Childminder in Enfield

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The nurturing and dedicated childminder ensures children are warmly welcomed into a home-from-home environment. She provides children with a fun and enabling place in which to learn. She plans a varied curriculum around celebrations and children's interests and builds on what they already know. Planned outings within the local community enhance and broaden children's experiences further. For example, children enjoy trips to local parks and playgroups. They develop large physical skills as they regularly go for walks for fresh air and exercise. At playgroups, they learn new skills, such as riding tricycles and scooters. They also have fun as they socialise with other children at these venues, developing friendships outside the setting.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes child-led play, alongside supporting children's curiosity and ideas. The childminder is calm and reassuring and is careful in her interactions with children. She understands the importance of allowing children time and space to discover for themselves and when to interact and support play. The childminder is a good role model and children behave well. Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her care and establish close and trusting bonds with the childminder.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows children well and understands their abilities. She sets targets to help children to build on their existing skills and knowledge in a sequential manner. By regularly monitoring children's progress, she identifies any gaps in their learning. This helps to ensure that children achieve positive outcomes and make progress. n The childminder's curriculum places a strong focus on supporting children's language development. She speaks clearly and repeats words to enhance their speaking skills. While children play, she narrates their actions. She introduces new words, such as 'humongous', to extend children's vocabulary even further. The childminder uses familiar stories and songs to support children's learning. Children also enjoy looking at books and selecting stories to share. This helps to foster children's love of reading. Children make good progress in their language development.

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n Mathematical concepts are woven into everyday routines, supporting children's understanding of number, shape and spatial awareness. The childminder ensures children develop a solid foundation in mathematics through activities, such as counting objects during play and recognising different shapes they use. Children eagerly use shapes to build towers and put the correct pieces in to complete puzzles. These practical, hands-on activities make learning enjoyable and reinforce children's mathematic skills. n Children's interests play an important role within the childminder's curriculum.

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need to do better?

20 March 2025 Activities such as reading stories or playing with play dough become avenues for learning. The childminder skilfully extends these interests into educational experiences, keeping children engaged and ensuring that learning is relevant and enjoyable. However, the childminder does not yet best utilise questioning techniques to challenge children's thinking or encourage them to solve problems independently. n Overall, the childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. She provides them with clear rules and boundaries, such as being kind to others and sharing. Children build good friendships with their peers and play cooperatively together. However, at times, the childminder does not implement clear guidance for children to carry out small tasks, such as helping to tidy toys away. n The childminder provides healthy snacks, meals and water. She makes sure that children have access to daily exercise and outdoor play. The childminder teaches

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children the importance of healthy lifestyles as they enjoy threading pictures of fruit and learning about oral health. This supports their physical health and well- being. n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder ensures that parents are kept up to date about all aspects of their children's care and learning. For example, she shares information about the activities children have enjoyed and the progress that they make. Parents comment that the childminder plans a good range of engaging activities, and ideas for supporting learning at home.

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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 modify teaching techniques that allow children more time to process information and respond, to develop their thinking skills n implement more consistent messages to encourage children to have greater responsibility for carrying out small tasks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2699357 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10376333 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 5 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder lives in Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield. She operates weekdays between 8am and 6pm throughout the year. The childminder offers the government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the childminder's setting with the inspector. n Children spoke to or communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n Children spoke to or communicated with the inspector during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

20 March 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

20 March 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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