Childminder in Barnet

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder offers children a home-from-home environment. She and her assistants are very nurturing and sensitive to every child's needs and offer a range of experiences to spark their interests and enjoyment. Children are inquisitive and are very eager to explore their environment. They are fascinated as they rub new textures between their fingers, and delight in discovering the 'moon sand' through sensory exploration. Overall, the childminder and her assistants provide good opportunities for children to build on their existing knowledge and extend key skills. For example, she encourages children to count the number of cakes they take out of the play oven. She builds on their learning when children use dough and cut out star shapes and make pretend cupcakes. This supports them to explore early mathematical concepts.

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The provision is good

The experienced childminder and her assistants have high expectations for children's behaviour. The childminder and the assistants talk to children in a very sensitive manner. They understand children's levels of development and use methods that are age-appropriate to support children's behaviour. Children are exceptionally well behaved. They negotiate the use of popular toys without prompting and think of their own solutions to include all children fairly.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistants build good relationships with parents. She shares information about children's progress in a variety of ways, including encouraging parental visits to the setting and talking with them. This ensures a consistent approach to children's care and learning. Parents speak extremely positively about the support their children receive and are delighted with the variety of experiences their children have on a daily basis. They comment that their children's confidence and independence have flourished since being with the childminder. n Children's personal care arrangements are supported very well. The childminder provides extremely well-organised visits for new children when they first start attending. New children settle very quickly and feel safe and secure in the childminder's care. Children are emotionally secure. n The childminder encourages children to develop a healthy lifestyle and learn

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about the impact of healthy activities on their bodies. She encourages them to drink water regularly throughout the day and encourages healthy eating. The childminder provides exciting opportunities for children to be active outdoors. She plans a variety of activities that encourage them to learn about nature and life cycles, for example, through watching caterpillars become butterflies, and planting vegetables and strawberries in the garden. Children proudly show photographs of themselves with the butterflies hidden in the garden flowers.

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5 March 2020 n Children's behaviour is exceptional for their level of development. The childminder is highly effective in teaching children the language of emotions. She uses posters showing facial expressions to help children recognise and explore their own feelings and emotions, such as happy, sad and cross. n The childminder and her assistants observe children as they play, and they complete accurate assessments of their learning. Planning for future learning is based on what children already know and can do. For example, while children play in the pretend kitchen area, she asks them the names of the items of food they are playing with. Young children say 'cake' as they take it out of the play oven, and 'hot' after they hand it to the childminder. Young children make connections with past learning experiences. n The childminder and her assistants engage children in conversations during play. They extend children's vocabulary well and promote their memory recall

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need to do better?

effectively. However, on occasion, the childminder and her assistants excitedly ask several questions at one time and do not allow enough time for the children to think and formulate a response. n It is evident that the childminder and her assistants are passionate about their work. They evaluate their provision and make changes that benefit the children. For example, they have recently reviewed the organisation of resources. They comment that the change has enabled younger children to access resources independently. The childminder supports her assistants to access mandatory training to keep up to date with changes. However, she does not yet have a sharp focus on helping them to identify ways to further raise the already good- quality teaching of the curriculum.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistants have a clear understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse. Procedures for referring concerns about children's welfare are well embedded. The childminder and her assistants have a good knowledge of wider safeguarding concerns, including the risks associated with children and families being drawn into extreme behaviours. She completes risk assessments that help her to identify and minimise risks, to promote children's safety. The childminder maintains a safe environment. She and her assistants enable children to develop an understanding of danger and how to keep themselves safe.

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should:

n provide more time for children to think and respond to questions with their thoughts and ideas, to enhance their learning n build on arrangements for supervising and supporting childminding assistants, to

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5 March 2020 help raise the overall quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 147031 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10137728 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 5 November 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet. She operates during term time from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with two assistants, when required.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector jointly observed an activity. They discussed the quality of teaching and the impact on children's learning. n The inspector interacted with children and the childminder's assistants at various points during the inspection. n The inspector examined a sample of relevant documents and evidence of the suitability of people living in the household. n The childminder and her assistants discussed children's learning and progress with the inspector, including their next steps and interests. n The childminder showed the inspector around her home. They looked at the range of resources available for children's use and discussed how these support children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents, looked at parents' written questionnaires and testimonies and took these into account.

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Inspection activities

5 March 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

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