at all times and is an excellent role model. Children learn to act politely, such as saying 'please' and 'thank you', and behave in a friendly way. Children benefit from eating a variety of nutritious foods and have many opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyles. Furthermore, the childminder provides great opportunities for parents to develop their knowledge on healthy eating to encourage them to adopt healthy diets at home.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress and are extremely well prepared for their next steps in learning and school. Children develop a love of reading and relish using new words they have learned in context while they play. They express themselves very clearly and highly confidently, and are skilled communicators. Children are highly focused while they play and develop high levels of curiosity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501109 Local authority Islington Inspection number 10067348 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Holloway, in London. She operates weekdays between 8am and 6pm, all year, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a teaching qualification.

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Registers

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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