Childminder, Out-of school day care in Richmond upon Thames

This provision meets requirements

Children are happy, safe and settled in the care of this attentive and caring childminder. She ensures the children have good, nutritious meals and snacks and benefit from brisk walks to and from school. She ensures children understand the benefits to their health by walking, making short journeys on foot. Children report that making small changes like walking can positively impact not just their health but on their local environment.

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This provision meets requirements

Children play cooperatively with their friends. They have a range of activities to choose from. Some children enjoy playing board games, promoting their concentration and engagement levels successfully. Other children enjoy creating their own fun in the role-play kitchen or working independently through a number of puzzles and fact sheets linked to the Chinese New year. The children learn about Chinese New Year. The childminder introduces language describing the physical movements and sounds for some of the animals. She poses questions for the children to process and waits patiently for answers. The children have fun trying to move like some of the animals and use language to describe movements. This helps to underpin and secure their knowledge and awareness of the world around them. Children show that they feel safe and secure in the environment and form strong attachments with the childminder, who is affectionate and responsive.

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This provision meets requirements

Children behave well. Older children understand the daily routines and listen well to instructions. Children are confident communicators. They enthusiastically talk with the inspector about what they had been learning in school. Children discuss the activities that they enjoy. They explain the rules of the spotty dog game and share their thoughts and concerns about recycling and the environment.

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need to do better?

n The childminder regularly reflects on her provision and seeks ways to improve the quality of her services. She attends various courses to support her professional development. For instance, she attended some training to further support her understanding and delivery of online safety, healthy eating and child protection. She adapts her practice to reflect her knowledge. n Children have access to a language-rich environment. Children's communication and language development are well supported. They initiate conversation with the childminder. Children chat happily to each other during activities. Children show respect, by demonstrating that they can take turns. They recognise the importance of listening to one another. This helps to build the confidence of the younger children at the setting too. n The childminder places an importance on children developing healthy lifestyles.

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need to do better?

29 January 2025 She provides children with nutritious, home-cooked food and fruit for their snack and evening meal. Children have daily opportunities to be outdoors in the fresh air as well as planned time to relax and choose from a range of stimulating and fun indoor opportunities. n The childminder organises the environment so children can follow their interests and independently access resources to lead their own play. This helps children to be engaged and motivated in their play. Children show pride in their achievements and demonstrate high levels of self-esteem. The childminder effortlessly creates opportunities to extend children's learning through play. n The childminder builds good partnerships with parents. She keeps parents up to date with children's daily activities and shares key information. The childminder gathers valuable information from parents, prior to their children starting. This

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helps to ensure children's individual interests and needs are met when planning activities. The childminder exchanges information with parents regularly so that they are aware of their children's day and to provide continuity of care. n The childminder has developed links with the school that the children attend, and this helps to ensure key messages and information is shared with parents. This creates a consistent approach to supporting children's needs.

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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 EY543428 Local authority Richmond Upon Thames Inspection number 10368158 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 9 Date of previous inspection 11 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. She offers her service during term time only, from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder offers the government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the areas of her home used for childminding. She explained how she provides a safe and suitable learning environment and caters for children's individual needs. n The inspector observed a range of routines and activities to help evaluate the quality of education and the impact on children's learning. n The childminder ensured that relevant documents were available for the inspector to view. n The inspector took account of parents' written feedback. n The inspector observed and spoke to children to help assess their experiences in the setting.

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Inspection activities

29 January 2025 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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