Childminder in Haringey

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

Children enjoy the time they spend with the childminder who provides a caring and safe environment. Children are happy and secure, and develop close relationships with the childminder, his co-childminder and assistant. Children are provided with a good variety of play and learning opportunities. For example, they enthusiastically bury toy cars in coloured rice and lentils and are thrilled when they find them. Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and make good progress in their development. The childminder, co-childminder and the assistant provide children with lots of praise and reassurance, which helps to support their emotional well-being. They have high expectations for behaviour and children respond well. For example, when asked to tidy up before lunch, children respond to instructions and put away resources where they belong. Children enjoy painting, drawing and craft activities. Older children are starting to write their names and make marks.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy story time with the childminder and select their preferred books. The childminder skilfully alters his voice when reading to children, to sustain their interest and attention and to help their understanding of the story.

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need to do better?

n The childminder, the co-childminder and assistant work well together. They form positive partnerships with parents. The childminder gathers information about what children can already do at the start of their placement. The childminder communicates well with parents and he keeps them updated about their children's care and learning. This supports parents well in continuing with their children's learning, when they return home. n The childminder uses good teaching techniques to promote children's communication and language skills. He talks to children and repeats words for them. He skilfully asks probing questions which extend children's thinking skills and offers them additional challenge in their learning. n Children are beginning to learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. The childminder encourages children to make healthy eating choices at mealtimes. The childminder takes children on regular outings to the local park, playgroups

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need to do better?

and walks to the local shops. This helps to promote children's physical development and extends children's wider experiences to learn about their local community. n The childminder plans activities that focus on children's individual interests. He observes children as they play and plans a broad and varied curriculum based on what children need to learn next. Where children attend other early years settings, the childminder has established partnerships with other professionals to help to support children's care. However, information about what is planned for children's next steps in learning, across all areas of the curriculum, is not shared effectively.

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need to do better?

16 March 2020 n The childminder, co-childminder and the assistant are committed to improving the setting continually. They regularly reflect on their practice, taking into account the views of the parents and the children. The childminder, co- childminder and the assistant hold daily meetings and complete regular training. Each week they meet with other childminders to share ideas and resources. The childminder ensures that he and the assistant access a wide range of training opportunities that extend their skills and further improve their knowledge and teaching skills. n The childminder encourages children to solve problems. For example, they focus well as they construct a train track with the childminder. The childminder supports children to recognise numerals and count as they play. However, children are not consistently supported to recognise or use mathematical language, such as size, position and shape, during their activities, to further

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need to do better?

extend their mathematical knowledge and understanding. n Children behave well. The childminder is a positive role model. He provides guidance and effective strategies to promote children's positive behaviour and well-being. For example, he has clear rules and boundaries and encourages children to consider how their behaviour may impact on others.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder, co-childminder and the assistant have a secure knowledge of safeguarding. They are confident about protecting children from all forms of abuse, including online dangers and extremism. They are aware of the signs that a child may be at risk of harm. They have a good understanding of local safeguarding procedures and where to report any concerns they may have about a child. The childminder, the co-childminder and the assistant complete risk assessments and review them regularly to minimise and reduce any potential hazards.

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should:

n strengthen partnerships with other early years settings that children attend, to help to precisely identify children's next steps in learning together, and to consistently support and complement their learning and development n promote children's mathematical awareness further, and make greater use of mathematical language in activities and everyday experiences, to help children gain a secure understanding of shape, space and measurement.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY473856 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10075676 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 18 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 5 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. He lives in Muswell Hill, in the London Borough of Haringey. He works weekdays from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year, apart from bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with his partner, a co-childminder and one assistant.

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Inspection activities

n Ofsted is aware of the challenges that Covid-19 is currently posing to those we inspect. During this visit, the inspector took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of Coronavirus by the provider/setting. This has included the effect these measures have had on the current attendance of the children and staffing arrangements. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children, and the childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation together. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector and the childminder discussed how children's learning is planned, and how their progress is monitored. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback

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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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