Childminder in Hammersmith and Fulham

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children form excellent relationships with the childminder. They thrive in the childminder's exceptional care. The positive interaction commences from the time that children are settled into her care and as they play together, in child-led activities, throughout their time in attendance. Children are happy, confident, excited and eager to learn. The childminder has an excellent understanding of the knowledge and skills that children need. This contributes significantly to the strong and robust progress in children's learning and development. The childminder assesses children's developmental progress in-depth and regularly. She has an excellent knowledge of child development and curriculum planning. As a result, children have an exceptional attitude to learning. Children remember a wealth of information from the themes that they have followed and use this learning to support their future learning.

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The provision is outstanding

Children benefit from the childminder's calm manner. She listens and observes children carefully. Their views, opinions and interests are valued highly. She is extremely thoughtful to include all children and takes into regard any additional needs. This enables all children to make the best possible progress. Children's behaviour is impeccable and all ages play in harmony. This is supported by the childminder who is highly responsive to children's moods. She enables children to learn to negotiate sharing and turn-taking with ease from the positive and consistent approach she implements.

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n The childminder ensures that children have a unique settling-in period. From their very first day of attendance, the childminder considers what stage children are at. She uses her observations and engagement to plan, according to individual development, in detail. n The carefully planned organisation and access to selected play materials by the childminder contributes greatly to children being at ease to lead their own play and learning. The childminder is observant at all times. She gives high-quality levels of guidance and engagement to all children during activities. n Children develop a love of early reading from a very young age. Young toddlers are selecting books for themselves, and they have their favourites. They spend long periods of time looking at books independently or sharing with the childminder. They handle books with great confidence and are keen to share what they see. n Language development is strongly supported through play and routine tasks.

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Children learn to use an extensive range of vocabulary that is beyond their age expectation. Children are strongly supported in using their home language, and they learn English too. They do this exceptionally well, switching from one

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17 June 2024 language to another with ease and skill. The childminder is very aware of using a range of props and recognising children's body language for early communication with those who are not vocal yet. n Children talk about their learning in great detail, especially about the themes they follow and what they have learned. These experiences are further supported with a rich range of displays, quality props and visits to relevant venues. They talk about the animals at the farm or their recent visit to the fire station, and they recognise a range of transport and professionals working in the community. n The childminder has made significant improvement since her previous inspection. She has ensured that her assistants are supported to develop their skills. This has enabled her assistants working with her to gain recognised childcare qualifications and move on to to be registered childminders themselves.

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n The childminder gives high importance to partnerships with parents. Parents give high praise on the high-quality service both their child and they receive. Parents express the valuable progress their child makes from the extensive range of learning experiences that is offered. Communication with parents is given significant priority by the childminder. She ensures that she meets with parents daily, communicates information electronically and has scheduled time to exchange information about their child's developmental progress. n The childminder puts children's care and learning at the forefront of her service. She gives high regard to ensuring that children gain the best of what she offers. She makes sure she keeps up to date about specific learning and conditions children may have and improves on her teaching skills. She has gained a recognised childcare qualification for herself since her previous inspection. This

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ensures that she continuously builds on the service the children receive. n Mealtimes are a rich-learning opportunity. This is because the childminder uses this time to carefully guide children on healthy eating very well and support their self-help skills. Children of all ages, including toddlers, are highly skilled in feeding themselves, dressing and undressing. They have a very robust awareness of personal safety, such as their understanding of road safety when out in the community.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497184 Local authority Hammersmith & Fulham Inspection number 10347161 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 7 Date of previous inspection 5 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The childminder operates all year round, from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with assistants and co-childminders. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder provides overnight care. She holds a level 3 childcare qualification.

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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 explained to the inspector how the early years provision and curriculum is organised and delivered. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, the co-childminder and the children throughout the inspection, when appropriate. n The inspector accompanied the childminder and the children during an outing in the community. n The inspector took account of parents' written feedback and spoke to parents who were present during inspection. Their views were taken account of. n The inspector observed the children's engagement in the activities that were offered and the routine care of the children, and she evaluated the quality of teaching and learning.

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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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