Childminder in Lewisham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 December 2015 11 May 2010

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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 has a very in-depth understanding of how to protect children from harm. Safeguarding procedures are robust and the childminder has excellent knowledge and up-to-date training.  The childminder has extremely strong relationships with children. Children in her care display exceptional levels of personal, social and emotional development.  The childminder thoroughly assesses children's progress and provides an excellent range of learning experiences for children. This helps all children to make rapid progress in their learning and development.  The childminder provides a rich and highly stimulating learning environment, which engages and motivates children to learn, both indoors and outdoors. The children relish exploring and learning independently.  The childminder has exceptional relationships with parents. They are well informed about the progress of their children and provide excellent ideas to support their

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This provision is outstanding

learning at home. This highly effective partnership helps to promote continuity in children's learning.  The childminder has high aspirations for continual improvement and sets challenging targets to maintain extremely high standards in the setting.

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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

 build further on the already excellent opportunities for children to learn more about their home language through play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed documentation, including children's records, policies and procedures.  The inspector looked at the updated self-evaluation form.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps concise documentation on children and robustly risk assesses her indoor and outdoor play areas to ensure children are safe. The childminder has very high expectations of children. For example, the childminder supports children to keep trying and persevere in challenging circumstances. She listens attentively to what children have to say, establishing extremely positive relationships and valuing the uniqueness of each child. The childminder has a proactive attitude and an infectious enthusiasm for learning which is shared with the children. This helps children to relish exploring and learning independently. The childminder gains the views of parents and children to monitor the effectiveness of the provision. She analyses how best to improve and bridge any gaps in learning to ensure high quality care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder plans activities which are directly linked to children's interests and stages of development. Children develop excellent communication and language skills. However, opportunities for children to use their home language during play are very slightly less evident. The childminder skilfully sustains children's thinking. For example, she tests children's ideas on how to make sand feel different to touch. Children develop mathematical concepts during their play, for example, estimation and early calculation. The childminder makes use of excellent observations and assessments to monitor children's progress and plan challenging activities to help them make rapid progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder fully recognises what each child can achieve independently. She actively supports children to make responsible decisions and take necessary steps to deal with their emotions. For example, the childminder has displayed house rules and reminds children of thess to help them make right choices. Children's level of tolerance and patience is exceptional, for example, while they wait a short while for an activity they enjoy making music together to pass the time. The childminder forms outstanding emotional attachments with the children. They are happy to leave their parents and choose an activity that fully engages them. The childminder provides countless opportunities for children to understand healthy lifestyles. For example, she uses the apple tree in her garden as a great subject for discussion about a very wide variety of subjects including healthy eating. Children also enjoy a very wide variety of outdoor learning

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

experiences, which helps to very successfully promote their physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their starting points and they have excellent opportunities for developing skills for the future.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405200 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 831368 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Brockley Rise in the London Borough of Lewisham. She provides care all day, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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