Childminder in Ealing

Inspection date 28 February 2019 Previous inspection date 30 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 makes great efforts to engage parents and other professionals, including teachers at the school that children attend, to achieve a highly consistent approach. This benefits children's learning and care needs particularly well. n Parents and grandparents give overwhelmingly positive feedback about the service that they and their children receive. They find that the childminder is an 'excellent communicator' and helps their children to exceed well in their learning. n The childminder seeks, and acts on, the views of children to help develop and extend their learning experiences. This contributes to ensuring that children are consistently motivated to learn. n The childminder is extremely kind, caring and friendly, which helps her to form trusting relationships with all the children. Children, including the very young ones, demonstrate that they feel exceptionally self-assured and confident.

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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder observes and monitors children's progress precisely across all areas of their learning. This is extremely effective in ensuring children make rapid and sustained progress from their starting points. n The childminder is fully aware of her role in making sure that children are very well looked after. She teaches children to conduct themselves sensibly, such as when on outings, and does so without limiting opportunities for their development. Supervision of children is highly effective.

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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 involve children during daily tasks, particularly at meal times, to make the most of their self-help skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector toured the areas that the childminder uses for childminding. She discussed risk assessment procedures with the childminder. n The inspector observed children's play indoors and sampled children's records. She accompanied the childminder and children on their walk to and from the local nursery. n The inspector read written feedback from parents and spoke with grandparents to gain their views of the provision. She spoke with the teacher at the school that children attend to find out about her experiences with the childminder. n The inspector evaluated one of the planned activities with the childminder and discussed the impact this has on children's learning. She sampled documentation, such as policies and procedures and training certificates. n The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates the provision and supports her professional development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder evaluates her provision rigorously. She is exceptionally committed to her professional development, to ensure children have the highest quality of care and teaching. For example, following training, she has increased the range of sensory play activities, to further enhance children's creativity and imagination. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection issues. This is evident in the way she describes possible indicators of harm and the action to take in the event of a safeguarding concern. The childminder works very closely with parents and other settings to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children, such as in their language and listening skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides children with a highly effective balance of activities that enthuse, engage and motivate them to learn. For example, during a planned activity, young children show high levels of curiosity and desire to explore and investigate different materials. The childminder uses her superb skills to help young children to experiment, using their senses. Young children think deeply and use their imagination extremely well. This very strong teaching is also evident when the childminder supports older children. One of the ways she does this is by engaging older children in conversations and she questions them with great skill to extend their thoughts and ideas. This gives children high levels of confidence that enable them to describe what they see and feel, using a wide range of vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children demonstrate positive behaviour exceptionally well. They are extremely polite and play harmoniously together. For example, children remind each other gently how to treat their toys with respect. The childminder has the highest regard for children's emotional and physical well-being. She plans plenty of learning experiences that enable children to socialise and enhance their physical skills. Children are incredibly independent learners. The childminder recognises the potential to build on children's excellent self- help skills during everyday routines, such as at meal times.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop excellent skills across all areas of learning. For example, they gain a superb understanding of mathematical ideas. Older children count from one to 20 reliably and learn to add and subtract items correctly. Younger children learn about numbers and shapes, such as through play. Children take great delight in talking, singing and listening to stories, which support their rapidly increasing literacy development. All children are extremely well prepared for the next stages in their learning, including their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424331 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10071601 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 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 30 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Hanwell, in the London Borough of Ealing. She offers her service during term time only from, 7.45am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday. The childminder holds a relevant childcare 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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