Jean-Marc Rougeon

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

Children are relaxed, happy and confident in this nurturing environment. The childminder ensures that children settle well by giving them time and provides lots of reassurance. He knows and values each child and interacts warmly with them. The childminder has high expectations of children and provides activities that meet children's needs and extend their learning. He manages children's behaviour effectively. The childminder talks to children about why some behaviour is not acceptable, and children behave in positive ways.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is broad and balanced, and all children make good progress. The childminder supports children's physical development effectively. He takes children to the local park each day where they practise a range of skills, including running and balancing. Children enjoy steering wheeled toys carefully around the garden. They gain good small-muscle control as they select and place pieces into a jigsaw puzzle.

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The provision is good

The childminder supports children's mathematical development well. Children enjoy searching for toy dragons, which they find and count confidently. The childminder teaches younger children to count to three as they climb up steps. He teaches children the names of the shapes, such as 'triangle' and 'circle', as they play with a shape sorter.

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need to do better?

n The childminder helps children to gain a good understanding of the world. He teaches children how the earth rotates around the sun to bring different seasons. The childminder plants bulbs with children and teaches them how things grow. n Children learn to do things for themselves. Older children take plates and cups from the cupboard to set the table for snacks. They put on their coats and shoes and help to tidy up toys. Younger children fetch their coats and shoes and the childminder teaches them how to put them on. Children learn to share and take turns, for instance, when they play ball games in the garden. n The childminder teaches children good communication, language and literacy skills. He talks to them in English and French, and children learn to speak two languages. The childminder reads stories to children in very expressive ways, which they enjoy, and they listen attentively. He sings a wide variety of action

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need to do better?

songs and rhymes to help children to learn new words. n The childminder has good links with parents and provides daily updates on their children's activities and progress. He works well with parents to support children's development in areas such as potty training. n The childminder is keen to keep his skills and knowledge up to date and has

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need to do better?

14 January 2025 attended various courses. For example, he has attended a course on supporting children's communication and language skills to promote best outcomes for children. n Children develop good creative skills. They enjoy making prints with paint and drawing pictures with chalk and crayons. Children make three-dimensional models from recycled materials. n The childminder reviews all aspects of his work and sets goals for improvement. For instance, he plans to continue to enhance children's personal and social development to promote best outcomes for children. n Children gain a good understanding of their feelings. The childminder talks to children about how they are feeling and why. He provides support to help children to learn to manage their feelings, where needed. The childminder teaches them names of different emotions and reads stories to support their understanding further. n The childminder develops children's oral hygiene awareness. He teaches children

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need to do better?

through discussion and stories and provides dolls for children to practise brushing teeth. He reads stories to support their learning further, and children gain good oral hygiene awareness. n The childminder carries out daily checks covering all areas of his home that children use, including outdoors, toys and resources. He shares his expectations with children, such as how to use the stairs safely. However, the childminder has not fully developed children's understanding of why they need to act in safe ways. n The childminder provides nutritious meals and snacks and fresh drinking water for children. However, he has not developed their understanding of the value of eating well.

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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 extend children's understanding of the importance of acting in safe ways n develop children's understanding of the value of eating well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY459171 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 10364177 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 12 Date of previous inspection 29 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. He lives in Furzedown in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The childminder provides care for children all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. He provides government funded childcare. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder talked to the inspector about how he organises his provision and his curriculum intent while the inspector viewed the premises. n The childminder carried out an activity and evaluated this with the inspector. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed some documentation and held a discussion with the childminder. She read written feedback from children's parents.

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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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Inspection activities

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