Childminder in Harrow

Inspection date 12 July 2019 Previous inspection date 18 April 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 and her assistants build good relationships with the children and their families. They gather information from parents about their children to help them provide continuity between home and the setting. n The childminder and her assistants support children to get along together. Children are well behaved. n The childminder and her assistants know the children well. They plan effectively for children's next steps in development and help children make good progress in their learning. n The childminder prepares older children for school. She teaches children to become independent and confident and to develop good communication and language. n Young children learn to become mobile and confident walkers. The childminder supports them well to balance, negotiate space, walk and climb. n The childminder has not maintained the required records of children's hours of attendance. Nonetheless, she keeps a diary with the names of the children attending.

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This provision is good

On the day of inspection, the childminder and her assistant were fully aware of the children present and were deployed effectively to supervise and keep children safe. n Sometimes, the childminder interrupts children's learning to complete routine activities, such as nappy changing. n On occasions, the childminder and her assistant do not differentiate teaching during group activities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date maintain a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance. 26/07/2019

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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 enhance teaching to differentiate the learning for older and younger children during group activities, to ensure all children are fully challenged and engaged n review the organisation of some routines, such as personal care, so that children's activities are not interrupted.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and the assistant present about their safeguarding knowledge. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and sampled documentation, including evidence of the suitability of the assistants working on the premises. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder understands the signs of abuse and neglect and knows what to do to protect children's welfare. She ensures her assistants have a good understanding of how to keep children safe. They know the procedures to follow and how to report any concerns they have for a child's safety. The childminder and her assistants carry out visual risk assessments of the premises, both indoors and outdoors, to remove or minimise any hazards. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder meets regularly with her assistants to review what children are learning. The childminder and her assistants attend training and share any new learning together. The childminder helps her assistants to build on their early years knowledge in order to underpin their teaching. For example, they use sustained shared thinking effectively, modelling good language, asking questions and encouraging children to think.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants prepare the older funded children well for future learning. The childminder immerses children in language, singing songs and reading stories to them. The childminder and her assistants introduce the names and sounds of letters. They encourage children to write for a purpose, for example to write their names and to use letters to build words. All children enjoy writing. Older children write and draw pictures on chalk boards and young children experiment with different coloured chalks. Young children independently choose activities and are well supported during play. For example, the childminder and her assistants ask children open questions, such as where the train track may go, and describe the colours and shapes of the trains and blocks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistants follow good hygiene practices. They teach children to manage their personal care from an early age. Even the young children learn to push down on the soap dispenser to wash their hands. The childminder uses the outdoors well to enhance children's learning. Children enjoy using nature's resources. The childminder and children gather pine cones and use these to fill the sandpit. Young children practise walking and negotiating space as they transport pine cones around the garden in pushchairs. Older children add the pine cones to big saucepans and make pretend soup. Children enjoy physical activities. Young children learn to climb in, under and out of the climbing frame structure and older children climb up to the platform to slide down.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are secure and confident. They develop warm relationships with their carers. Young children gain good physical skills and explore the environment confidently. Older children who receive funding learn a range of skills ready for school. They are kind to each other, share and take turns. They readily help the young children, for example passing a toy or helping to feed them. Young children learn the foundations for counting from a young age, and older children use their mathematical knowledge to make simple calculations. Children have lively imaginations and use a range of materials in their creative activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY468542 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10114850 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 18 April 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the London Borough of Camden. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 47 weeks a year. The childminder holds early years professional status. She works with two assistants.

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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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