Childminder in Newham

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 build secure relationships with the childminder and her family. The childminder's daughters are also her assistants. Children are happy and settled in their care. New children settle in quickly and demonstrate they are confident and secure. This is because the childminder and her assistants are kind, caring and gentle, which supports children's emotional well-being superbly. They work well as a team and are good role models. For example, they encourage children to be polite and to say 'please' and 'thank you' as they play. Children behave extremely well and demonstrate good social skills. Their language and communication skills are progressing well, this includes children who speak English as an additional language. Children eagerly and attentively listen to their favourite stories and use props and puppets to bring stories and rhyme to life. Children are motivated to learn as they explore mixing colours while playing play

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The provision is good

with dinosaurs to make footprints with paint. Children delight in learning mixing blue and yellow paint creates green.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes equality and inclusion effectively. She teaches children to have consideration for others and celebrates the different religious festivals and events throughout the year. Children learn good early mathematical skills. Throughout children's play, the childminder and her assistants encourage counting and introduce words such as 'bigger' and 'smaller'. For example, children count the construction bricks they collect in dumper truck. The childminder and her assistants also teach older children to recognise and to write their names. As a result, children gain the skills they need and develop a willingness for learning, which prepares them in readiness for school.

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need to do better?

n The childminder finds out from parents about their children's interests, and abilities before they start. She uses this information to provide good-quality care and learning experiences. She also observes children during their play and plans interesting and varied activities. However, she does not track children's overall learning as well as she could. This means her planning is not as precise as it could be for children's next steps across some areas of development, which would help them move beyond their already good progress. Despite this, children overall make good progress from their starting point, including those in receipt of funding. n Overall, the childminder and her assistants understand and implement their early years curriculum well. The childminder provides a wealth of resources for children to choose from independently and to encourage them to make choices. Parents praise the childminder for the amazing care and attention she provides

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need to do better?

for their children. They say the childminder shares their children's daily routines

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21 October 2022 and achievements with them, and that they make good progress in her care. The childminder offers parents a variety of ideas and resources so they can support their children's learning at home, such as taking a book home each week. n Children's independence and self-care skills are developed well. For instance, children are highly confident from a young age. They take responsibility for their own care needs and eagerly participate in routine tasks. For example, on arrival, children self-register and take off their shoes and help to tidy up. n The childminder helps to promote healthy lifestyles and involves children in learning about health and well-being. For instance, children learn to follow good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands after playing outside and before handling food. Children learn about oral hygiene and brush their teeth after lunch. They are developing a good understanding of the significance of keeping

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their teeth clean. The childminder ensures snacks and meals are healthy and nutritious and drinking water is accessible throughout the day. n The childminder ensures children have plenty of space to develop their physical skills and good opportunities to play in the fresh air. Regularly planned outings include watching trains go by, visits to the park and the library. The childminder also has a safe well-resourced enclosed garden. Children ride wheeled toys, throw and kick ball and explore rangoli patterns in celebration of the festival of Diwali. n The childminder meets with the local authority advisor to gain further support and advice. She evaluates all aspects of her provision and includes the views of parents and her assistants. Since the last inspection the childminder has provided a buggy bay for parents and is currently in the process of developing her garden. The childminder and her assistants regularly access training to keep

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their knowledge and skills updated and to help improve their practice to a higher level.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her two assistants have a good understanding of their responsibilities to keep children safe in their care. They are confident in their knowledge of the procedures to follow, should they have any concerns about children in their care. The childminder and her assistants attend regular training to keep their child protection knowledge updated; this includes attending regular paediatric first-aid training. They work hard as a team to ensure that their home is clean, safe and secure, to ensure children can play and explore independently and with confidence. Furthermore, the childminder and her assistants teach children how to keep themselves safe. For example, they explain the importance of following rules and how to use simple tools safely, such as when using a knife to cut up their fruit during snack routines.

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should:

n develop a more sharply focused system to track children's already good progress n develop a more consistent approach in reviewing children's next steps, to help plan for them to make even higher rates of progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY287372 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10234826 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 13 Date of previous inspection 23 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in East Ham, in the London Borough of Newham. She is available to care for children Monday to Friday, throughout most of the year, and offers overnight care. The childminder is registered to work with assistants. The childminder offers funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder 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 inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and fully considered their views. n The inspector and childminder held discussions at appropriate times and reviewed some relevant documentation together. n The inspector observed a planned activity and then evaluated this together with the childminder. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

21 October 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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21 October 2022 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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