Childminder in Bromley

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number EY295283 Inspection date 02/11/2011 Inspector Rebecca Hurst

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Type of setting Childminder 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 Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, 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. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder has been registered since 2004 and has a National Vocational Qualification at level 3. She lives with her grown up daughter and she has two assistants who support her in the care of the children. The childminder also works with another childminder EY429638.

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Description of the childminding

The property is a house, situated in a residential area in Bromley, close to local shops, schools and transport services. The whole of the house is available for minding purposes, except the second floor. The ground floor reception room is used as the main designated play room. Toilet facilities are provided on the ground floor. There is an enclosed garden for physical play opportunities. The family has no pets.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She is registered to care for six children under eight years old. When working with another childminder and/or an assistant at the above premises, she may care for a total of no more than 12 children under eight years; of these, not more than six may be in the early years age group, and of these, not more than two may be under one year at any one time. There are currently eight children on roll and of these three children are in the early years age range.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is good.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Children are happy because the childminder creates a stimulating, safe and secure environment. Documentation for the safe and efficient management of the provision is mostly well maintained. Children are valued and supported to make the most of their abilities and their learning experiences are promoted well through the use of observation, planning and excellent use of resources. The childminder works well in partnership with parents and others to meet children's individual needs. She continually evaluates her provision using self-evaluation and uses feedback from parents, other professionals and older children as part of this process. She takes positive steps to improve the learning opportunities provided, showing a good capacity to maintain continuous improvement.

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further?

To meet the specific requirements of the EYFS, the registered person must:

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further?

 ensure the record of risk assessment includes aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis, with particular regard to risks to children 30/11/2011 This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 with severe food allergies (Suitable premises, environment and equipment)

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 improve systems to evaluate the effectiveness of the provision by incorporating the views of the younger children.

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the early years provision

The childminder works well with her co-minder to safeguard the welfare of children in their care. Both childminders have a good understanding of child protection matters. Risk assessments are used to ensure the home environment is safe and that outings are also safe for the children. Currently, risk assessment records do not include the careful consideration given to particular risks to children with severe allergies and the aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis as a result. This is a breach of welfare requirements. Fire drills are carried out and evaluated to ensure that children can be evacuated safely and are familiar with the procedure. Stair gates are also used effectively to stop children accessing unsafe areas unsupervised.

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the early years provision

The excellent use of resources can clearly attribute to the good progress children are making in their learning and development. These include many resources that reflect positive images of diversity that are used very effectively to help children to learn to value people's differences. Activities are also planned to teach children about different festivals and celebrations from around the world. Resources are stored to allow the children to help themselves to items from Containers that are clearly labelled with words and pictures to allow the children to learn early word recognition. Both childminders know the children well and use this information to plan for their individual needs. The childminder is good at attending training sessions. She uses what she learns to plan good activities that benefit the children's learning and development.

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the early years provision

The childminder works closely with her co-workers to evaluate their practice well. Parents and older children are all involved in the process but the childminder has not considered ways to include the views of younger children. She has an accurate awareness of the key strengths of the provision and aspects to improve. The childminder works well with the local pre-schools and nurseries the children attend. They share information to promote continuity of care for the children. Daily information is shared with the parents regarding the children's learning and development and how they have been. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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and outcomes for children

Children are happy and settled in the care of the childminder. Children's individual needs are met through the good knowledge of the children's routines and care. Children snuggle up to the childminder should they need a cuddle of reassurance and show that they feel safe. Their self esteem is nurtured through the positive behaviour management that is in place. Those caring for the children are consistent in their approach to behaviour management and given the children ages and stages of development they are well behaved.

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and outcomes for children

Well written observations are in place and are used to inform future planning to help children to progress further in their learning and development. There is a good use of photographs to back up the written observations and these are shared regularly with the parents. This allows them to see what activities the children are participating in. Children learn the importance of healthy lifestyles. Good hygiene procedures help to protect children from cross infection. Freshly prepared, nutritious meals promote healthy eating. Children also benefit from regular trips to the local parks to enhance their physical development and their well being.

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and outcomes for children

Children develop good skills for the future. The childminder is skilled in asking the children open-ended questions to encourage their language and thinking. Children are making good progress with their speech and they show that they are becoming inquisitive learners, showing curiosity in all that is going on in the setting.

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and outcomes for children

Children enjoy listening to stories with the childminder. The children join in with the stories and play with the animals relating to the stories being told. They also enjoy using puppets to tell the stories. This enhances the children's learning and development of sequencing and understanding that the written words have a meaning. Children also enjoy matching coloured pegs onto a board to make a picture. The children are able to name the colours they are using and they work with the childminder to count how many pegs they have. They use a good range of resources, such as, computers and programmable resources to acquire good skills in the use of information and communication technology and problem solving, reasoning and numeracy. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 1 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 2

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 2 The extent to which children feel safe 2 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 2 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 2

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Stage

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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