Childminder in Islington

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Outstanding 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 flourish in the safe and homely environment that the childminder has created. Children develop affectionate and strong bonds with the kind-natured childminder. They affectionately hug and feel close to her, and she reciprocates with warmth and loving interactions. Children beam with delight, feeling emotionally secure in her company. There is an atmosphere filled with laughter and lots of fun.

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The provision is good

The childminder is highly experienced and capable. She has high expectations for children's behaviour and consistently promotes this through daily routines and sensitive reminders of rules. Children learn to be respectful and polite to others. They respond very well to the childminder's calm approach and quickly learn from this approach how to regulate their emotions.

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The provision is good

Children are curious and eager to learn, and they demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning. Children benefit from wide-ranging opportunities to develop their physical skills in line with their age and stage of development. They join activities with enthusiasm and demonstrate high levels of engagement. The childminder knows what she wants children to learn. She plans her curriculum to provide children with plentiful opportunities to revisit learning and develop their skills through a wide range of play opportunities. This helps children to embed their learning and master their skills. All children make excellent progress in their development from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n The childminder plans and delivers an exceptionally broad and ambitious curriculum. She gathers valuable information from parents about their children's individual needs when they first start, and she skilfully builds on these. The childminder's high-quality and consistent teaching helps children make rapid progress in their development. n Children learn through a highly effective balance of child-initiated and adult-led experiences. They display impressive levels of concentration and perseverance as they master and consolidate their skills. For example, toddlers develop the small muscles in their hands and an awareness of safety as they expertly peel and chop a banana, using a knife competently. n The childminder gets to know children and their families very well from the start. She has implemented a careful settling-in process where she learns about children's routines, background information and interests before parents leave

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children in her care. n The childminder is an excellent role model for children's communication and language. She ensures that she provides a language-rich environment,

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30 April 2025 encouraging conversations, asking questions and explaining words. Young children show they have a very good vocabulary and can remember and talk about past events. n Children feel immensely secure in the childminder's warm and nurturing care. Toddlers develop exceptionally strong attachments with her as a result of her kind and caring approach. n The childminder places a high focus on supporting children's personal skills, independence and readiness for school. Children are encouraged to put their own shoes and coats on. The childminder notices when children are ready to start toilet training and discusses with parents and carers the best ways to support this. n The childminder is dedicated to incorporating many areas of learning to enhance teaching. For example, she introduced dance to enhance and extend children's imaginations with International Dance Day. She has also introduced children to

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mindfulness to help them be aware of what they are doing, to breathe, think and relax. n The childminder is knowledgeable about how to support effectively children who speak English as an additional language or who are multilingual. She works closely with parents and collects key words in children's home language to provide opportunities for them to hear their home language being spoken at the setting. This helps children to gain confidence in speaking with the childminder and their peers. n Partnerships with parents are very strong and effective. Parents are highly complimentary about the setting and the childminder. They say the childminder works closely with them and maintains a collaborative flow of information. This includes daily updates on children's care and learning via an online messaging service. Parents comment enthusiastically on how supportive the childminder is. They describe how their children's vocabulary and independence have developed

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since joining the childminder's provision. n The childminder undertakes regular training to help update her knowledge and skills to further enhance her teaching practice. However, the childminder has not yet sought further ways to help her assistants develop a deeper knowledge of teaching and learning.

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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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30 April 2025 n seek further ways to help to develop the assistants' practice to raise teaching to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430514 Local authority Islington Inspection number 10244518 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 12 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 9 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in the London Borough of Islington. She operates from Monday to Thursday, 8am to 6pm, for 47 weeks of the year. The childminder works with two assistants. The childminder offers government funded places for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her assistants and the children. n The inspector and childminder carried out a joint observation. n The inspector reviewed written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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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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