Childminder in Camden

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

The childminder creates a warm and welcoming environment where children feel at home. Children are happy and settled. They show that they feel safe and form secure attachments with the childminder. Children explore the activities and resources with confidence and curiosity. They enjoy selecting their own toys and involve the childminder in their play. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They show persistence when tackling difficult tasks and set themselves challenges, such as putting together puzzles or building a tall tower from blocks. Children receive good emotional support from the childminder. They enjoy the praise and encouragement they receive, and respond well to her guidance about behavioural boundaries. Children are familiar with the routines and expectations of the childminder. For instance, they demonstrate a willingness to help as they happily tidy away resources before they have a snack. Children become

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The provision is good

increasingly independent at the setting. They show great satisfaction as they learn to master personal skills, such as putting on their coats and washing their hands independently. Children enjoy being physically active, indoors and outside. They learn how to move their bodies in different ways as they dance to music or use climbing apparatus in the park.

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need to do better?

n The childminder delivers a broad curriculum that supports children's individual needs. However, she does not always ensure there is a wide range of materials to enhance children's creativity and help them to learn about the natural world. Nonetheless, children make progress in all areas of their development. n Children have good opportunities to listen to stories and explore books independently. The childminder understands the importance of reading to children to support their early literacy skills. She also takes them to the local library to look at a wider range of books and take part in story and song sessions. n The childminder shares information about children's care and learning with parents to provide consistency for children. Parents give positive feedback on the childminder's service. They are pleased with the progress their children make. They comment that their children are always eager and happy to attend

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need to do better?

the childminder's setting. n The childminder takes children on outings within the local area to enhance their experiences of the world. For example, they visit the local supermarket to buy fruit and vegetables for their snacks. However, she has not considered how to further broaden children's knowledge of people and communities outside of their own experience. n Children are focused and engaged during activities. For instance, they spent a long time drawing colourful pictures to represent their ideas and previous

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25 February 2020 experiences. They demonstrated their good language skills as they talked to the childminder about what they were drawing. n The childminder supports children's communication skills effectively. She speaks clearly and uses repetition to help younger children pronounce letter sounds. The childminder introduces new words to children, to broaden their vocabularies. For example, when they look at books or do puzzles together, the childminder names the animals and objects they see. She then uses questioning to encourage children to use these words. n The childminder skilfully includes mathematics and literacy in children's play and routines. For instance, she helps children learn about measuring time by using a clock to assess how long before they are collected. n The childminder organises her provision well. She completes regular training to enable her to keep children safe and well in her care. The childminder seeks

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advice from the local authority early years team to help develop her provision. She has also formed effective links with other childminders. They exchange ideas for good practice to enhance children's learning experiences further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures. She can clearly identify the signs which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. The childminder has a clear understanding of wider safeguarding issues, and knows the procedure to follow and professionals to contact if she has concerns. The childminder ensures that her first-aid qualification is kept up to date, and understands that she must ensure required suitability checks are completed for all adults living in the home.

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should:

n provide a wider range of opportunities for children to learn about people and communities outside of their own experience n further develop the range of media, materials and textures to support children's creativity and understanding of the world.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY308022 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10106310 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 22 April 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the London Borough of Camden. The childminder operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout most of the year.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector considered the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. She held discussions with the childminder about children's progress. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of people living in the household. n The inspector looked around the areas used for childminding and discussed the organisation of the learning environment with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents' views were taken into account from their written comments.

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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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