Childminder in Richmond upon Thames

Inspection date 26 November 2018 Previous inspection date 11 September 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 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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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder consistently looks for ways to enhance his excellent provision. He seeks the views of children, parents, co-childminder and assistant to identify additional resources to extend the very high-quality experiences he provides. Recent changes have included new games to encourage cooperative play and a marquee to allow play outdoors in all weathers. n The childminder makes sure he gathers comprehensive information about what children can do when they start with him. He shares information with parents and others involved in children's care extremely well. This helps him monitor children's achievements and plan effectively to meet their needs and interests. Children make exceptional progress in their development. n The childminder provides exciting play spaces for the children with easily accessible toys and resources. Children show high levels of confidence in making choices about how and what they want to play.

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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder monitors practice extremely well. He makes sure he keeps his skills up to date through continuing professional development. He is currently researching the natural world and shares this exceptionally well with the children. Children gain an excellent understanding of the wider world and respect for other living things. n The childminder, co-childminder and assistant are excellent role models. They offer consistent, positive reminders about being kind to others and sharing toys. Children's behaviour is brilliant.

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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 develop the effective partnerships with parents to enhance further sharing of information about all aspects of children's learning and welfare.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, co-childminder, assistant and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials emailed to the childminder. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder. n The inspector sampled paperwork and online records, including policies and procedures, the website, accident and medication records, and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has added to the activities and resources in the garden to enhance children's physical skills and risk taking. For example, he has built a wooden fort with a 'gadget board' at ground level for younger children to try out locks, bolts and keys, and an upper level leading to a slide for the older children. The childminder recognises that he shares information very well with parents about children's development. He is now thinking about how he can build on this even further. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder acts quickly when accidents happen, offering appropriate first aid and comfort. He writes up the details and shares this rapidly with parents through his online recording system. He is extremely vigilant about keeping children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's teaching is consistently of high quality. He uses innovative ways to help his co-childminder and assistant support children's learning. For example, he creates a poster for the wall showing what children have achieved and what they need to do next. He boosts children's understanding of simple mathematics extremely well. For example, as children put toy frogs into cups numbered from one to 10, he encourages them to check how many toy frogs they have put in and recognise when they have too many. The childminder encourages children to recall previous experiences. For instance, children excitedly recall a story about a toad building a road through a mountain. They work superbly with the childminder as they use a toy digger in a tray filled with dry cereal, to cover a toy tunnel with the mix to create the 'mountain'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children learn how to be fair. For example, they take a vote on which story they would like to hear and listen well as the childminder reads it. The childminder supports children to understand about being kind. For instance, he asks them what they think about the rabbit in the story 'bopping' the field mice on the head, and they tell him this is not kind as it can hurt. The children agree they will 'not ever do that' to each other. Children discover how technology works. For instance, they ask the virtual digital assistant to play a song for them, recognising that as the computer hears their voices it does what they say. All children develop exceptionally strong self-care skills and understand about healthy choices. For example, at snack time they talk about where the fruit comes from and why it is good for them. They competently use knives to cut the fruit and spoons to eat their yoghurts.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children readily join in different activities. Older children have fun creating obstacle courses and show excellent knowledge of managing risks as they practise balancing and climbing skills. They work fantastically together to add tyres and cushions to the course. Then show excellent turn taking and patience as they wait for others to complete the course. Younger children eagerly engage adults in their play, insisting they hold the container for them to fill. They concentrate superbly, competently use a spoon to fill the container, then quickly pour out the contents and start over. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the move on to playgroup and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY389259 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10065597 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 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 30 Date of previous inspection 11 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. He offers childcare from 7.30am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a week in the summer and two weeks at Christmas. The childminder works with a co-childminder.

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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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