Childminder in Enfield

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a warm, homely and welcoming environment where children feel safe and secure. Children form extremely close attachments with the childminder and show that they feel cared for and settled. Younger children develop good levels of independence during activities. For example, they freely choose from a wealth of good-quality resources which are easily available to them. The childminder has high expectations for children and these are demonstrated in her practice. For instance, younger children are interested in playing with play dough and use small tools such as cutters and rolling pins creatively. The childminder encourages them to identify the various colours and shapes. She helps them make various models with the play dough using their imagination. Children behave well. The childminder sensitively gives children important messages that reinforce and encourage positive behaviour. She continually provides children with

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The provision is good

meaningful praise. This helps raise children's confidence and self-esteem effectively. Children show positive attitudes to learning and enjoy the motivating and challenging activities the childminder plans for them. For instance, younger children became absorbed when they explored and pushed buttons on tablets to listen to nursery rhymes and stories. They laughed and followed the actions of the songs as they moved their bodies creatively. These activities help to support younger children's physical skills and develop children's awareness of how to use technology.

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need to do better?

n The childminder plans a well-designed curriculum which reflects children's individual interests and needs to challenge them to learn and thrive. She regularly monitors and tracks children's progress. She quickly puts plans in place to help children catch up and make good progress across all areas of learning. Children make good progress from their starting points and gain useful skills for their future learning, including for when they move on to school. n Children have fun participating in a variety of activities that support their learning well. They become absorbed in their play and activities for long periods, helping them to develop their concentration skills effectively. For example, children became engrossed in stacking colourful bricks to make tall towers. The childminder extended their mathematical development further as she introduced number language and encouraged children to count the bricks.

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need to do better?

n The childminder promotes young children's early communication and literacy skills wells for their age and stage of development. For instance, children enjoy drawing and relish looking at books and listening to stories. The childminder reads to children in a way that engages them fully. She gives them plenty of time to express themselves, say and repeat new words. This helps children to develop their language skills and increase their vocabulary.

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need to do better?

19 February 2020 n Children behave well. The childminder models good behaviour and uses positive and purposeful praise. She gets down to children's level and explains simple rules, such as using good manners and helping to tidy up the toys. Children enjoy frequent visits to the park, playgroups and local walks in the community. They learn about the differences between people and their communities and are developing a strong sense of themselves. n Children learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle from a young age. They make healthy choices about what they would like to eat. For example, children choose some fruit and vegetables for their snack. The childminder sits with them and explains the benefits of healthy eating. Children benefit from regular fresh air and physical exercise daily. They are independent and learn good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before meals and after playing outdoors.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder reflects well on her practice and evaluates the effectiveness of her provision. She makes plans to improve the provision for the benefit of the children in her care. However, although the childminder keeps up to date with mandatory training, she does not carefully target her professional development fully, to strengthen her practice further. n The childminder works closely with parents to help support children's ongoing care and learning. She regularly keeps parents up to date on their children's progress. She gives parents ideas for activities to support their children's learning at home to promote consistency in children's learning. However, the childminder misses opportunities to collect feedback from parents to help improve the setting even further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands the potential signs that children may be at risk of abuse. She knows the procedures to follow if she has any concerns regarding a child's welfare. She keeps her mandatory training up to date, including her knowledge of wider safeguarding issues such as radicalisation. The childminder completes risk assessments on her home and when on outings. She teaches children how to keep themselves safe, such as during an emergency evacuation.

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should:

n focus more precisely on developing a targeted programme of professional development to enrich the quality of practice further n strengthen self-evaluation and take into account the views of parents when identifying areas for development to enhance the provision.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY307621 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10104545 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 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1 Date of previous inspection 7 July 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in the London Borough of Enfield. She offers full- and part-time care each weekday from 7am to 7pm, throughout most of the year.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk to view the provision and discuss the planning for children's learning. n The inspector and childminder jointly observed children and evaluated an activity together. n The inspector looked at the premises used for childminding and sampled relevant documentation, including children's records. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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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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Inspection activities

19 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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