Childminder in Islington

Inspection date 13 March 2019 Previous inspection date 23 March 2016

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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 provides a vibrant and stimulating environment. Toys and resources are easily accessible for children, and are attractively displayed. Children are eager to explore and motivated to learn. n The childminder is passionate about her role and dedicated to developing her practice. She continually reflects on her setting and activities, and completes weekly reviews and improvements. She embraces relevant training courses and carries out extensive online research to maintain her outstanding teaching skills. n The childminder implements her policies, procedures and risk assessments very well. This helps to underpin her strong practice, and ensures children's safety and welfare are a priority. n The childminder and her assistants' quality of teaching is outstanding. They use their extensive experience and deep understanding of how children learn to plan challenging activities based on their next steps in learning and current interests. All children make

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This provision is outstanding

excellent progress. n Children develop excellent communication and language skills. The childminder and her assistants actively engage them in meaningful conversations. They skilfully ask purposeful questions, and support them to find their own solutions to problems. Children express their own ideas and thoughts confidently during creative activities. n The childminder wonderfully supports children to develop a strong sense of self and belonging in their surroundings. Children actively demonstrate ownership and responsibility as they complete small tasks for themselves during daily routines. For example, they eagerly clean the table after breakfast.

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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 staff's professional skills and knowledge to build on the existing excellent practice, and to improve the provision even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed all areas of the childminder's home used by children, and observed play and learning opportunities. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of records, policies and procedures, including evidence of qualifications and the suitability of all adults living in the household. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written testimonials obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very thorough knowledge of child protection and the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child. The childminder supports her assistants exceptionally well, and monitors the quality of teaching meticulously to ensure consistently high standards. She provides them with regular supervision and extensive opportunities for professional development. They are an excellent team and support one another with the utmost respect. They are wonderful role models. Parents have a meticulous overview of their children's learning and development, and spoke very highly of the childminder. They are extremely happy with the level of care, and describe her as 'thoughtful, creative, extremely kind and professional'. This very strong partnership helps to provide a highly consistent approach to supporting children in their care and education.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder models learning extremely well through her own engagement with children. For example, she makes a sphere from play dough and encourages children to copy. She then supports them to build their own snowman. The childminder accurately observes and assesses children to monitor their ongoing progress. She uses this information to plan exceptionally well for their next steps. She completes a detailed progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. The childminder makes excellent use of the facilities within the local and wider community, which enhances and inspires children's learning and builds wonderfully on their social skills. For example, they visit the local farm and a wide variety of playgroups.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder works diligently to help children to feel confident and to raise their self- esteem. She helps children to make choices and decisions. She joins in their chosen activities, and is exceedingly playful and imaginative. Children are extremely well settled. The childminder is highly responsive to their individual needs and routines. She teaches children how to keep themselves safe and healthy. Children have excellent opportunities to learn about living things. For example, they learn to be kind to the cats, water the garden, and wash and feed the tortoise as it comes out of hibernation. Children gain outstanding respect and understanding of other people's cultures and traditions. For example, they learn greetings in Chinese, and learn how to toss pancakes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their starting points. They are consistently working in a stage of development beyond their ages and engage in challenging activities, rapidly gaining the key skills for their next stage in learning. Young children are confident and display excellent concentration and determination. Children listen carefully to songs, expand their vocabulary and join in with repeated phrases. They identify shapes and can say numbers in sequence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY421848 Local authority Islington Inspection number 10074694 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 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 23 March 2016

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Registers

The childminder lives in Tuffnel Park, which is in the London Borough of Islington. She is open from Monday until Thursday from 8am until 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder works alongside two assistants, both of whom hold an early years qualification at level 6. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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