Childminder in Haringey

Inspection date 29 May 2019 Previous inspection date 23 March 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 Children are very happy and content. The childminder and her co-childminder use a good settling-in process to help children to build good emotional bonds with them. Children are well behaved and play cooperatively with their friends. n The childminder helps children to learn about the importance of being physically active. They go on many outings to the park and playgroups, and this helps them to build on important social skills for their future learning. n The childminder gathers lots of information when children first start. She uses this to precisely plan for their ongoing learning so they progress well. She monitors and tracks their development to help her to quickly identify any potential gaps in their learning. n The childminder has a good understanding of child development and how to support children at different ages. She endeavours to develop children's key skills that prepare them for their future learning. This supports school readiness.

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This provision is good

n The childminder evaluates her provision effectively. She actively seeks and includes the comments and views of her co-childminder, the assistant, parents and children in helping her to improve the quality of the provision. n At times, the childminder does not extend opportunities for younger children to build on their counting skills and number recognition even further. n The professional development of the childminder and her assistant does not identify precisely what they can do to raise the quality of teaching 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 provide more opportunities for younger children to count and recognise numbers n engage in more specific, targeted professional development for all adults who work with children, including the assistant, to raise the overall quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector viewed the home and sampled some documentation. n The inspector observed the childminder, the co-childminder and assistant interacting with children. The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, co-childminder, assistant and the children and viewed their activities. n The inspector took account of comments and views of parents. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including suitability checks, policies and procedures and records of children's development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder works very well with her husband, a registered co-childminder and an assistant. The childminder, her co-childminder and assistant have good safeguarding knowledge and know how to keep children safe from harm. They know what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare and whom to contact. In the main, the childminder monitors and supervises the assistant effectively, and identifies any training needs to update his knowledge of the policies and procedures, such as child protection and the 'Prevent' duty. Effective partnerships with parents and other professionals support the childminder to meet children's individual needs. For example, she gathers information regularly from the nursery and school teachers, to help ensure continuity in children's care and to promote shared learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well with parents to help them to be involved in their children's learning and achievements. Parents comment on the detailed feedback they receive and they help to set the next steps in their children's learning. The children become excited in their play and in trying new things. For instance, young children and toddlers practice throwing different-sized balls into large baskets and giggle with laughter when they miss as they watch them roll along the ground before throwing them back in. The childminder helps younger children to develop an awareness of early literacy in their play. For example, they enjoy the surprise of opening the flaps in the storybook to see what is underneath. They repeat new words and sounds, such as 'frog' as they move their bodies to mimic the action. This helps to further enhance their language skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children respond well to the constant care and attention the childminder, the co- childminder and the assistant provide. Children are supervised well. Younger children form secure attachments with all the adults and show they are happy and settled in the childminder's home. Older children enjoy their time with their friends. The childminder helps children to learn about the wider world around them and the differences and similarities of others. For instance, she uses her home language and culture to help children understand about other people in other countries. The childminder helps children to build strong friendships. Clear rules and expectations support positive behaviour and children show concern for others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are curious and motivated. Toddlers show good levels of imagination, such as when they pretend to care for soft teddies and dolls. Older children display a growing curiosity and awareness of the world around them as they enjoy investigating the outdoors. They feed bean sprout plants that they have grown to the snails in the garden. Children manage their self-care well. For instance, toddlers and young children place their shoes in the correct storage by themselves. Children are progressing well and are well prepared for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY414003 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10063392 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 - 5 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 19 Date of previous inspection 23 March 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010. She works with her husband, a registered childminder and an assistant. She lives in Hornsey, in the London Borough of Haringey. She works on Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm, all year round, apart from bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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