Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27/02/2013 24/03/2010

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early years provision

This inspection: 1 Previous inspection: 1 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 1 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder promotes children's communication and language extremely well ensuring that children who may have difficulty communicating are fully included. This means all children are able to make strong progress with their early language development.  Planning for children's learning is meticulous and assessment is precise, as the childminder actively involves parents and other professionals.  The childminder has highly effective systems for working in partnership with parents, including excellent processes for sharing information about children's progress and planning for their next steps.  Children are very happy and extremely settled in the child focussed, welcoming environment.  The childminder is committed to excellence and maintaining her outstanding practice. As a result practice consistently reflects the highest aspirations for all children.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are scheduled:  at least once in every inspection cycle. The current cycle ends on 31 July 2016  more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged as inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised for inspection where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spent time observing the interaction between the childminder and the children.  The inspector read and discussed the childminder's self evaluation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's observation records, a selection of policies and children's records.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of information from parents in questionnaires and references.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives with her husband and two children in a ground floor flat, within the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder works with another childminder. Children have access to the lounge and kitchen and a bedroom on the lower floor for sleeping. There is an enclosed garden for outdoor play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. Currently, the childminder is caring for three children in the early years age group. The childminder is part of the Bromley Childminding Network and the Bromley Mencap Network. She has a level four qualification in childcare. The childminder works with an assistant. The childminder is a member of the National Childminding Association.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 arrange flexible indoor and outdoor space and resources so that children can further explore and develop their role play.

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who attend

The childminder has an excellent impact on children's learning and development. She obtains comprehensive information about their starting points, skills, interests, and individual circumstances when planning to meet their welfare and education needs. The childminder's commitment to the inclusion of all children is very apparent within the setting. She provides a much personalised environment, which warmly reflects all the children who are attending. Furthermore, the childminder knows the children really well and she has high expectations for them, which she underpins with an excellent educational programme. The childminder is extremely professional and demonstrates an outstanding knowledge and understanding of how children learn. Her regular and accurate assessments provide a concise picture of children's learning journeys. They show that overall children are making excellent progress. The system for tracking is very effective in

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who attend

highlighting any areas where children may require additional support.

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who attend

The childminder works closely with parents and others working with the family to ensure there is ongoing communication and consistency. For example, she is pro-active with the local school and agrees strategies for partnership working. Children demonstrate the characteristics of effective learning. They are confident, enthusiastic learners and keen to get involved in the rich varied and imaginative activities available. For example, when learning about life cycles, the children observe in wonder the actual process of caterpillars changing into butterflies. They plant and tend vegetables, which they cook and eat. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills extremely well. She implements the strategies from the National Every Child a Talker programme to support best practice in children's language development. She provides an extensive range of books, including a beautiful range of photograph books, the children have made

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who attend

themselves. The childminder also takes children to the library regularly to encourage their love of books.

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who attend

The childminder naturally uses skilful questioning to encourage children's language development. In supporting all children, she provides an abundance of visual prompts. For example, sign language symbols are on display as well as "wigit symbols". These are visual representations of concepts and they support children who may have difficulty with their language. The childminder enthusiastically and continuously interacts with the children. She is a positive role model, and she is observant and responsive to the choices that children make during their play. She follows their lead and provides activities that stimulate their interest. The childminder communicates with the children in a productive way and gives them meaningful praise. She encourages children's creative development through an extensive range of interesting activities, which include singing, crafts, and imaginative play. Children show high levels of engagement when they play imaginatively,

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who attend

pretending to go to the seaside with dolls in the pram, for example. Although, the space in the setting is organised very well, the lack of space dedicated to the role play area sometimes prevents children from developing their imaginative play fully.

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who attend

Children use mathematical language as they play. They are naturally inquisitive and give consideration without prompting to the materials they access. For example, during story time children talk about the props in use. They say, this one is light, this one is heavy, and they count the number of objects they see. They confirm with the childminder how many plates they need as they help to prepare the snack. The range of activities available is excellent and the childminder organises them to accommodate the needs of all the children. For example, children access free painting standing at a low table in the kitchen whilst the younger children enjoy the same activity sat securely at the table. Storage boxes full of art and craft materials are always available to children. They have labels with pictures on them so they can see what is inside, and independently choose them. Children enjoy a wide variety of creative arts and the childminder proudly displays their work on

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who attend

the walls. The childminder helps to sustain children's interest by varying the resources and activities and evaluating their effectiveness. Popular activities for example, baking and outings to local groups happen very week. Children are acquiring the skills, attitudes and dispositions they need for starting school, for example, they learn independent self help skills. They are very well prepared for the transition.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children are very happy, content and enjoy a close relationship with the childminder and her co-childminder. Children show they feel safe and secure by the way they freely move around the play areas and confidently make their needs known. The childminder successfully prepares for children's settling in period. She obtains highly detailed appropriate personal information on each child, for example, medical and dietary needs. She also gathers information about their development to date and their likes, dislikes and interests. This enables precise assessments from the start. Furthermore, the childminder discusses and agrees with parents how they can contribute to the educational programme and to development records. For example, parents take the records home so they can closely look at the progress their children are making in the setting and they add to it the achievements children make at home. As a result, there is a comprehensive picture of

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

children's learning and a shared approach to setting targets for the next steps in their learning and development. The childminder makes time to give children one to one attention at times during the busy day. She includes this in the planning, recognising the importance of supporting children emotionally, to help them to become confident learners. The children really love this time, they snuggle in close to the childminder listening and responding to the story and sharing a sense of fun.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children have excellent opportunities to develop a healthy lifestyle. They develop their physical skills every day while using the garden. They also visit local parks and play centres. The childminder gives children wide-ranging experiences and outings, including trips to museums, the theatre, soft play centres, a restaurant to celebrate Chinese New Year and a temple to learn about Diwali. The childminder has an authorised assistant who supports outings to provide a good adult to child ratio. The childminder provides healthy meals and snacks and she meets children's complex dietary needs. Children learn about healthy eating through being involved in food growing and preparation and they are encouraged to taste the healthy organic fruits for snack.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children behave extremely well and the childminder supports them effectively as they learn to share, negotiate, and take turns. Children demonstrate a good sense of responsibility, because they are included in routine tasks, for example pre-paring for snack and tidying away activities. All the children are developing excellent self-care skills as they follow the routine procedures in place. The older children also show a great awareness of the needs of the younger children, for example they tell the childminder when they notice another child needs an apron.

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provision

The childminder is a very experienced practitioner, and she demonstrates an excellent knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She has all the required documentation in place. There is a transparent safeguarding policy which outlines the procedures the childminder would take in the event of a safeguarding concern. She shares all policies with parents and reviews them regularly to ensure they meet up to date guidance. She provides information for parents about every aspect of her service including information about the Early Years Foundation Stage. The childminder prioritises children's safety. She carries out detailed risk assessments so that hazards are minimised in the environments she uses with the children. The childminder practises the evacuation drill frequently with all the children and there are very clear procedures in place for children when they are outside the setting. She discusses these with the children

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provision

and agrees them individually so they are age appropriate. For example, the older children who are developing their independence are able to walk in front but know they must stay in sight to be safe. The childminder and her co-childminder provide a lovely, stimulating environment, which they organise well. Although children play mainly in the lounge they use the kitchen for creative activities, including baking, painting, sand, and water play. The environment is excellently equipped with quality toys and resources that suit all the age ranges of the children. The childminder has highly effective partnerships with parents and she uses a variety of systems for communication according to parent's individual preferences. She ensures there are opportunities for frequent face to face discussions as well as using contact books and questionnaires. She uses an accurate system for tracking, which she underpins with the 'Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage' document.

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provision

Every term she collates her observations and updates her planning. This helps to formulate next steps and provides a summary for children's progress reports.

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provision

Parents comment they are very happy with the setting and comment how happy and occupied their children are. The childminder establishes effective working relationships with other professionals and she routinely records the discussions they share to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children. She is an extremely reflective practitioner and she uses her very effective self-evaluation process to continually develop her outstanding practice. She continues to be an accredited childminder with Bromley Early Years as well as a network childminder for Bromley Mencap. Since her last inspection she has been a support childminder, achieved an arts degree and an adult teaching certificate. She has also attended a wide variety of relevant short courses, including food safety, the reformed Early Years Foundation Stage, safeguarding, epipen, tracking children's progress, and the two year old check. She has exciting plans in place for the future development of her

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provision

service, including an improved outdoor environment. The childminder continues to provide an outstanding level of care, learning, and development opportunities for all children and their families.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY317272 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 827276 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises that are usually their own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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