Childminder in Barnet

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and safe in the care of this childminder. The childminder is an important part of the children's lives. Children choose to draw pictures of her and talk about how much they like coming to the childminder. Children confidently talk to the childminder throughout the day about their play or what they have been doing at home with their family. They have a warm relationship with her.

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The provision is good

Children participate enthusiastically in the activities on offer and build good relationships with their peers. For example, children are really excited to work together as a team to pick up toy minibeasts with tweezers and discuss the minibeasts they have found together. Activities such as this help children to communicate well with each other.

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The provision is good

The childminder carefully considers how to support children in understanding their world around them. For example, they discuss minibeasts that they can see and observe what is around them on walks in the local environment. This helps children to be mindful of nature and notice what is around them.

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The provision is good

Children behave well, showing they feel safe and secure. The childminder clearly explains children's achievements to them. For example, she provides specific praise and says, 'Well done. You are chopping your fruit really carefully today.' This helps children to understand what is expected of them. There is a calm and positive atmosphere at the setting.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children to develop their communication and language skills. She talks to the children about what they are doing and introduces new words to the children. For example, children talk about someone they have seen cooking on television and the childminder explains that this is a chef. This helps children to build their vocabulary. n The childminder engages children well during the many story times. She pauses to give children an opportunity to complete the sentences of familiar stories. This supports children to develop their language skills and encourages a love of books. n The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. For example, children chop their own fruit and pick up objects with tweezers. This allows children to strengthen the muscles in their hands. The childminder takes children to the park regularly and provides activities to support

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need to do better?

their gross motor skills, such as playing with balls and running around. This ensures that children make progress in their physical development. n The childminder supports children to develop their social skills. They share very

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need to do better?

10 May 2022 well and play well together. For example, children share their pens well with their friends when they ask for them. This supports children to form relationships with peers. n The childminder supports children's mathematical development well. She models how to count and then gives the children plenty of opportunities to develop these skills. She poses real-life problems for children to solve. For example, after reading books, the childminder asks the children to solve problems related to the story, such as 'If a caterpillar eats three strawberries and two pears, how much fruit does it eat altogether?.' Giving children mathematical problems such as these to solve can help children to relate their mathematical learning to real life. n The childminder takes part in regular professional development opportunities to improve her practice. For example, she takes part in online learning to improve

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her understanding of questioning techniques. This helps the childminder to keep her knowledge up to date. n The childminder communicates regularly with additional settings that children attend. She discusses any concerns she may have about the children and works to support children in ways that these settings recommend. This ensures there is consistency between settings and helps children to make progress in their learning and development. n On occasion, the childminder does not carefully consider strategies to use to help children who need extra support with their communication and language. For example, occasionally she does not give children enough time to process what they would like to say and gives the answer herself to a question too soon. This does not help these children to catch up with their language development. n The childminder provides plenty of opportunities for children to develop physically outside. However, she does not always consider opportunities for

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need to do better?

children to develop their gross motor skills while inside. This means that on days when children are unable to go outside in the local area, they may not get enough opportunity to be physically active.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of what to do if she has concerns about the well-being of the child. She understands what to do if an allegation is made against her. The childminder ensures that her safeguarding knowledge stays up to date by participating in courses organised by the local authority. The childminder identifies risks accurately and takes steps to mitigate them so that her home is safe for children.

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should:

10 May 2022 n develop further strategies to help any children who need extra support in their communication and language to catch up n consider how to provide further opportunities for children to develop their gross motor skills while they are inside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464153 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10197224 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 3 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 17 May 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the London Borough of Barnet. The childminder operates five days a week from 7.30am to 6pm, term time only. She holds a home-based childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the curriculum together. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing in the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector had discussions with parents and took their views into account. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder about practices and procedures.

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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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