Childminder 122935

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

The childminder takes care to ensure children feel secure and settled in her care. She finds out about babies' home care routines and interests and includes them in her practice to help keep things familiar to them. Children enjoy activities and engage well. The childminder is gentle and kind to children and interacts warmly with them. She manages their behaviour in positive ways, for instance she uses distraction techniques for babies. The childminder values each child highly and has high expectations of them.

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The provision is good

Generally, the curriculum is varied and stimulating and all children make good progress. The childminder makes regular observations of children and uses the information gathered to determine their next steps for learning. This helps to support any children who may have fallen behind in their learning. The childminder teaches children good mathematical skills. She teaches them the names of different shapes as children put blocks into a shape sorter. The childminder counts the number of bricks as children play with them. She sings number songs and rhymes to help children learn to count. The childminder helps children to understand different feelings well. She uses a picture chart of different expressions to help children to identify emotions. The childminder displays helpful pictures of ways children can learn to regulate their feelings. For instance, children are encouraged to take time out to look at a book or do some artwork to calm down.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children's understanding of the world effectively. She provides dressing-up doctors' kits and reads stories about people who help us. The childminder plants daffodils and sunflowers with children to teach them how things grow. She places toy plastic windmills in the soil to show children the effect of the wind and children gain a good understanding of the natural world. n The childminder provides a range of accessible resources to babies. She encourages babies to reach out and move towards toys of their choice. As children get older, she teaches them how to feed themselves and how to use the potty. The childminder teaches children how to take turns and share. For instance, she plays simple games with children, where they take turns to roll a ball. n The childminder teaches children good communication, language and literacy skills. She provides a good selection of books suitable for younger and older

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need to do better?

children and reads stories to them in lively tones. The childminder teaches younger children the names of common objects and sings songs and rhymes to support their vocabulary further. Children gain good language and literacy skills. n The childminder has good partnerships with parents and gives them regular updates on children's activities and progress. She gives daily updates on babies'

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25 June 2025 care routines, such as nappy changes and sleep times. The childminder works closely with parents to support children's development in areas, such as weaning. n The childminder is keen to keep her skills and knowledge up to date and has attended updates on safeguarding and first aid. She attended a course on supporting children's communication and language skills, which led to improved understanding in this area. The childminder reviews her work regularly and sets goals to build improvement. n Children gain good physical skills. The childminder ensures that babies have time to lie on their front to practise crawling movements. Babies enjoy reaching for dangling objects on a play gym, which supports their hand-eye coordination. As children get older, the childminder introduces them to wheeled toys to learn to balance and they climb up and go down slides. n The childminder has a lot of resources for babies to hold and feel. However, the

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need to do better?

range of textures and materials available for babies to explore, which consists mainly of plastic and soft toys, is limited. This means that babies do not have a broad variety of tactile experiences to support their creative development more fully. n The childminder has some knowledge on how to seek support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). For instance, she will discuss the child's needs with parents and find out how best to support the child. The childminder is aware of the special educational needs code of practice and monitors all children closely. However, the childminder is not fully aware of the roles of others who give advice on caring for children with SEND, such as the local authority special educational needs coordinator.

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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 strengthen the curriculum further by reviewing the range of suitable textures and materials available to support younger children's creative development n extend knowledge on how to seek specialist support to care for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 122935 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 10388391 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 1 Date of previous inspection 10 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1992. She lives in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The childminder provides care for children from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round and is closed on public bank holidays. She accepts government funding for childcare places.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder talked to the inspector about how she organises her provision, and her curriculum, while the inspector viewed the premises. n The childminder carried out a planned activity and evaluated this with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed some documentation and held a discussion with the childminder. She heard feedback from children's parents during the inspection.

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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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