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 develop strong emotional attachments with their nurturing childminder. Warm relationships are evident between the childminder, children and their families. The childminder has a deep understanding of children's characters and individual needs, which significantly supports their well-being. Children are comfortable and well supported in the care of the childminder.

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The provision is good

Children confidently explore the learning environment with well-placed, labelled resources that promote their independence as they play. Children show high levels of concentration during exciting activities. The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of how children learn by providing resources that encourage children's curiosity.

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The provision is good

Children are valued as individuals and are encouraged to explore and initiate learning experiences based on their interests. They learn about the differences in peoples' ethnicity, religion and culture in the inclusive environment that the childminder provides. They value the uniqueness of individual people and begin to develop tolerance and respect.

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The provision is good

Children are well prepared for new experiences. The childminder talks to them about expectations and what their new experiences will be like. She makes good use of role play and her strong partnerships with parents to find the best way to support children.

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n The childminder focuses her curriculum on children's communication, physical and personal development. Overall, she is clear about what she wants children to learn and be able to do by the time they leave her setting. The childminder actively encourages children's confidence and independence throughout their daily routine in order to prepare them for the next stage in their learning journey. n Children settle in well. The childminder works in partnership with parents to gather information and to establish effective communication and warm, nurturing relationships from the outset. n Children have a good attitude to learning. The childminder finds many ways to keep children focused on activities by actively engaging with them, in and alongside their play. This means that they learn to concentrate well from a young age. n Children play well and demonstrate resilience when attempting challenging tasks. The childminder verbally guides the children through tasks such as

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dressing a doll. This promotes children's independence and communication skills.

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2 August 2023 n The childminder sets clear routines for children. She carefully embeds behavioural expectations as part of her daily practice. Children politely share resources and respectfully tidy them away once they finish with them. The environment allows children to be independent in managing themselves and the resources. n The childminder provides children with ample opportunities to support their physical development. Children make good progress in this area. They are given opportunities to thread, button, open boxes and develop their physical skills through the childminder's promotion of independence. n Children have frequent opportunities to socialise with others and they attend local groups. The childminder offers children an array of opportunities to expand their awareness of their wider community as they learn how to operate in the world around them. The childminder gives children the knowledge and

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experience to keep themselves safe and enriches their experiences through visits to museums and zoos. n The childminder makes the most of incidental learning opportunities to teach and reinforce prior learning. While this proves to be effective at times, the childminder does not always plan precisely enough and target the skills children need to learn to support their continued good progress. n Children demonstrate good communication and language skills which are promoted well, overall, by the childminder. The childminder often repeats sentences back to children and introduces new words, such as 'pollen'. However, the childminder does not always make best use of strategies, such as effective questioning, in conversations with children to further extend their responses and language skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder's knowledge of safeguarding is strong. She understands her responsibility to keep children safe in her care and proactively seeks professional development to keep her knowledge up to date. The childminder has robust systems in place to monitor and report any concerns. She demonstrates a secure knowledge of many aspects of safeguarding and can discuss these in detail. The childminder regularly assesses her home for risks to ensure it is safe for children. She takes great care in planning fire drills for children in addition to seeking external checks to ensure the learning space is safe.

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should:

n focus more precisely on the skills children need to learn next when planning activities, to help children progress their learning even further

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should:

2 August 2023 n use a wider range of strategies to help children to engage in more meaningful conversations, to extend their learning further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469572 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 10285472 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 3 Date of previous inspection 6 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in West Drayton, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round except for family holidays.

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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 childminder. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their curriculum. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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