Childminder 135546

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children enjoy their time with the gentle and experienced childminder. They benefit from a range of well-planned, challenging activities designed to support all areas of their learning. The childminder incorporates mathematical learning into a range of activities. For example, children fit foam numbers into squares and enthusiastically jump up and down on them. They count as they bounce balls and explore shapes while they use construction resources. Children are encouraged by the childminder during activities. However, on occasion this does not focus on what children have done well. Children rapidly gain skills which support them in the next stage of their education. Their ability to focus develops well and they can follow simple instructions. They enjoy carrying out simple tasks, for example, as they happily take their tissues to the bin. Children enjoy songs, books and rhymes. There is scope, however, to enhance their access to books even further. The childminder

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The provision is good

knows each child well. She constantly risk assesses and creates a safe and comfortable setting. Children delight in making up games and involving the childminder in them. For example, they create a game in which they move and place objects and copy each other's actions. Children are settled, happy and behave well.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from activities and experiences which support them in learning about different religious festivals, and people whose lives are different to their own. Children explore their similarities and differences. For example, the childminder displays their photographs and children seek them out to look at them. The resources they use reflect the diversity of children who attend the setting. Children thrive in the inclusive atmosphere the childminder works hard to create. n Parents say their children enjoy attending the setting and praise the variety of activities the childminder provides. The childminder quickly assesses children when they start, and uses this information to identify what each one needs to learn next. Children who require extra support quickly receive it. The childminder works closely with other professionals and parents to ensure continuity in children's care and development. The childminder forms positive partnerships

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need to do better?

with parents. n The childminder provides opportunities for children to sing, dance and enjoy rhymes and books at the setting. However, they do not consistently have as many opportunities to explore books in different environments including, for example, the local library. n The childminder carries out regular observations of children and uses them effectively to create a challenging and sharply focused curriculum. She builds on children's interests and identifies opportunities to support them in extending

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need to do better?

30 January 2020 their learning. For instance, children are fascinated by the rain and so they explore what it does to paper when they put it outside. Children who enjoy learning outdoors are supported well. They can access a variety of activities, including those which support them in learning about the natural world. n Children gain satisfaction from their activities. However, on occasion the childminder does not clearly link her praise to what they have done well. This means sometimes children do not understand what they have achieved as fully as they might. n The childminder reflects on her provision. She uses this to identify ways of building on her professional knowledge. She uses her learning effectively, for example, to develop ways of supporting children in developing their physical skills, in particular how to develop the strength in their fingers to support their emerging writing skills. n Children enjoy creative activities. They benefit from the childminder's ability to

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need to do better?

extend activities and learning. For example, children enjoy painting and are encouraged to paint their hands. The childminder then develops this into making handprints. She introduces links between new vocabulary and their activity. Children then use their learning as they excitedly bang their hands down after calling out 'ready, steady, go'. n The childminder supports children in learning about how to moderate their own behaviour. She nurtures children's emotional well-being and helps them to understand how they feel and learn about their emotions.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her duty to keep the children in her care safe. She knows the signs and symptoms which may cause her concern about the welfare of a child in her care. The childminder knows the procedures to follow if she has such a concern. She has made herself aware of the indicators which may mean a child is at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas or behaviours. The childminder risk assesses both inside and outdoors. She quickly identifies any potential hazards and takes positive actions to address them.

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should:

n expand opportunities for children to experience books in different environments to support their developing literacy even further n link praise more purposefully to what children have done well so they can understand what they have achieved more clearly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 135546 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10062860 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 to 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 6 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1992. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 48 weeks of the year. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and childminder carried out a learning walk. The childminder talked about her resources and how she organises her setting to support all areas of children's learning. n The inspector read feedback from parents and talked to the childminder about how she builds partnerships with parents. n The childminder talked about how she evaluates her practice and built on the recommendations made at her last inspection. n The inspector viewed a sample of the childminder's documents, including her safeguarding policy and insurance documents. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the childminder observes and assesses children and uses this information to plan next steps for them. They talked about the activities children engaged in during the inspection and the learning they were designed to support.

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Inspection activities

30 January 2020 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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Inspection activities

30 January 2020 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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