Home Childcarer in Camden

Inspection date 18 July 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The main play space in the childminder's home is appropriately clean and suitable. However, the childminder does not give the same level of consideration in additional areas of the home, such as the toilet and bathroom. As the children spend minimal time in these rooms, there is no significant impact on them. n On occasions, the strategies that the childminder and her assistant have in place to support young children to understand about appropriate behaviour are not always fully effective. This means that children sometimes do not fully understand what is expected of them. n The quality of teaching is good overall, however, at times older children's learning is not fully extended and challenged to help them make the best possible progress.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy and enjoy their time with the childminder and her assistant. They have good attachments with them and each other. n The childminder and her assistant have secure knowledge of how children learn and provide a range of experiences to help them achieve new things. Overall, children make good progress in relation to their starting points. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents express high levels of satisfaction and appreciation with the service. They express that they feel well informed about their children's learning and state that their children thoroughly enjoy attending. n Children have frequent opportunities to learn about the world around them. This is illustrated when they learn about the weather, seasons and go on regular outings in the local community, such as the park and children's centre.

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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 all areas of the home have the same good levels of cleanliness as the main play space, in order to fully promote children's health and overall well-being n strengthen behaviour management strategies already in place to further support young children to have a better understanding of consequences and expected behaviour n continue to build on the breadth of the educational programme for older children to extend and challenge their learning even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of the interactions and teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at the different areas of the childminder's home used for caring for children. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant about the activities provided for the children and how children learn. n The inspector looked at a variety of documentation, such as suitability information and training certificates. n The inspector had a discussion with the childminder about how she evaluates the effectiveness of the provision.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder is committed to her role and is motivated to continue to make ongoing improvements. She regularly evaluates the provision and identifies further areas for continued development. For instance, she has identified that she would like to complete further training to help enhance her teaching skills and expand the activities on offer to challenge older children's learning even further. Although the childminder has achieved a great deal since her registration, some aspects of supporting children's understanding of appropriate behaviour and how their overall health is promoted are preventing the children from having consistently good experiences. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have secure knowledge of how to recognise any possible signs that a child may be at risk of harm. They are clear about how to report any potential concerns to help keep children safe. The childminder carries out suitability

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

checks to help to ensure that her assistant is suitable to work with children and supports her to understand her role and responsibilities. In addition, the childminder monitors her assistant's performance and supports her ongoing professional development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant are experienced at working with young children. They know children's interests and personal learning styles and regularly plan new experiences to help them build on their prior knowledge. However, on occasions, older children's learning is not fully extended, for example, they are not given enough time to finish activities they enjoy and fully explore their ideas. Despite this, the childminder and her assistant generally support children's emerging language and early mathematical development well. For instance, they sing counting songs and name different colours when having fun in a ball pool. Children enjoy exploring paint and stickers and engaging in role play. This supports their creativity and imagination.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not ensure that good levels of cleanliness are maintained throughout all of the areas where she cares for children. Despite this, the main play areas where children spend most of their time are suitably clean and regularly assessed for potential risks. In addition, although the childminder and her assistant take action to support young children's behaviour, on occasions, they do not provide children with enough time and explanation to help them to fully understand what is expected of them. Nevertheless, children have fun and show appropriate levels of motivation and interest. Children's physical development is supported effectively. This is apparent when they have daily opportunities to play outdoors on ride-on toys and when chasing and catching bubbles.

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Outcomes for children are good

Overall, children make good progress in relation to their starting points and are suitably supported to be ready for their next stage of learning, including school. Young children show good levels of enthusiasm for learning and enjoy listening to stories and exploring puzzles. Older children display confidence when speaking to new people and enjoy learning about letters, sounds and numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541205 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10090172 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 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the London Borough of Camden. She operates from 9am until 5pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. The childminder accepts funding for two-, three- and four-year-olds. She is qualified at level 3 and works with an assistant.

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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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Registers

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