Childminder in Newham

Inspection date 3 June 2019 Previous inspection date 8 January 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder has developed strong working partnerships with other early years professionals. For example, she attends weekly childminding meetings which help her to keep up to date with current guidelines and relevant information. n The childminder involves parents in their child's learning and development successfully. She ensures that an effective settling-in procedure contributes to building a clear picture of each child. This helps her to plan activities that engage children from the outset. For instance, the childminder builds on children's interest in vehicles to initiate conversations. She extends children's communication and language skills effectively. n The childminder supports children to understand why it is important to lead healthy lifestyles. She reminds them when they eat their fruit that it makes them big and strong. This helps children develop positive attitudes to making healthy choices.

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This provision is good

n Children develop skills needed for their next stage of learning, including their eventual move on to school. They develop confidence to ask for resources and make choices about their play. Children make good progress towards the early learning goals. n Systems for assessing children's development and progress are not meticulous enough to ensure that the childminder consistently plans highly challenging next steps. n The childminder identifies areas for improvement in her own practice. However, she does not ensure that a robust professional development plan supports her effectively to raise the quality of teaching and learning to the highest level.

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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 ensure that precise observations and assessments accurately identify progress, to help plan highly challenging next steps n build on professional development opportunities to raise the quality of teaching and learning to the highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector looked around the premises that the children access indoors and outdoors. n The inspector took account of the views of parents in written format. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's records and training certificates. n The inspector observed play activities and interactions between the childminder and children.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the signs and symptoms of potential abuse and knows how to identify if a child is at risk of harm caused by extreme views or behaviours. She knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about the welfare of a child. Self-evaluation is accurate. The childminder includes the views of parents to help reflect on practice and identify strengths and areas for development. The childminder places high importance on creating an environment that promotes equality. She supports children to celebrate each another's cultures, similarities and differences. She shares these core values with parents, to help build an understanding and ethos of acceptance.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how young children learn and develop. She uses simple activities to support children's development. For example, she encourages children to listen to the aeroplanes in the sky and other outdoor sounds, to help enhance their listening and attention skills. The childminder provides opportunities for children to practise their large-muscle skills. For example, children balance on a see- saw and climb steps to a slide. This helps improve their physical skills well. The childminder supports young children to identify numbers out of sequence and match them to the correct number of objects. This helps children make positive progress in their mathematical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children manage their own personal needs well, such as mastering cutlery to feed themselves. This helps them to develop the key independence skills needed for their future learning. Boys enjoy pushing along dolls in buggies. The childminder ensures dolls reflect the different ethnicities of those who attend. This contributes to successfully challenging gender stereotypes and promoting a positive inclusive environment for children to explore. Children form strong attachments with the childminder. They enjoy spending time in her company and talk to her about their weekend. Children understand boundaries well. They follow the childminder's example for positive behaviour. The childminder provides opportunities for children to explore the local community, such as the library and farm, to help develop their understanding of the world around them.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children work well within the stages of development typical for their age. They attempt challenging peg puzzles and sliding wooden picture puzzles. This helps develop their small-muscle skills successfully. Children enjoy making marks on paper. They explore creative resources, such as paint, to help develop their early writing skills well. Overall, children are well prepared for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 132626 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10064931 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 8 January 2016

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The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in East Ham, in the London Borough of Newham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.

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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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