Moseley, Sarah

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

The childminder provides a welcoming and homely environment. Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her care and form strong attachments. They often come to the childminder for cuddles and reassurance. Children are confident learners and play cooperatively as they explore the interesting range of toys the childminder provides. Children freely choose what they want to play with. During children's free play, the childminder observes and listens to their interactions and skilfully steps in when help is needed.

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The provision is good

The childminder is a positive role model to children. She creates a calm and nurturing environment for them to learn and play in. The childminder knows children very well, and this enables her to manage their behaviour in a sensitive way. She calmly asks children to tell her what is upsetting them and helps them to reach a solution to their problems. This supports children to understand social rules and learn to share together.

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The provision is good

The childminder's curriculum is designed to support children to learn and have a wide range of experiences. She plans a monthly theme, such as currently focusing on numbers with children. In addition, the childminder encourages lots of independence, so children are ready for starting school. Overall, the childminder has a good awareness of individual children's needs and where they may need input in their learning to ensure that they are meeting their milestones.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a clear focus on supporting children to develop their communication and language skills. She encourages lots of conversations with children as they play and gives them time to think and respond to questions. The childminder sensitively repeats words that children mispronounce, so they hear the correct word. n Children thoroughly enjoy reading books together. The childminder keeps children's attention by getting them involved, asking questions and predicting what might happen to the bee in the story. Children happily look at the book by themselves afterwards, demonstrating an awareness of turning the pages one at a time and following the pictures to retell the story. n The childminder promotes children's good health effectively. She provides children with home-cooked and nutritious meals and snacks of fruit. The childminder has a very good awareness of supporting children to learn to eat

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need to do better?

healthily and try a wide variety of different tastes. She encourages children's independence at mealtimes, helping some children but also encouraging them to try to use their spoons. n The childminder provides many opportunities to support children's early

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need to do better?

14 May 2024 mathematical skills. For example, as children play a game, they throw the dice and match the ladybirds dots to the number on the dice. The childminder recognises children's abilities and supports them to count up to five. She reinforces children's learning by encouraging them to find the corresponding magnetic numbers that are displayed. n Overall, the childminder has good partnerships with parents and obtains parental feedback. Parents' comments include that their children have improved their social skills and developed confidence and that the childminder knows their children 'inside out'. The childminder provides daily verbal feedback to parents. However, she does not provide more in-depth feedback about their children's development and discuss why early intervention and possible referrals to external agencies are important for some children's development. n The childminder is active in the community and helps to run a local toddler

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need to do better?

group, which children attend. This supports children to develop an understanding of differences and similarities in the community and enables them to have a wider circle of friends to play and learn to share with. The childminder incorporates similar plans in the toddler group and at home, so children have opportunities to practise and master skills. n Children learn to listen and understand simple rules. Overall, children are well behaved, and they show positive attitudes to learning. The childminder encourages them to share and be kind and helpful, which supports their personal development. Children help to tidy up the toys with the childminder when it is time to get ready for their lunch. n Children have daily opportunities to play outside in the well-equipped and safe garden. This ensures that they have fresh air and supports their physical development, such as they run around and learn to ride the tricycles.

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need to do better?

n The childminder completes regular training. She works closely with other childminders, and they support and help each other's professional development. This helps the childminder to keep up to date with any changes to legislation or practice.

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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 partnership with parents to involve them further in their children's development and advise them on how external agencies can support their children to catch up with their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY250701 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 10335700 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 25 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. She operates all year round, from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for three- and four- year-old children.

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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 inspector and the childminder completed a learning walk and discussed how the childminder organises her curriculum. n The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector read parents' feedback forms to gain their views on the childminder's service. n A sample of documentation was looked at and discussed with the childminder.

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Inspection activities

14 May 2024 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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