Childminder in Barking and Dagenham

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a warm and nurturing environment for children. Children have secure attachments with the childminder and seek her out for comfort and enjoy sitting on her lap with a teddy. Children are confident within the setting and negotiate the space with interest to explore what is available as part of the childminder's ambitious curriculum.

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The provision is good

The childminder provides children with lots of praise and encouragement. She enthusiastically claps when children use chalks to make marks on the chalkboard. Children respond by bouncing up and down with pride.

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The provision is good

The behaviour of children is good. The childminder plays alongside children, stepping in to help children before they become frustrated by not being able to complete tasks. The childminder supports children to begin to problem solve, children try hard to find the correct button and learn cause and effect.

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The provision is good

The childminder encourages children to become independent and make their own play choices. She offers children the choice between colours of chalks or resources they want from the kitchen area. The childminder supports children with feeding themselves, they eat bananas cut into strips and start to use their cups independently when thirsty.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is passionate about providing an enabling environment for children. She regularly evaluates what she does well and her priorities for development. For instance, she has identified the garden as an area for improvement and is working on changing the layout to further support the physical development of children. The childminder ensures she regularly reviews essential training, including first aid and safeguarding. n The childminder knows her children well. She collects information about children from their parents during their settling in period. The childminder uses this alongside her own observations to understand children's individual starting points. The childminder accurately tracks children's development and understands clearly what it is she wants them to learn next. Children are well- prepared for the next stage of their learning. n The childminder is sensitive to the individual care needs of children. She gently

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need to do better?

asks children if she can change their nappy or wipe their noses. When the childminder changes nappies, she talks to children or sings songs. When bottle feeding children, the childminder ensures children are comfortable and relaxed, supporting their emotional well-being. n Overall, the curriculum for communication and language is well implemented.

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need to do better?

21 February 2025 The childminder uses repetition to develop the vocabulary of younger children. As children play, she narrates what is happening and labels objects for children. The childminder sings nursery rhymes to children, where they wiggle back and forth and show their enjoyment. However, the childminder sometimes uses 'baby language' with children, when this happens children do not hear all words pronounced correctly. n Partnership with parents is good. Parents compliment the nurturing bond the childminder has with children. They are happy with the methods of communication used by the childminder and feel well-informed about what children are learning and their next steps. Parents compliment the knowledge of the childminder and the way she uses this to support families. n The childminder helps children to develop healthy lifestyles. Children enjoy fruit for their morning snack and the childminder ensures lunch is nutritionally

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need to do better?

balanced and varied. When children play with the toy kitchen, the childminder talks to them about the different fruits and vegetables in the basket. Children enjoy various opportunities for physical development, such as visits to local parks and soft play centres. n The childminder works collaboratively with another local childminder to provide social play opportunities for children. She has established strong professional partnerships with the local school children attend. The childminder continues to work with the early years team within her local authority to implement continuous improvement to the service she offers.

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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 improve the curriculum for communication and language so that children hear the correct word and benefit from a rich and varied vocabulary to further improve their speaking skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY357242 Local authority Barking and Dagenham Inspection number 10368599 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 3 Date of previous inspection 27 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. She operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their EYFS curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. 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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