Childminder in Merton

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 warm and welcoming environment. Children demonstrate they are happy and confident as they play. They form strong bonds with the childminder. Children join in conversations with the childminder and invite her to join in their play. The childminder is attentive to children's needs and offers reassurance. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes children's independence well. Children know the routine, such as they put on their shoes and coats before going into the garden. They make choices and settle quickly at activities. The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. There are rules and boundaries in place, which the childminder helps children to navigate and understand. The childminder is a positive role model. She demonstrates the importance of turn taking and sharing as she joins in children's play. As a result, children behave well and respond to gentle reminders.

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The provision is good

The childminder works well with parents to provide a broad and ambitious curriculum, which prepares children for starting nursery and school. She takes children on trips to the park, soft-play centres and the farm. The childminder uses these visits to extend children's physical and social skills, while extending their knowledge of the community and the wider world. Children help the childminder to plant seeds, which they water and observe their growth. This helps children to understand how food grows.

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need to do better?

n The childminder gains information about children and their families from the start. This helps her to get to know and understand children's experiences, what they know, can do, their likes, dislikes and routine. The childminder uses this information, along with her observations, to help her to accurately identify and plan an appropriate curriculum to support children's learning and meet their individual needs. n The childminder places a strong emphasis on children's communication and language skills. She engages with children as they play and provides a commentary. The childminder makes sure that stories and singing happen daily, which children enjoy. Children know familiar texts and learn a range of vocabulary. The childminder asks many questions. However, at times, she does not use questions which support children to think for themselves or provide further challenges to raise their ability even further.

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need to do better?

n Children develop their imaginations and creative skills well. They learn to make marks for different purposes and with different tools. For example, children learn to write their name, enjoy taking part in painting and role-play activities.

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need to do better?

9 July 2024 Children show pride in what they achieve. They tell the childminder they are taking their creations home for their parents. n The childminder helps children to develop their understanding of diversity. For example, she provides a wide selection for toys that represent people in the wider world. The childminder provides books and uses activities to teach children about different events and festivals. Children talk about their families and home lives with the childminder. The childminder builds on this knowledge to help children to recognise similarities and differences between themselves and others. n The childminder teaches children to identify numbers, count, learn different colours and understand size and shapes well. However, at times, the childminder does not provide opportunities for further challenge to expand children's learning. For example, she does not consistently help children to work out simple

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need to do better?

mathematical problems, including how many more they need to make 'two' or the next number. n Parents speak highly of the childminder. They comment on her good-quality care, support and teaching. Communication is good and the childminder regularly updates parents about their children's next steps in development and ideas to continue their learning at home. Parents state that their children have developed their confidence, independence and language since attending the setting. Children make good progress. n The childminder promotes children's health and well-being very well. She provides children with freshly prepared meals and snacks each day. Children wash their hands before eating. They have opportunities to play outside and strengthen their small and large muscles, which helps them to develop good physical health. The childminder teaches children about the importance of brushing their teeth and how to do this.

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need to do better?

n The childminder evaluates her practice well. She is proactive in keeping her knowledge and skills up to date. The childminder regularly completes training and uses what she has learned to benefit children.

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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 interest first.

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should:

n use questions more skilfully to help encourage children to process information and enhance their ability to express their views n develop the way opportunities are used to promote children's early concept of mathematics to even higher levels.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537279 Local authority Merton Inspection number 10351886 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 4 Date of previous inspection 30 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Morden, Surrey. She operates from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, for 48 weeks a year. The childminder offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She has a relevant childcare qualification at level 4.

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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 and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises the early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children and evaluated the activities with the childminder. n Parents provide their written views of the childminder's setting with the inspector. n Children engaged in conversations with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

9 July 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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