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 very warm and welcoming environment to help all children to flourish and feel emotionally secure. Children eagerly arrive, find their favourite toys and settle quickly. They benefit from very warm and trusting relationships with this kind and nurturing childminder. The childminder is a positive role model. She frequently supports children's good manners and promotes their safety. For example, the childminder supervises young children closely when they make good attempts to chop up strawberries and a banana for their morning snack. Children's behaviour is good, and they make steady progress.

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The provision is good

The childminder understands the importance of building a curriculum that helps to enhance children's opportunities. For example, she plans many trips, such as to the local library, farms and a transport museum. The childminder uses these visits to help support children's growing interests and promote their focus on learning. All children benefit from a wide range of activities and experiences that the childminder carefully plans.

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The provision is good

The childminder regularly joins children in their play to help enthuse and motivate them to learn. For instance, she encourages children to act out their experiences and ideas. Children play imaginatively as they slide small-world people down a toy fire truck ladder and carefully put them to bed in a small-world house. The childminder frequently comments on children's play to help extend their imaginary skills and language development well, overall.

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need to do better?

n The childminder implements a curriculum for early mathematics particularly well. She uses a range of mathematical language alongside children's play and learning. For example, the childminder encourages children to count how many strawberries they have for a snack and introduces mathematical concepts, such as 'big', 'small' and 'half'. n The childminder understands the importance of sequencing experiences for all children to help them to make progress and to meet their individual learning needs. She provides many opportunities to help challenge children and strengthen their small muscles. One such example is when children concentrate as they pick up tiny toy dinosaurs with tweezers. The childminder gives lots of praise when children confidently sort and match objects in the correct coloured bowels. This also helps to boost children's self-esteem. n The childminder supports children's keen interest in books and stories. She

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need to do better?

points to pictures and uses props to bring stories alive. This helps to promote children's listening and attention skills and a love of books from a young age. n Children enjoy looking at books that they independently choose. They listen

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12 September 2024 intently to the stories that the childminder reads. Children press buttons and anticipate the different animal sounds, excitedly saying 'roar' and 'lion'. The childminder introduces new words as she reads to help extend children's vocabulary. n Overall, the childminder is extremely keen to develop children's language skills. For instance, when children make marks with paint and pens, she comments on their actions and the marks that children make. However, at times, the childminder does not give children time to process and respond to questions she asks. This does not consistently support the development of children's language skills to an even higher level. n The childminder confidently provides many opportunities for children to develop their problem-solving skills. For example, she encourages children to work out how to successfully screw wooden nuts and bolts together with a play drill. They

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are very proud of their achievements. Children are focused, motivated and eager learners. n The childminder engages effectively with parents. Parents are very positive in their feedback about the care of their children and their good progress. The childminder gathers important information from parents when children first start for a consistent approach. She understands the importance of sharing information about children's development with teaching staff when children move on to school to support smooth transitions. n The childminder frequently monitors children's progress from when they first start. She understands the value of swiftly identifying gaps in children's learning. The childminder successfully follows strategies from health professionals to ensure positive outcomes for all 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 interests first.

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should:

n provide children with enough time to think about and respond to questions to help support their communication and language skills to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439214 Local authority Merton Inspection number 10354888 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 1 Date of previous inspection 9 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Mitcham, in the London Borough of Merton. The childminder operates during term-time only, from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Thursday. She holds a qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years setting, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The inspector and the childminder evaluated the opportunities and experiences that are available and the impact of these on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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