Childminder in Harrow

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder provides an exceedingly warm, welcoming and homely environment where children settle quickly and feel secure. Children establish excellent relationships with the childminder and assistants. They are confident and independent learners and display high levels of emotional well-being during play. Children are extremely happy and feel safe, secure and ready to learn. Young children laugh, jump and shake with excitement as the activities are being prepared and introduced. Children enjoy the activities immensely and listen intently to the childminder. They demonstrate an excellent attitude to learning and concentrate extremely well. The childminder plans an exceptionally broad curriculum, following children's interests very successfully to provide stimulating and creative experiences. Partnership with parents is an extremely high priority. The childminder gives particular attention to promoting children's health and

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The provision is outstanding

welfare. This is evident in parents' feedback in relation to preferred diet and personal care. Parents are consulted daily and partnership and home learning are very strong. There is excellent communication through daily feedback and online journals. Parents share their knowledge of children's progress, and the childminder uses this extremely effectively to plan and develop an exceptional range of activities. Every opportunity is taken to support children in facilitating next steps in learning. The childminder and her assistants have extremely high expectations of children's behaviour, and this is reflected in the way that children behave. Children are kind and extremely polite. For example, toddlers comfort babies when they become unsettled by handing them a selection of toys. Their behaviour is excellent.

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n The childminder carries out in-depth observations of children's learning. She carefully plans activities to target specific areas of their learning and development. This is also evident in the detailed assessment and tracking in each child's online journal of achievements. All children confidently learn skills, so they are extremely well prepared for their next stage in learning, and school. n The childminder and her assistants have a very calm, confident and relaxed manner and this helps children develop independence and feel comfortable. She regularly accesses other groups within the community to ensure a wide range of experiences and social environments that promote understanding of people and communities are available to children. n Young children pull themselves up to standing against the childminder's knee and gesture that they want a cuddle. The childminder gently lifts them onto her knee, and they smile and snuggle in, displaying clear affection. Babies take turns

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to babble and the childminder acknowledges their communication with excellent eye contact, a meaningful narrative and lots of praise. n Children develop an interest in early mathematics from a young age. The

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7 February 2020 childminder skilfully incorporates the use of numbers into everyday conversation and play. For example, when playing with finger people, children discuss how many they need to find to put on their fingers. They confidently count in sequence from one to 10 and talk about the different numbers which make up the number 10. Older children quickly recognise larger numbers. n Children's literacy skills are promoted exceptionally well from a young age. They respond enthusiastically to the many opportunities to look at books or be read to. The childminder reads in a very engaging way, skilfully adapting questions and comments to meet the differing needs of the children. They enjoy music and singing. Babies demonstrate their knowledge and enjoyment of familiar songs as they move in response to the childminder's singing and make sounds in tune with the song. n Children develop very good self-care skills around personal hygiene and have an

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exceptionally good understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they enjoy freshly cooked, nutritious meals and snacks each day. Younger children develop excellent levels of independence during activities. For example, they learn how to feed themselves using spoons and finger foods. n All children have excellent opportunities to extend and practise their physical skills outdoors in all weather. Children take exercise and challenge themselves on larger play equipment in the outdoor area or at local parks and facilities. For example, children are fascinated with the ice on the grass. They test different ways they can move on the grass and what will happen if they run. Children watch and feel the ice as it melts. n The childminder completes an extensive range of training opportunities and readily shares her knowledge with others. She offers her assistants highly effective supervision and promotes their well-being at all times. She fully

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understands their training needs and skilfully assists them in accessing training. The childminder's excellent support of her assistants means that they share her untiring commitment to the children. n The childminder maintains an aspirational vision for her childcare service. She regularly evaluates the work of the setting to drive improvement to ensure she consistently maintains the highest possible standards for all children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder maintains an excellent knowledge of safeguarding. She completes regular training and ensures that her assistants have the same excellent knowledge. They describe the signs that may indicate that children or families are being drawn into extreme behaviours or ideas. They competently explain the procedure for identifying and reporting any concerns about children's welfare. Robust checks ensure that assistants are suitable to work with children. The childminder and her assistant are meticulous about children's safety and carry out rigorous risk assessments in the home and outdoors. They teach children exceptionally well how to keep themselves safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 147801 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10137967 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 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 11 November 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was registered in 1987. She lives in the London Borough of Harrow. She operates all year round from 7.15am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with five assistants. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk with the childminder and observed the impact of teaching on children's learning. n The inspector observed children engaged in activities and their interactions with the childminder and her assistants. She held discussions with the childminder and her assistants and spoke with children at appropriate times during the inspection. n A joint evaluation of an activity was carried out by the inspector and the childminder. n The inspector checked a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, certificates and the suitability checks of the childminder, her assistants and those who live in the household. n The inspector sampled written feedback from parents and spoke to parents present at the time of the inspection.

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Inspection activities

7 February 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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7 February 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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