Smith, Natalie Clare

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 October 2015 25 May 2010

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children are happy and settled, and have good relationships with the childminder. This helps them to feel emotionally secure and to build good relationships with each other.  The childminder has a good understanding of children's stages of learning and development. She observes and assesses children's progress so that she can plan further activities to interest them and move them forward in their development.  The childminder works closely with parents to meet the routines and interests of the children. She shares their children's progress with them so that they can support their children at home. She promotes continuity of care and learning well.  The childminder provides children with healthy meals and snacks. They have daily fresh air and exercise, which contributes towards helping children learn about healthy lifestyles.  The childminder carries out regular risk assessments and practises the fire evacuations

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This provision is good

with the children as part of keeping them safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully considered how to help children confidently make their own choices about what to play with, to help them fully develop their interests.  The childminder does not consistently promote opportunities for children to use different tools and materials, to fully extend their creative skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 strengthen the range of resources and materials for children to use in order to fully develop their creative play  strengthen opportunities for children to make independent choices about what they play with, so that they can fully develop their interests.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children interacting together.  The inspector looked at a range of documents, including policies, risk assessments and children's progress folders.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at all areas of the premises used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder attends training to keep her knowledge up to date and carries out her own research. For example, she has learnt about how some children learn best outdoors. As a result, she introduced more outdoor opportunities to fully promote children's learning. She shares good practice with other settings, reviews children's progress and seeks the views of others to evaluate her provision. This helps her to continue to provide a good service for children and families. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has updated her safeguarding training and knows who to contact if she has concerns about a child or a family's welfare, in order to help keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder offers children a range of toys and experiences to interest and challenge them. They use bricks to make towers and garages, and enjoy using blankets to make cosy dens. The childminder uses everyday opportunities to extend children's learning. For example, she talks to children about colours at mealtimes and counts steps as they go upstairs. The childminder promotes children's communication skills very well. She engages them in conversations about their homes and families, and introduces new vocabulary as they play. The childminder shares books and stories with them, and they smile and laugh as they engage in songs and rhymes. The childminder takes children on visits to local places in the community as part of preparing them for when they move to other settings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a good understanding of the individual needs of all the children. She works in partnership with other settings that children attend to promote consistency in children's care and learning. Children behave well and demonstrate an understanding of the boundaries and routines of the setting. For example, they tidy up before going to nursery and sit together for mealtimes. The childminder offers regular praise and encouragement to the children as they play which helps them to gain a positive sense of well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning in relation to their starting points. They develop a good range of skills that help to prepare them for the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY343775 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 828450 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Sidcup, in the London Borough of Bexley. The childminder is available to work every weekday from 7am to 6pm.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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