Home Childcarer in Hackney

Inspection date 5 April 2019 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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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder is extremely passionate about her work with children. She makes excellent use of developmental opportunities available to keep her skills and knowledge current. n The childminder plans highly effective external opportunities for children to learn in a range of environments. For example, each week she arranges for them to visit the local children's centre, playgroups and forest school for them to access a wider choice of activities to help strengthen and develop new skills. n The childminder supports children to be gentle, kind, caring and helpful towards other children, including babies. She supports them to be aware of other children's feelings and how to handle challenging and difficult experiences. n The childminder demonstrates excellent relationships with parents. She encourages them to join activities at her home or to accompany her to external visits, in order to get them involved in their children's learning.

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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder shares new information that she acquired from training with parents to help support their understanding of children's development and how to extend learning at home. n The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to discourage children's unwanted behaviour, such as biting. She recognises the importance of working closely with parents and other providers that they attend, to ensure they have consistency with how the behaviour is managed. This results in very good improvements in the child's behaviour. n The childminder skilfully provides ongoing reassurance and encouragement for babies to learn how to manage and express their feelings, in order to strengthen further their emotional development.

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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 increase opportunities for younger children to strengthen further their small and large movements.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's training certificates, insurance policy, records of attendance and safeguarding policy. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her daily teaching and care practices. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and observed the quality of care and teaching. n The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding purposes. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning, and looked at some of the children's assessment records and planning documentation. n The inspector took account of parents' views during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues, and she is very alert to recognise any signs of concerns. The childminder ensures that parents have a secure understanding of her safeguarding policies and procedures for them to know what to expect from her services. The childminder knows how to report any concerns and allegations. The childminder develops excellent relationships with the local authority childminding coordinator and she benefits from ongoing feedback and guidance that help to make her practices even stronger. The childminder has a very good understanding of child development and she uses her knowledge exceptionally well to assess and plan opportunities for children to make very good progress, in comparison to their starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of individual children's interests and needs. Her strong partnerships with parents enable a two-way flow of communication and they share regular information about children's development and what they should do next. Parents' feedback highlights the ongoing positive support that they received from the childminder of how to extend children's learning. They praise her attention to detail and her ability to promptly recognise if a child needs to be seen by a specialist. The childminder skilfully supports children to close gaps in their speech, language and communication development. The childminder uses an excellent range of musical equipment and instructions to extend children's learning. For example, babies curiously explore the different items, and they listen and babble as the childminder sings nursery rhymes and plays a guitar.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy within the childminder's care. They form very close attachments to her and they display a very strong sense of security and confidence. The childminder provides an excellent balance between adult-led activities and child-initiated play, and her flexible routine meets the needs of individual children. The childminder consistently comments on children's play, and she makes them aware of any changes to help them understand what they will do next. The childminder gives children access to a wide range of resources for them to choose what they want to do and she follows their lead exceptionally well. This helps to support children's decision-making skills and independence. The childminder has ongoing plans for babies to make even better progress to strengthen their muscles and movements.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make very good progress with their development. They develop the skills required to move them on to the next stages in their learning. For example, babies are active. They listen to sounds keenly, they babble to respond or copy sounds from adults, and they display excitement during activities that interest them. Older children initiate conversations very well. They express themselves confidently and they show great interest in stories.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546263 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 10102055 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 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder first registered in 2007 and re-registered in 2017. She lives in Homerton, within the London Borough of Hackney. She is available to offer childminding services from Monday to Friday, throughout most of the year. 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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