Childminder in Ealing

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children show they are happy and settled in this caring, homely environment. The childminder is warm and friendly towards the children. Some children have been with the childminder since they were very young. They feel secure and relaxed in her care. However, there have been occasions when adults, not known to Ofsted, have helped the childminder and this could impact on children's overall welfare. The childminder knows the children well and is attentive to their individual needs. She quickly recognises when young babies are ready to sleep.

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The provision requires improvement

Children benefit from lots of praise and encouragement from the childminder. The childminder reminds children about having good manners and learning to share toys together. This helps children to develop good social skills. Children are learning to be independent and are beginning to manage their own personal needs. They know to wash their hands before eating and are very skilful in feeding themselves. They know when they need a drink and seek out their water beaker often. Children are learning how to behave and keep themselves safe as the childminder has clear boundaries in place. Children are encouraged to lead a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy a range of home-cooked meals and enjoy snacks of fruit and crackers. Children develop their social skills further when they visit various toddler groups in the neighbourhood during the week.

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need to do better?

n The childminder occasionally uses assistants to help her in the home. These assistants do have a Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, the childminder has not informed Ofsted of these adults, to enable further suitability checks to be completed. The childminder currently uses the assistants to help her with cleaning and cooking tasks and they are not left alone with any children. However, this a breach of early years foundation stage requirements. n The childminder gets to know the children well, right from the beginning of the childcare arrangement. She obtains children's starting points through observation and from discussions with parents. She then closely observes their progress to know how to support children's next steps in their learning. All children make good progress in their development as the childminder plans activities that follow the children's interests. n The childminder supports children's language development well. She asks

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questions to make children think and provides a running commentary as they play, supporting children to hear words. She repeats these words and encourages them to repeat back to her. n Children spend long periods of time completing some challenging puzzles. They are supported well by the childminder in persevering with the puzzle and they show a great sense of achievement with the result. Children have learned to

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11 August 2022 look at the picture on the puzzle box and then search for the pieces. This supports their problem-solving skills to develop well. n The childminder demonstrates a clear understanding of how to meet the needs of all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She has supported referrals for past children to ensure they receive specialist help promptly. She also shows a good awareness of children's personalities, for example, where a child may be quieter and allows them to build up their confidence in their own time. n The childminder provides a varied curriculum that focuses on supporting children to lead their own learning. Children enjoy moving from indoors to outside during the day. There are occasions where the childminder has not planned as well as she could. For example, when she starts to prepare lunch, she does not always ensure the children are occupied and this results in them getting restless and

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sometimes being too close to the cooking equipment. Once they are provided with writing materials, they sit and concentrate on their mark making and this ensures they are completely safe. n Parents are very positive about the childminder and comment that their children are very happy when they arrive at the childminder's house in the morning. They particularly like the daily communication with the childminder which keeps them up to date about their child's day. Her effective communication ensures that parents work together to support children's development, for example, having discussions about behaviour management. n The childminder is very passionate to continually improve her service and takes great pride in her work. She completes various online training courses to keep up to date and consider new ways of supporting children's development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a suitable knowledge of her safeguarding responsibilities. She is aware of possible signs of abuse and knows the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder ensures her home and garden are safe and encourages children to help tidy up during the day to prevent any accidents occurring. She makes sure that some equipment is only used under strict supervision, such as the paddling pool and a hammock that is used as a swing.

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Due date

11 August 2022 ensure that Ofsted are informed of any person over the age of 16 years working on the premises to ensure that the appropriate suitability checks can be carried out 22/08/2022

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should:

n improve the planning for the day to ensure children are provided with suitable and safe activities whilst you are completing routine tasks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2565952 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10232187 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 6 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019 and lives in the London Borough of Ealing. The childminder is open from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday during school term times and from 9am to 5pm, during school holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This is the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and inspector completed a learning walk to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n The inspector spoke to one parent, read parent feedback forms and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children and spoke to the childminder at suitable times during the inspection. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of required documentation.

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Inspection activities

11 August 2022 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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