Childminder in Hillingdon

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 arrive to a warm welcome from this childminder, who is kind and nurturing. Children feel safe and settled, ready to learn. The childminder creates a strong emphasis on children learning from nature and appreciating living things. For example, children enjoy feeding the resident tortoises and plant sunflower seeds. This gives children an understanding of how things grow. Children are curious to learn about nature. When young children explore the nature tray, the childminder shows them the life cycle of a frog using props. Young children are introduced to words such as 'frogspawn, tadpole and froglets' and use the props to build their understanding. To extend their knowledge, the childminder reads a story about a frog. Young children copy the pictures and pretend to catch bugs with their tongues, which makes them laugh.

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The provision is good

Children make good progress as the childminder has high expectations and plans effectively for every child. Next steps are based around children's interests and engagement. Children's communication and language is promoted throughout play opportunities. For example, young children enjoy singing nursery rhymes and are beginning to follow the actions. They whoop in delight as they form a circle and sing 'Ring a Ring o' Roses.' Every young child waits their turn to choose a nursery rhyme and behaves well at the childminder's. She provides praise, and children understand the routines well. This creates a respectful environment.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a rich variety of adult-led and child-initiated learning experiences for children, which cover all areas of learning. Most activities are challenging and promote children's curiosity. For example, children explore shape cutters. When they find it difficult to press down to create a cut, the childminder encourages them not to give up. With perseverance, children succeed and delight in their achievement. n Children have lots of opportunities to build on their physical development. Young children play outside daily, where they run, jump and hop. This supports their gross motor skills. During creative activities, children use scissors to cut paper, which builds their small hand muscles. n The childminder is skilful in explaining to young children the importance of sharing and waiting their turn. When young children struggle with this, the childminder talks to the children about how this makes them feel. This builds

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their emotional literacy. n The childminder effectively builds children's confidence and encourages independence. For example, children prepare for mealtimes by washing their hands with support. They find their bibs and named placemats ready for lunch. When playing outside, children are beginning to understand the importance of

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8 June 2023 sun cream to prevent their skin from burning. Some children approach the childminder before playing outside to ensure this is applied. n Parents appreciate the support the childminder provides for their children. The daily verbal updates provide parents with information on what their children have done during the day. Photos, provided through an online platform, build memories of each week. The childminder provides a weekly update with useful links so parents can extend their child's learning at home. Parents value this support. n The childminder builds a strong sense of community. Festivals are celebrated, and resources reflect the community around them. This gives children a sense of belonging and understanding of what makes them unique. The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language by asking parents for keywords while they settle in. This ensures children feel included.

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need to do better?

n The childminder builds on her practice through ongoing training. This helps her to evaluate her practice and make improvements, which has a positive impact on her environment and the activities she provides for children. However, the childminder's self-evaluation has not identified that sometimes during adult-led, focused activities, children lose attention quickly. n Children are exposed to numbers around the environment. However, mathematical language is not routinely used during play. For example, comparisons are not always used, such as 'big' and 'small' or 'light' and 'heavy'. This would further support children in their understanding of early mathematical concepts.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has attended safeguarding training, which has given her a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse. If she has concerns about a child, she understands her responsibilities and knows who to report her concerns to, should the need arise. This prevents children from further harm. The childminder ensures that a daily risk assessment reduces the likelihood of accidents from happening, which keeps children safe. The childminder keeps children healthy by liaising with parents when unwell children need to stay at home to prevent other children from becoming poorly or infected. The environment is kept clean and hygienic so children are safe to play.

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should:

n further strengthen reflective practice to identify what improvements will have the greatest impact on children's involvement and concentration n make better use of opportunities to develop and extend children's mathematical

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367772 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 10285945 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 8 Date of previous inspection 25 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Cowley, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder offers full-time care on weekdays throughout the year, including out-of-school care.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since 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 carried out a learning walk and discussed the curriculum provided. n The inspector spoke with parents and took their views into account. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector sampled documentation including paediatric first aid, insurance and training certificates.

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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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