Childminder EY537490

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Inadequate

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a warm and homely environment where children feel safe and secure. The children are happy and form close bonds with the childminder, her assistant and with each other, which help them develop good social skills.

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The provision is good

Children make good progress in their development. The childminder provides a broad range of opportunities for children across most areas of their development. They have fun as they play and are eager to join in, try new things and investigate with lots of motivation. Children are developing good communication skills. They enjoy singing time and join in with their favourite songs. There is a strong focus on developing children's physical skills. They have great fun dancing to different types of music, where the childminder shows children how to move carefully to ballet music and, in contrast, how they can kick their legs and jump to louder music.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour and children behave well. They share and take turns and play alongside each other. Older children show kindness and are very kind to younger children, and are aware of their different abilities. Children understand about respecting their environment and help the childminder with tidying up toys when asked.

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The provision is good

The childminder and assistant support children to be independent. Children are aware of the need to wash their hands before eating and take themselves to the bathroom. Children say they wash their hands to get rid of the germs.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistant attend training and local authority meetings to keep up to date with changes to legislation and to improve their teaching skills. Since the last inspection the childminder and assistant have completed safeguarding training to ensure they are confident in dealing with any concerns that may arise. n The childminder provides a welcoming environment for children where they help themselves to a good range of toys and resources. The childminder observes children's play and plans activities to support their next steps in learning well. Children enjoy making play dough and talk with the assistant about the ingredients they are using and how the texture changes as they add water and oil to the mixture. The childminder is aware of the differing age groups she is caring for. Babies are given individual attention and follow routines similar to their home. Activities are adapted to enable the younger children to join in at

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need to do better?

their level of development. n The childminder gets to know the children well overall, through her observations from the beginning of the childcare arrangement. However, she does not always

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need to do better?

6 November 2019 make the best use of parents' knowledge and does not consistently ask them about their children's starting points in their development, to help her make these initial assessments. n The childminder encourages children to share their experiences and helps them learn to speak in groups. For example, children recall recent birthdays and talk excitedly and fondly about these times. This helps children learn about important events in their lives and promotes the joy of celebrations. n Children gain the skills they need for when they move on to school. For example, the childminder encourages children from a young age to find their own shoes or boots and allows them time to put these on by themselves. Children also begin to recognise their names and take part in self-registration, adding their name card to the name tree when they arrive. n The childminder makes good use of her garden to enable children to be

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physically active and get regular fresh air. However, she does not extend outdoor experiences to other places of interest to help support children's learning further about their neighbourhood and outdoor environments. n Partnerships with parents are good, overall. Parents can access their child's developmental records online and they often contribute their observations. The childminder encourages parents to borrow books to share with their children at home. Daily verbal feedback is also provided to parents to keep them well informed. n The childminder self-evaluates her practice effectively. She works well with her assistant and they share the same vision. She has successfully addressed all actions raised at previous inspections to ensure she is compliant with requirements. Effective supervision arrangements are in place to support the assistant's continuous professional development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She has ensured her assistant is also confident in her safeguarding knowledge, including knowing the correct reporting procedures if an allegation is made. The childminder risk assesses her home and garden environment daily to ensure children play in a safe home. The childminder maintains all her documentation, for example her record of children's attendance is accurate and this supports her to monitor any absences and demonstrates adult-to-child ratios are met. The childminder has a secure understanding of ensuring any new adults to her household complete suitability checks immediately.

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should:

6 November 2019 n provide children with opportunities to experience activities outside the home, to help them learn about similarities and differences in their neighbourhood and outdoor environment n obtain children's starting points in their development from parents consistently to fully support planning for children's learning needs and interests.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537490 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 10108989 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 to 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 15 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the London Borough of Hounslow. She works from 7.30am to 6.30pm on Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification and works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector carried out a learning walk to discuss the childminder's curriculum. n The inspector discussed learning activities and assessed the quality and impact of teaching on the children's learning. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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