Childminder in Enfield

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 listens carefully to children and parents when she warmly greets them into her setting. The childminder and her assistant are kind and caring and good role models. They implement strategies to help children to manage their behaviour, and children respond well to the praise they offer. The childminder and her assistant plan purposeful activities together that relate to children's individual interests and next steps. There are a wide range of resources for the children to choose from. The childminder helps children to make connections between their experiences. For instance, she speaks to children about the fruit and vegetables they eat at snack time, which include the same variety of fruit that they have read about in the book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. Children follow good hygiene procedures, taking turns to wash their hands before they sit down for a snack.

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The provision is good

Support for children to develop their language and communication is good. The childminder and her assistant speak clearly to children, introducing new words and vocabulary. This is relevant to the activities that children complete. Children enjoy sitting with the childminder and sharing books together. The childminder encourages older children to speak about the stories they read and they begin to retell the 'Hungry Caterpillar' story themselves, joining in with familiar phrases.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistant know the children they care for well. Children demonstrate that they are happy and settled, and they follow the instructions the adults give them. Children develop friendships with one another. The childminder and her assistant use cards that show facial expressions and emotions, and they talk about different emotions. This helps children learn to manage their own feelings and behaviour. n The childminder and her assistant implement appropriate strategies to provide focused support for children who require additional help in their learning and development. They have improved the systems they use to track and monitor children's progress. This helps them to identify swiftly any areas where children require further support. The childminder and her assistant use this information to plan appropriate activities to help children close these gaps in their learning. This helps all children to make good progress in their learning.

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n Sometimes, the childminder is keen to start new activities while the children are busy playing or doing something else. This interrupts children's learning and does not always support children to develop their play. Children are unable to keep their focus on one activity at a time and further develop their concentration and involvement. n Children enjoy the wide range of physical experiences on offer in the childminder's garden. For instance, they ride on wheeled toys and hunt for

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23 May 2024 minibeasts in the nature corner. Special visitors come to teach them dance and movement, and children benefit from having regular opportunities to use the soft-play room in the garden. This develops children's physical strength and stamina. n The childminder fully considers children's safety and makes improvements where needed to further enhance the security of her home. Children are supported well to manage their own safety and they are encouraged to do and try as much for themselves as they can. This supports children in many ways, including developing physical skills, positive attitudes and independence skills. n The childminder forms meaningful bonds with families as well as the children who attend. Parents are happy with the support she provides. They speak highly of her effective communication that keeps them informed about their children's progress. Parents know what their children are learning. However, the

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childminder does not consistently provide ideas for parents to support children's learning at home, based on their current learning needs. n Children make good progress in their creative development. The childminder supports children to develop their fine motor skills and mathematical development. For example, children use their fingers to carefully pick up small stickers and use spatulas to apply glue to decorate 2D shapes. The childminder uses this opportunity to strengthen children's knowledge of 2D shapes and colours. Older children name the shapes, learn how many sides are on 2D shapes and count these. n The childminder and her assistant work well together. They complete mandatory training and have regular meetings. However, supervision sessions are not yet embedded or fully effective in helping the assistant to raise the quality of their teaching to a higher level.

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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 respond to children's cues and follow their lead to help them extend their concentration skills even further n enhance opportunities to develop children's home learning to further support their learning n focus the supervision of the assistant more precisely in order to help develop knowledge and skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544149 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10232932 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 12 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 11 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the London Borough of Enfield. She works with an assistant and her husband, who is a co-childminder. The childminder offers care from Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5.30pm, throughout most of the year apart from bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, 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 provider. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times 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 and the childminder evaluated a planned activity and discussed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector looked at a selection of documents, including evidence of the

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suitability of adults living on the premises and the childminder's paediatric first- aid certificate.

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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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