Armah-Dadson, Grace

Armah-Dadson, Grace

Unique reference number (URN): EY464510 Address: 4 Owen Road, Hayes, UB4 9JY Type: Childminder Registered with Ofsted: 11/12/2013 Registers: EYR, CCR, VCR Registered person: Armah-Dadson, Grace

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The childminder has developed a welcoming home-from-home setting. She is working to welcome new families and decisive action has been taken to drive this. For example, by working with agencies and professionals to boost her offering. The childminder works closely alongside her assistant.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The childminder accesses an abundance of training to benefit the children. They keep up to date with recent developments in the sector. Knowledge gained is used to adjust her setting and to support her children further. She has recently created specially designed resources to support communication and language.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The parents here say that the childminder is a 'constant support' and 'life line'. They offers unique hours for working families at the local airport and will go above and beyond to help. Communication is ongoing with parents. They are kept well informed of their child's progress. Parents are grateful for the advice and guidance they receive in terms of age- related expectations.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The childminder has developed secure settling processes for when children join her. She uses family support and home comforts to ensure a smooth start. She also work alongside schools to ensure a smooth transition, when children are ready to leave. The childminder uses her knowledge of the children to make decisions, which benefit them through collaborative working and early identification of needs.

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Compulsory Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Compulsory Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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Voluntary Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the voluntary part of Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Voluntary Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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Address:

Operating hours: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday : 06:00 - 18:00

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About this inspection

The inspector spoke with the childminder and parents during the inspection.

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About this inspection

There were no early years children present and/or on roll at the time of this inspection. The findings in this report are based on evidence gathered from discussions with leaders and an inspection of the premises, equipment, and any relevant documentation. When there are no early years children present, inspectors only evaluate and grade leadership and governance as there is no reliable evidence on which to assess the impact on children of other evaluation areas.

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About this inspection

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. This data was available to the inspector at the time of the inspection.

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Exceptional

Practice is exceptional: of the highest standard nationally. Other settings can learn from it.

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Strong standard

The setting reaches a strong standard. Leaders are working above the standard expected of them.

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Expected standard

The setting is fulfilling the expected standard of education and/or care. This means they are following the standard set out in statutory and non ‑ statutory legislation and the professional standards expected of them.

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Needs attention

The expected standards are not met but leaders are likely able to make the necessary improvements.

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Urgent improvement

The setting needs to make urgent improvements to provide the expected standard of education and/or care.

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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