Childminder in Waltham Forest

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder is kind and caring. She has developed close bonds with the children under her care. Overall, children are happy and confident in her home. The childminder demonstrates an understanding of how children learn and develop, and the importance of providing a challenging curriculum successfully. However, the childminder has too many young children present at one time and spends her time consistently managing their behaviour, which impedes on their ability to play and learn. This said, when children are settled, they enjoy playing with a wide range of toys, resources and activities provided and planned by the childminder. For instance, they use different-coloured paints to decorate an elephant template, which helps develop their sensory and creative skills. Moreover, the childminder provides appropriate support to enhance young children's language and communication skills by modelling words and phrases, and encouraging them to

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The provision requires improvement

repeat. Children feel safe in the childminder's care. Overall, children make steady progress, which prepares them for their next stage of learning and eventual move on to school.

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need to do better?

n The childminder aims to offer an ambitious curriculum. She regularly observes and assesses children's progress, in order to identify any gaps in their learning and development. However, due to the number of young children in the childminder's care, she is not able to meet their individual learning needs effectively. For instance, young children are left to develop their own play ideas and do not always have the resources available to extend their play. This leads to children quickly losing interest, moving from one activity to another or squabbling with each other. n The curriculum for supporting children's personal, social and emotional development is not implemented well enough. The childminder tries to explain to the children about the importance of not hitting, using gentle hands, and sharing. However, these explanations are not always effective in helping young children understand what is expected of them. Most often, the childminder

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need to do better?

spends a considerable amount of time managing children's squabbles and tantrums and this disrupts their play and learning. n Children benefit from a range of arts and crafts activities linked with familiar stories. In addition, the childminder uses stories to help children understand significant events in their lives, such as a new baby in the family. She uses expression in her voice as she reads and most children participate eagerly. Children enjoy joining in with rhyming phrases and words, and talking about what is happening in the story. This helps to develop children's literacy and communication skills. However, on occasions, when children are playing in the childminder's garden, she does not interact effectively with them to help extend

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28 February 2024 and challenge their learning further. n Children enjoy spending time outdoors, which helps them to improve their physical skills. Children explore the well-resourced garden, as they ride wheeled toys, and push dolls in buggies. They also learn how to manage risks, such as how to climb safely up the steps of the slide. In addition, children frequently visit local parks, playgroups and participate in forest school outings, which helps them to learn about the diverse world they live in. n Children learn effective hygiene practice and how to maintain their good health. They independently wash their hands before meals, and after messy play. Children enjoy healthy, freshly prepared home-cooked food. They eat well and confidently ask for more, and from a young age, they learn to feed themselves with a spoon. n The childminder communicates regularly with parents by providing daily updates and weekly detailed reviews on their children's learning and progress. She offers

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suggestions on how parents can support their children's learning at home. Parents are very pleased with the care their children receive. They express how caring and patient she is and how much their children enjoy attending the childminder's home. n The childminder pursues professional development training to stay up to date. She has established connections with members of the local community. For instance, she frequently engages with other childminders and early years professionals from the local authority to share valuable information and childcare practices.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

ensure children's learning and developmental needs are met when making exceptions to the ratio requirement 29/03/2024

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Due date

28 February 2024 implement the curriculum for personal, social and emotional development consistently so that children learn how to interact with each other and resolve conflicts amicably. 29/03/2024

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should:

n make better use of interactions with children to enable them to engage in purposeful play and challenge their individual learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491008 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10311823 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory 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 11 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. She operates from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year. The childminder receives funding to provide free 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 childminder. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request and parents' written reviews .

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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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Inspection activities

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