Since our last inspection, we have tried our best to uphold our Outstanding grade by continuing the childminding service we provide.

The following has been carried out throughout the setting:

– CCTV cameras and an extra metal door were put in place to further improve safety and security
– A thoughts, ideas and complaints box has been put in place outside
– A children’s photograph board is now in place which is changed regularly
– A new carpet and vinyl have been put in place; the windows have been decorated with drawings
– We have taken into consideration the planning departments advice and we have highlighted the steps in the garden and kitchen with ‘ mind the step ‘ signs
– The lock on the little storage place in the garden, where all the animal food is kept in separate labelled boxes, was replaced to prevent easy access by children
– A lock was also placed on the sport’s equipment shed
– The drain whole in the garden is now safely sealed
– We have designed a special place in the garden for animal education
– Bird feeders were placed in the garden – children and staff often observe the birds
– Every child has its own ‘Mr. Grass man’ and herbs which they are encouraged to water and look after daily
– We now have a children swimming pool for the warm summer days
– We also have new potty-training equipment, little stools next to the sinks in the bathrooms, labelled potties, hygiene posters and stickers in the toilets etc. to educate the children about personal hygiene
– Water tap protectors were bought to prevent the children using the hot water unassisted
– Special nappy and general waste bins have been placed in the toilets
– Safe boxes to store nappies and creams are now available
– Improved first-aid equipment including a new box in which all the medicines are stored and a medication book
– Every child now has its own individual ladybird bag; book bag, travelling bag, home learning bag, bag of spare clothes, bed bag
– Tissues, napkins, toilet roll, baby wipes, anti-bacterial gel, gloves and masks etc. are now available in appropriate places for the children
– We have designed our own ‘Visitors book’
– We now have risk assessment procedures, which we follow strictly especially when going to school, the park, a children’s centre, library etc.
– We provide the parents with a ‘welcoming pack’, which includes useful information about our setting, permission forms for outings, contact with the animals etc. This welcoming pack could, if necessary, be provided in a variety of different languages
– Parents and children are now asked to fill in questionnaires to help us improve our service regularly
– Staff, children and I have designed our own ladybird magazine and uniforms for the children, book bags, diaries, sports (swimming bag for summer term) and home learning bags, raincoats, learn together bags etc.
– We now work in partnership with many different agencies to improve our service (Food standard agency, Traffic Club, Fire safety agency, NSPCC, London Transport, English from England, Twinkl, MyBabysDays, other childminding settings, Sure Start Children’s Centre, NHS, Social services etc.). With the help of these agencies we support the children’s learning and development. The different agencies send us plenty of information, materials, packs, CDs and games
– We have provided parents with business cards, leaflets, newspapers, and magazines in a variety of different languages – Every child now has its own development folder, observation folder, learning folder, working in partnership with parent folder, folder for contracts and documents, art folder, home learning folder
– Staff meetings now take place on a regular basis
– The staff are provided with updated information about health and safety procedures
– We have fire drills to educate children about fire emergencies
– Children has had a mini First Aid training and certificates
– Everyone in our setting, including staff has an emergency card for outings
– We have invested in ‘walkie talkies’ to improve the communication between staff
– We have taken into consideration the recommendation of the fire department and have placed 2 plaster boards in the storage place under the stairs to strengthen the structure of the little room
– An extra lock has been put in place on all main doors in the building
– All the safety gates were replaced with new, more stable ones
– We now have our own ‘fire plan’ (fire exit signs, emergency lights etc.)
– We have purchased many new multi-cultural activities and special needs dolls (from different cultures)
– We have installed safety equipment on objects such as windows, doors and personal washing products
– We have updated our ICT equipment with newer one and plan more ICT learning
– We have arranged the furniture in the house to provide more room for the children and we have also changed the beds (recommended by parents
– We have purchased varied type of educational packages, and materials for race, nationalities religions, gender such as cards, souvenirs, costumes, accessories, books, puzzles, sport equipment, theatre dolls and roll play games
– Shelves have been arranged for more space and for better appearance.
– We have also been planning a constant change for the rooms so they’re flexible for playing and learning.
– SEN toys
– Registered on NEG 2 and 3+4 Scheme
– Accessing Children Centre services more regularly
– We attend regular training – professional development for me and assistants

Since September 2019, we have enforced the following:

– Brand new bicycles, garden equipment purchased
– A new safer garden fence (because of OFSTED’s suggestion), plant activities, water-play equipment, ‘a role play centre’ are all part of our improvement
– We now care for animals – turtles, rabbits, hedgehog and fish (which are taken to the vet on a regular basis). This encourages children to learn how to take care of animals, allows them not to fear animals and builds curiosity about them
– The outfall pipe has been repaired to make it safer
– Astro Turf was put in place in the garden

We have invested in new bowls and cutlery which are more environmentally friendly, also personalised mugs.

We have added many new toys that will help in all different areas of learning, from creative learning to storytelling.

New props to aid with story time, allowing children to follow the story without looking at the books. For example, story stones, storytelling wooden spoons, hand puppets, felt wraps.

Since January 2020, we have introduced the following:

• Staff have new uniforms to wear so they are wearing different clothes from outside
• Food allergy signs have been placed in kitchen and badges have been bought for children who have food allergies
• Milton products are now used to wash hands and disinfect surfaces
• First Aid boxes have been updated to keep up with her requirements
• Once a month during staff meetings, we recap First Aid techniques by watching St. John Ambulance training videos
• We have introduced Home Learning with parents, a topic which will cover most if not all areas of learning will be chosen. They will be sent home an activity which they will have the weekend to do. This will be done once a week.
• We have decorated the front garden, so it looks more inviting for the children.
• Chef’s hats and aprons are available for children to use to encourage healthy eating
• Lanyards and information card are available for staff to use
• Posters are displayed to aid staff
• Children have a new toy First Aid kit to practice basic First Aid, certificates have been made and will be given when they can put a plaster on or bandage someone head or arm.
• New parent’s board so all the important information that parents need is available for them to see in the entrance corridor.
• First aid box in garden
• New animal houses so children are able to view and observe them comfortably
• New zebra cross to promote crossing the road safety
• Pond for frogs in garden
• New motorcycles for children to play with in garden
• Insect houses in garden
• Positive behaviour signs in garden
• New playhouse with resources to cover all areas of learning
• Ladybird First Aid check list. First Aid boxes are checked each week
• We have a new Mission statement leaflet
• We designed a Newsletter for each term
• Atlas of world on wall- the children can learn about different countries and show where they come from
• Family tree – they will talk about familiar people with friends
• Posters working in partnership with other settings
• Photo albums – children can look at familiar photos when they are settling in and children can learn about different families
• Travelling bear to bring home, take photos and bring back to childminders
• Solar system display and puzzle – children learn about the solar system
• Rocket puzzle – to develop their fine motor skills
• Felt wraps to help story tell – shows different scenarios
• Theatre and shopping market play area to encourage role play
• Story bags with books, DVD and toys
• Card making for arts and crafts time – making cards for different occasions
• Family tree of children of ladybirds to show friendship
• Weekly star chart to record talents, behavior, hygiene
• Behaviour chart
• Hygiene chart on bathroom for using potty/ toilet and washing hands
• New oven set for role play with food and utensils
• Wooden story spoons and story stones
• Wooden dolls about seasons
• Flags to show all countries
• Books on right and wrong behaviour
• Books about different families – learning about LGBT families
• Manners books
• Library with books for home reading
• Worry dolls – for children to take with them to school when they are worried
• 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed to practicing counting
• Animal trinket box- learn to take care of animals, improve fine motor skills and imagination
• Animal boxes – learn different animal names, look at size and colour
• Small garden for children to play with when weather is not good outside
• Coloured pouches for children’s interests
• Flavoured dolls; smells like vanilla and strawberry
• Basket with different textures – learn new words to describe textures
• Learning tray; robots and cars
• Caterpillar tissue box – children become independent and know how to wipe own nose
• Activity tray: to put different textures and activities
• Robot learning pack, different sized robots, different textures and flash cards
• Reminder to drink water on water machine
• New cups with names, children picked their own animals
• New wooden plates and chopping board – environmentally friendly
• Recycling truck and sorting game
• Personalised time out chair
• Ladybird behaviour bus; children’s photos are on the bus, if they misbehave, they get moved to the bus stop and can not travel on the Ladybird bus
• Special needs keyrings to show feelings, activities, to show children what they are going to do
• Special needs posters with signs, showing different abilities
• Area for school children to do homework and studying
• Reading area upstairs
• Dental and doctors play boxes
• Clocks and watches to help learn tell the time
• DIY nuts and bolts boxes to promote fine motor skills
• Puzzles for different professions – shows interest in people who help us in the community
• Tent for quiet time
• Dressing up as different professions – build their imagination skills
• Transport magnets – looking at different types of transport
• Books about different professions- looking at books independently
• Transport books and activities – matching activities
• Musical area with instruments, books and cards – exploring and experimenting with sound
• Ballet bar – to become active
• Walking beam – practice balancing skills
• Archaeologists for older children to show interest
• Seasons tray – children can choose activities according to weather
• Sensory trays to explore children’s senses
• British Sign Language signs in hallway
• Wishing box – for children to make wishes, to let their imagination run free
• Different magnets – learning magnets, planning magnets, ways to learn new words
• Planning magnets, children move activities from ‘to do’ side to ‘done’ side when they have completed the task
• New phone box for staff to put their phone in while working
• The front garden has been decorated with a small fence and letter birds to feel more inviting for the children and new customers
• Washing line for children to role play activities from home
• Crossing the road safety equipment and signs and zebra crossing mat in garden
• Mannequin dolls to learn parts of the body
• Weaving looms for older children to practice their hand co-ordination
• Telescopes to see objects closer
• Children’s camera for role play
• Balls with short words to make a sentence
• Coloured cubes with questions for children to answer – allows them to build sentences and use new words
• Binoculars to allow them to see things that are far away
• Who what where when cards to stimulate children to make sentences
• ICT equipment; new children’s laptop, phone and equipment
• Photographs of children doing activities to stimulate children
• Digital clocks and alarms in each room
• Each staff has individual folders – print outs for different topics that staff have learnt – dealing with behaviour etc
• Folder with frameworks, guidelines and books about legislations and policies
• Microphones to record children’s voices
• Wall voice recorder with different colours, able to record different voices
• Follow children’s interests table
• Next step for every child in every room
• Working in partnership with parent’s folder
• Wall calendar; what works well, reminders for parents, communication for staff, communication with professionals, children’s behavior, children’s interview
• Parent’s notice board
• Staff performance target
• Staff individual courses – list of courses staff have already done and next steps for children
• Daily diary – we now record new words, talents, document weekly star chart, what children do throughout the day
• Assistant’s assessment forms that they answer every 6 months, includes testing staff on policies and new legislation
• Risk assessments for each room
• RAG Evidence and 101 questions checklists and books to evaluate the practice in the setting
• Activity passport – highlighting activities that children have covered. Photographs of children doing activities and records talents.
• Simplify our planning topics. We alter it to children’s interests at that the time.
• Learning cards with pictures and words – flowers, trains, motor vehicles, birds, farm animals, penguins
• Sock puppets – bee, giraffe, ladybug, mouse, fox, piggy,
• New dolls – multicultural doll, cleft lip doll, nasogastric tube
• Crochet – giraffe, snail, tit bird, daffodil, ladybird, mushroom
• Knitted creations – little poodle, little cockatiel, little Dumbo, little bunny, penguin
• Plush toys – elephant, panda, bunny, bear
• Lost sock frame
• Garden ornaments and log planter to make garden more realistic
• Stamps

Independent activities to help with social distancing due to Corona Virus

• School buses
• Corona virus key chain
• Corona virus stuffed toy
• Books about Corona Virus, social distancing
• Individual soaps to wash hands – cars, animals and flowers
• Bugs and bee treasure box
• Learning packs – tracing names, shapes, numbers mat
• Individual sensory tray – wood, metal, space
• Stay at home magnets
• Masks to prevent the spread of Corona Virus
• Busy bags – penguin, pirate, fairy, sea creatures, spooky
• Individual activity box – bumble bee, bug hunter
• Individual Play trays – sea creatures, pirates, Halloween, fairies, unicorn, 5 little duck, mini beast, 3 little pigs, dinosaur, little red riding hood,
• Sensory rice
• Covid-19 stamps to encourage washing hands