Childminder in Camden

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled. The childminder helps children to feel safe and secure by building warm relationships. She is attentive to all children's individual needs and instinctively knows when children need some extra support. She has good routines in place. This helps children to have a good attitude to learning. Expectations are reminded gently to young children, which they respond positively to.

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The provision is good

Children build their physical skills well. Young children feed themselves, and the childminder is patient as children learn these life skills. Children enjoy climbing the soft climbing equipment to build their gross motor skills. The childminder encourages young children who are beginning to hold chalks and make marks on the board. Children squeal in delight as they use large arm movements to create lines and patterns. The childminder uses lots of words of encouragement, so children keep on trying. Her calm and consistent approach helps children to behave well.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for all children to reach their full potential. She works closely with parents to support children to settle in. She gains lots of information about children through discussions and continual observations, so she understands children's individual needs. She plans well for children's next steps in learning. Children make good progress.

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need to do better?

n The childminder reflects on her practice to make continual improvements. She accesses training and keeps up to date with childcare initiatives so that she teaches children effectively and prepares them for school. The childminder has strong links with local schools, which promote effective partnership working when children move from her setting to school. The childminder has a curriculum that is varied and engaging for children. She assesses children's development regularly so that they reach their full potential. n The childminder supports children in developing a love of reading. Young children snuggle up with the childminder as she reads a story. They respond to parts of the story that are familiar to them by making gestures and sounds. The childminder encourages children to feel the different textures on the books. This helps children explore and understand their senses. All children have access to a

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need to do better?

range of books throughout the day. n The childminder supports children in exploration and problem solving. Young children explore dry pasta and begin to learn the skill of scooping and pouring pasta into pots. The childminder supports young children to hold the spoons correctly, which they begin to copy and repeat. Young children build their hand-

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need to do better?

8 May 2024 eye coordination through trial and error. The childminder encourages children to participate and have a go. n The childminder encourages children to build healthy lifestyle habits. Children enjoy daily walks outside. They learn how to explore the environment around them and be curious. The childminder prepares freshly cooked meals daily, and children enjoy a range of healthy fruits for snack. This helps children understand about healthy choices. n Parents speak positively about the childminder. They appreciate the settling-in process, which is adapted to the needs of the child. This helps to reassure parents that their children are safe and secure. Parents report that they receive daily communication and photos. This helps parents understand what their children are learning. n The childminder helps to support children's communication and language. She talks to children throughout the day so that young children hear vocabulary

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need to do better?

consistently. As a result, young children begin to respond by making sounds, and older children speak in single words. The childminder extends language. However, sometimes, children who speak English as an additional language struggle with their understanding as the childminder does not always adopt a consistent approach in the support she provides. n The childminder helps children to build their independence from a young age. Young children feed themselves and are encouraged to try things for themselves. However, when some children settle to sleep, the childminder does not replicate how they are settled within the other settings they also attend. As a result, some children do not have a consistent routine for some care routines.

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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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should:

n strengthen ways to promote communication and language for children who speak English as an additional language n ensure that care routines, including sleeping arrangements, are consistent with other settings children also attend.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500826 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10300779 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 5 Date of previous inspection 8 June 2023

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Kilburn, London. She operates for most of the year, from 8.30am to 5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday. The childminder provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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