Childminder in Ealing

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 call out to say 'hello' to their friends as they arrive. Children can choose to enjoy breakfast or to start their morning selecting and using resources linked to their interests. Children build strong bonds with the childminder and her assistant, who are kind and caring. They know children well and plan an ambitious curriculum, supported by interesting activities to sustain engagement and support learning. Children maintain concentration and demonstrate motivation to learn as they play.

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The provision is good

Activities are planned and presented with children's interests at the centre of all that the childminder and her assistant do. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities would be quickly identified and plans to support them devised with parents. Learning intentions are supported with relevant activities and books. For example, a favourite story about a young fish is used to develop children's knowledge of sea creatures. Children confidently select and name sharks, crocodiles, crabs and lobsters from self-selected resources. The childminder discusses where different creatures live and, to develop children's interests further, plans a walk to the local canal to look for fish later in the day.

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The provision is good

The childminder and her assistant have high expectations for children's behaviour. They teach children to be polite by saying 'please' and 'thank you' when making requests.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistant successfully meet the children's individual needs. Each child has planned one-to-one time where they participate in tailored activities with adults to teach them specific skills. For example, younger children work on hand-eye coordination and pencil grip. Children at a different stage of development are beginning to make marks and become familiar with the letters in their name. n The childminder's planning of the curriculum is effective. She plans the environment well to support children's free choice and self-help skills. This has a positive impact on children's ability to engage and lead their own play with the many resources available. Children select resources to engage in purposeful play. However, on occasion, play was interrupted as children stood to wait their turn, such as during water play, as it was not clearly communicated that all children would have a turn.

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need to do better?

n Children's individual care needs are well met. The childminder plans, prepares and cooks healthy meals and snacks. Information on children's dietary requirements is sought from parents. Individual care plans include the arrangements for the safe storage and use of autoinjectors for severe allergies.

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17 November 2023 The childminder has developed strategies to ensure she has everything she may need on hand, both in her home and when out with children, to consistently meet children's needs. n Children learn to manage their personal care needs independently. This helps them to develop their confidence and self-esteem. For example, they attend to their own toileting and wash their own hands. n Children's speech and language development is well supported. Songs, rhymes, and stories enable young children to repeat familiar words and phrases. The childminder is a Welsh speaker and supports children who speak English as an additional language by seamlessly slipping between both languages. Children make good progress, as they are given time to think before responding to requests or to questions posed to them. n Parents praise the level of communication they receive from the childminder. For example, handovers of care information take place daily. Information on planned

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need to do better?

activities is shared each month. Parents join in with their children's learning by providing children with blue, red or green clothes on 'colour days'. An online application contains observations and photographs, and parents meet with the childminder and her assistant each term to discuss their child's development and to devise plans for children's next steps in learning. n The childminder and her assistant are an established team. They reflect and self- evaluate to improve their provision so that outcomes for children are consistently of a high standard. This is further evidenced in their ongoing participation in a wide range of training, advice and support through the local authority early years team. The childminder is committed to continually develop her provision for children and their families.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant have a very clear understanding of the role they play in safeguarding the children in their care. Changes to behaviour or appearance would raise their concern. The childminder and assistant attend regular training and are confident of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. They fully understand the actions they must take to help keep children safe. Daily health and safety checks ensure that the areas used by children are suitable, and risk assessments are completed for activities outside of the childminder's home.

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should:

n review transitions between activities to better support children's understanding of what is happening next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447366 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10308375 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 6 Date of previous inspection 8 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the London Borough of Ealing. She offers care each week day, throughout most of the year. The childminder works with an assistant and holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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 this into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The inspector looked at documentation and discussed the systems the childminder uses to observe and record children's progress. n The inspector observed children's play and their conversations with the childminder in the indoor environment. n The inspector spoke to parents, to gain and consider 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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