Childminder in Barnet

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder aims to provide children with a home-from-home setting that works consistently alongside parents' requests. She ensures that her routines match carefully with children's home life to help them feel very settled. The childminder watches what children do and checks how they are developing on a regular basis. She provides children with a wide range of activities that meet their interests and, in the main, help them build on what they already know and can do. Children are making good progress in relation to their starting points. They are learning the skills necessary for the future and are quickly becoming confident learners. Children enjoy their time with the childminder and she helps them to feel very secure, promoting their emotional well-being extremely effectively. Children have a very positive attitude to their learning. For instance, babies delight in using a stacking toy that makes the sound of a dog once it is complete. They persevere

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The provision is good

until they succeed and demonstrate pride in their achievements. Children understand how to keep themselves safe from a very early age. They have the freedom to explore their environments in safety and can make choices about what they want to do. The childminder is highly vigilant and keeps any risks to children minimised, enabling them to stay safe from harm.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children's early literacy skills very well. She plans exciting activities for children to retell their favourite stories. For example, after reading 'Handa's Surprise', the children retell the story using real tropical fruits. Young children show high levels of curiosity and willingly taste each fruit. The childminder uses this opportunity to test and challenge the older children, by asking them to remember what fruit each animal ate in the story. Children touch, smell and cut bananas, mangoes, guavas, pineapple and passion fruit. They are excited to get their hands sticky and compare the sour pineapples to the sweet bananas and guava juice. n Care practices are superb. Children have opportunities to take risks safely and develop their independence, for example as they cut fruit with knives. They understand that knives are sharp and the childminder reinforces elements of safety through comments such as 'watch your fingers when cutting'. The

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childminder takes these opportunities to develop children's independence and key skills, especially in relation to self-care. For example children wash and dry their hands after cutting up fruit and after toileting. Toddlers confidently explain that germs are very small and cannot be seen with their own eyes. n Children behave exceptionally well and enjoy the company of others. Toddlers and babies play cooperatively and the childminder encourages children to share and take turns. Children are highly cooperative and take pleasure in playing with each other. Toddlers resolve disputes quickly and are quick to hug each other

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need to do better?

24 February 2020 and say 'sorry' if they unintentionally hurt their peers. Children demonstrate empathy and a deep understanding of how others are feeling. n The childminder reflects well on her practice. She has identified the need to increase natural resources to further children's sensory experiences. For instance, she provides a wide range of natural resources, such as buttons, hessian materials, rope, shiny beads and various coloured felt shapes. These help to complement children's play and further their curiosity. n The childminder supports children's communication skills effectively. She speaks clearly and uses repetition to help younger children pronounce letter sounds. All children are encouraged to contribute to 'made-up' stories, choosing vocabulary to incorporate into the tale. Babies enjoy singing their favourite nursery rhymes and copying the actions. n The childminder has completed mandatory training and keeps up to date with

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need to do better?

changes in legislation. However, the childminder does not consistently seek opportunities to build on her professional development, to continuously develop her skills and raise the quality of teaching practice to the highest level. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents' feedback is very positive about the childminder. They share their views through daily discussions. Parents say that their children respond well to the childminder and make good progress in her care. They state that their children are very happy and content in her home. n The childminder teaches children to recognise shape, size and colours in everyday play. For example, she compares the sizes and shapes of various fruits, during a play activity and at snack time. However, at times, she misses opportunities to help children count, to extend their mathematical skills further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure understanding of child protection procedures. She can identify when a child may be at risk and has a detailed safeguarding policy with relevant contact numbers she can access where necessary. The childminder ensures that children can play safely and makes careful risk assessments of her home and places they visit. She pays very close attention to any risks when children are playing. Children are encouraged to keep safe within the environment, for instance by tidying toys away and sitting down when eating.

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should:

n provide even more opportunities for children to develop their counting skills further n increase opportunities to engage in targeted professional development to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 147146 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10137729 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 1 to 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 15 October 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996. She lives in North Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk with the childminder to understand how the early years provision and how the curriculum are organised. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder and discussed what children had learned from it. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documents, including evidence of adults' suitability and training. n The inspector read written letters from parents to seek their views of the childminder's provision.

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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

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