Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 November 2015 18 July 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder provides a highly welcoming and stimulating environment. There is an excellent range of resources to stimulate and interest children. Children are highly motivated and absorbed in their play.  The childminder skilfully monitors and tracks children's progress. She identifies next steps in learning and plans further challenging activities to move children forward in their development. Children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points.  Children develop very close bonds with the childminder and build positive relationships with each other. This helps to support their emotional development very effectively.  The childminder is extremely reflective and includes the views of parents and children in the ongoing evaluation of her setting. This helps to achieve excellent outcomes for children and families.  Partnerships with parents and other settings are exceptional. The childminder develops

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This provision is outstanding

extremely positive links with all those involved in the care of the children and shares their progress with them regularly. This helps to promote excellent continuity of care.  The childminder teaches the children how to keep safe. She practises the fire evacuation with them and carries out regular risk assessments. Children remain very safe in her care.

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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 available to extend children's knowledge of technology and its uses even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children interacting together.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder.  The inspector considered feedback from parents.  The inspector looked at sample of documents, including risk assessments, policies and children's progress folders.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder is highly committed to the ongoing development of her setting and has increased her knowledge extensively since her last inspection. For example, she has gained a deeper understanding of the importance of physical activities to support early writing and has evaluated her setting to accommodate this. The childminder meets with other childminders to share good practice and does research to gain new ideas. This helps her to continue to provide a very high-quality service for children and families. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is proactive about updating her knowledge of child protection. She is fully aware of the procedure to follow if she has concerns about a child or family, in order to keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to support children's learning. For example, she promotes children's communication extremely well and rephrases her sentences and questioning to support children's thinking skills. The childminder introduces songs linked to children's interests in order to extend their communication. She uses everyday opportunities to extend children's development. For example, they count fruit at snack time and learn to take turns and share while playing with vehicles. Children smile and laugh as the childminder actively engages in role play with them. The childminder uses her local area very effectively to support children's development. For example, they visit local groups to help gain an understanding of the world. However, opportunities for children to engage with technology are slightly less evident.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very happy and settled. They thrive with the childminder, who knows their individual needs extremely well. The childminder provides children with nutritious meals and snacks, and devises interesting ways to encourage children to eat healthily. This, along with regular opportunities for fresh air and exercise, helps to promote a healthy lifestyle extremely well. Children receive constant praise from the childminder who is very warm and caring. The childminder encourages excellent links with home. For example, children borrow books from her to share at home and the childminder displays photos of their family members.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very confident and have high levels of independence in preparation for their move to school. All children make excellent progress in relation to their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY244752 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 832953 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 July 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Welling, Kent. The childminder is available to work each day throughout most of the year from 8am to 6pm. The childminder holds an appropriate level 3 qualification in childcare.

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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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